Juniata County News

A Port Royal teenager who stabbed his foster father was sentenced on Monday to serve 7 and a half to 20 years in a state correctional facility.

In an effort to improve security at magisterial district courts and stream line arraignment procedures throughout the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court launched a $2.8 million dollar initiative to ...

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Sarah Connell, left, of Mifflintown, and Catherine Harris, of Port Royal, blow on their worms to make them move faster toward the pile of dirt Thursday evening at the Juniata County Library.

An early morning fire on Tuesday in Juniata County sent two people to the hospital and displaced a total of five people, two adults and three children, from their home on Texas Hollow Road in Walker Township.

Even in hard economic times, when donations to charities become scarce, the United Way of Mifflin-Juniata will maintain its financial output toward community needs.

Even if they were voting "no", they would still be doing what the voters put them in their position to do.

Police arrested a 37-year-old Mifflintown man in connection to the theft of more than $31,000 from the Mifflintown Water Authority after a five-month investigation by Juniata County authorities came to an end ...

A Lewistown man who allegedly sexually assaulted four children was sentenced Monday to serve five to 10 years in a state correctional facility.

Club periods raise questions By Bonnie Swinehart A question also was raised about policy regarding when board meetings are open and when they are closed to the public.

Paul R. Leach, 59, of RR 1, Mifflintown , died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at his home.

A grant to upgrade a McAlisterville water treatment system was awarded to McAlisterville Area Joint Authority by Juniata County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday.

You can't miss the Star Barn along the busy stretch of Route 283 in Lower Swatara Township.

It's officially unofficial - yes, you can get there from here. You might not be supposed to, but the fishing access and canal park in the Lewistown Narrows are open to the public - just not officially.

It's officially unofficial - yes, you can get there from here. You might not be supposed to, but the fishing access and canal park in the Lewistown Narrows are open to the public - just not officially.

' Elmer J. Kirk Sr., 76, of RR 1 East Waterford, died at 9:45 a.m., Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the home of his niece Alinda Breese, in York New Salem.

' Mifflin County District Attorney Steve Snook said a motion to reconsider a previously denied suppression motion, filed by the defense attorney representing a man charged with murdering his former girlfriend, ...

' In recent years the state and federal funding available for the Abuse Network has shrunk to the point where now there is a serious concern about what its budget will look like in the future.

' Matthew M. "Matt" Murphy, 35, of East Waterford, died at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Lack Township, Juniata County from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

' After more than a year in the Juniata County Court system, the contested estate of Charles "Bub" Miller may soon be settled.