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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Schools across the Midstate are receiving a financial boost to help improve safety, security, and mental health. The School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced their 2023-24 grant awards Monday. In total, $155 Million in state and federal school safety funding was awarded […]

MIFFLINTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Juniata County the week of April 29. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Juniata County for the coming week is as follows: Bridge Maintenance and Cleaning […]

From staff reports Editor’s note: Juniata County’s election results were unavailable as of press time on Election Day due to human error. These results reflect how Juniata County voted in Tuesday’s primary election, according to unofficial data. MIFFLINTOWN — Former President Donald J. Trump and current President Joseph R. Biden Jr. were the top vote […]

MIFFLINTOWN — When word got out that Kish Bank planned to open a new branch in Mifflintown, CEO Greg Hayes followed the discussion on social media. “Another bank, just what we need!” several posts read. Hayes would argue that the new 2,000-square-foot branch will be more than ‘just another bank’ when it opens later this […]

MIFFLINTOWN — Five Mifflintown residents have been displaced by a house fire early Saturday morning at 100 N. Third St., according to local first responders. Around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, Juniata County 911 dispatchers received calls about a fire at the residence, located at the intersection of North Third and Orange streets, which consisted of three […]

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – Half of all power used by 16 Pennsylvania state agencies will soon be solar-generated, Governor Josh Shapiro announced Monday. Through the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA Pulse) initiative, the state has committed to purchase half of its electricity from 10 solar arrays statewide. Shapiro was in the […]

BELLEFONTE — When major dairy brand Fairlife chose New York over Pennsylvania for its new production facility last year, lawmakers and industry figures did

JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Crews in Juniata County were busy early Saturday morning battling a house fire. First responders were called for a residential fire, located at 100 N Third Street in Mifflintown Borough, broke out just after 4:10 a.m., Mifflintown Hose Company said. Heavy fire was reportedly showing from two sides of the building […]

Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility.

BELLEFONTE — When major dairy brand Fairlife chose New York over Pennsylvania for its new production facility last year, lawmakers and industry figures didn’t bite their tongues.