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National disability employment awareness To the Editor: The Joinder Board of Commissioners of Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata Counties proclaimed October 2023 to be National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. They recognize people with disabilities have a diverse skill set to meet specifications and deliver results. This year’s local theme was “Be the change. Create an impact.” On Oct. 12, […]

Redacted emails and files concerning people who have petitioned to have their rights restored show some criteria that the state considered — such as parole and court fines — but it’s unclear if those are requirements for petitioners.

Editor’s note: A significant portion of this article was inadvertently omitted from Wednesday’s edition and is being republished in its entirety.

On the heels of an outbreak of teenagers overdosing on fentanyl — including several students at Park View High School in Sterling — officials held a fentanyl awareness and prevention

When Loudoun County Public Schools held five fentanyl-awareness sessions in February and March, acting school division spokesman Daniel L. Adams wouldnt say if any students had overdosed on fentanyl. He

MIFFLINTOWN — While the Mifflin County School District’s Board of Directors is expected to have a highly contested race to the finish on Election Night, Juniata County has struggled to find potential school directors. In fact, several seats will be vacant on the Nov. 7 ballot. Five of the nine school board directors are up […]

The pressure applied by disability advocates and the Justice Department is forcing the Commonwealth to reckon with this difficult problem.

Thank you to all for suicide prevention walk To the Editor: The eighth annual Juniata Valley Out of the Darkness Community Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) was held Sunday, Oct. 1, at Kish Park, Lewistown. The three-county community walk welcomed residents and agencies offering resources within Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata Counties. […]

WALLINGFORD - Ann Colavecchio Sullivan, 63, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, with her children by her side, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.Ann was born in Waterbury on April 5, 1960, the youngest daughter of Lucy M. (Carriero) Colavecchio and the late Felix A. Colavecchio Jr. She gradu

Tommy Branin and Misty Whitehead Editor’s note: The Henrico Citizen posed the same 10 questions to every candidate for the Henrico Board of Supervisors and is publishing their answers in Q&A format, along with previews of each race, on an individual race-by-race basis. Candidates’ responses appear in alphabetical order according to last name. * *