LEWISTOWN The Mifflin County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Thursday to an agenda headlined by proclamations raising awareness for critical health and safety issues and a major investment to modernize the County’s 911 emergency dispatch system. Commissioners joined with their counterparts in Huntingdon and Juniata counties to declare May 2024 as “Mental Health Awareness Month.” […]
LEWISTOWN Mifflin County Commissioners heard a presentation Thursday addressing opioid addiction in the community. The highlight of the board’s meeting was an informative presentation by Micaela Mills, fiscal officer for the Juniata Valley Tri-County Drug & Alcohol Abuse Commission. Mills provided an overview of the current drug and alcohol services in Mifflin, Juniata and […]
LEWISTOWN Officials announced that Mifflin County will be submitting three applications for the 2024 Marcellus Shale Legacy Grant. Planning director James Lettiere described qualifying projects to commissioners Thursday during the board’s regular meeting. The first project would improve the Reedsville Playground Youth Baseball Field in Brown Township. According to the application, the Brown Township […]
LEWISTOWN The Mifflin County Commissioners approved the 2024 budget at Thursday’s public meeting. The new budget, totaling $37.47 million, comes with a significant feature: it does not include any tax increase for county residents. The county budget allocation indicates that personnel costs remain the primary expenditure for the. Of the total budget, approximately $10.75 […]
Looking for something to do with family and friends this weekend? Whether you want to pretend you’re on “Christmas Island” at the Festival of Ice or play some B-I-N-G-O, check out these five events around the Juniata Valley: 1. Kick off holidays with Festival of Ice The Festival of Ice is the perfect way to […]