Juniata High News Today

Congratulations to Juniata High's Lexi Frontz on recently collecting her 100th career hit! And boy did she do it in style, smacking a two-run triple fo ...

MIFFLINTOWN — For much of her life, Kim Klingensmith Hart has been a true Juniata Indian. The Juniata County native has graduated from Juniata High School in 1986. She returned to teach in the Juniata County School District for 34 years – 28 of those at Mountain View Elementary School, one at Juniata Elementary School […]

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 […]

MIFFLINTOWN — Bocce ball will be coming to the Juniata County School District this year, and the programs at both Juniata and East Juniata high schools are beginning to take shape. The East Juniata High School team has a coaching staff as Jodi Strawser will serve as the head coach and Marcus Brothers as a […]

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State might be known as “Linebacker U” for producing top–notch linebackers over the years, but the Nittany Lions also seem to have a penchant for churning out running backs. In fact, 60 years ago this season, a household name to local football lore actually was Penn State’s top ground-gainer. Legendary Juniata […]

MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County athletics can start their sports seasons, knowing they are in good hands if they suffer an injury on the playing field. The Juniata County School Board approved a contract for athletic trainer services with Go 4 Healthcare, Brigantine, N.J., at its regular monthly meeting at the Administration Office in Mifflintown Thursday […]

BURNHAM — When the Juniata Valley YMCA asked Aubrey Kirkland to paint a mural on its walls, the Mifflintown artist was excited yet nervous to follow in her father’s footsteps. “It’s neat that we both have a mural in the same building,” the 20-year-old Kirkland said. In 2011, Aubrey’s father, Dwight, painted a mural inside […]

From Staff reports LEWISTOWN — Noah Wise and Robert Postal are projected to win the Republican nominations for Mifflin County Commissioner, according to Tuesday’s unofficial primary election results. Kevin Kodish is expected to win the Democratic nomination. According to Tuesday’s results, Wise received 2,849 of 10,410 total votes while Postal received 2,679 votes. Following close […]

MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata County School District school board approved its preliminary budget for the 2023-24 school year, as well as a resolution authorizing display and advertising of the budget. The spending plan is balanced at $45,082,524, with a proposed real estate tax of 72.8970 mills, five dollar per capita tax, five dollar residence tax, […]

ethompson@lewistownsentinel.com MIFFLINTOWN – If Juniata County School District’s budget is approved as it stands, residents will see a tax increase moving in to the 2021-22 school year. Superintendent Gary Dawson presented the district’s board of directors with early estimates for a $44.3 million preliminary budget that shows $43.91 million in revenues. The projections were presented during the board’s workshop meeting on Wednesday. The budget includes one-time federal funds coming fro...