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Throughout this year, the Bedford County Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee will be presenting a series of articles by means of the kind assistance of the Bedford Gazette (itself, a gem in the crown of Bedford County history). This series will be comprised of a variety of subjects carefully chosen to tell the story of Bedford County. The Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee sincerely hopes that you will enjoy this series. But more importantly, we hope that you will learn something that you didn’t know before. As Chair of the Sestercentennial Celebrations Committee, I want to than...

Apr 8, 2021 LEWISTOWN — Geisinger partnered with chambers of commerce in several areas of Pennsylvania, including the Juniata Valley, to launch Meals in Spring and give back to the restaurants in the community hit hard by the pandemic. As part of the program, more than 23,000 Geisinger employees can redeem a $10 meal voucher at more than 250 participating restaurants across 12 counties, including Mifflin and Juniata, through June 30. “Our local chambers of commerce were among the first organizations that came to us during the early days of the pandemic offering help,” said John Grabusky...

This Pa. spring fishing spot ranks among the best, according to a booking service Updated Apr 02, 2021; Posted Apr 02, 2021 FishingBooker.com says smallmouth bass is the featured attraction on a Pennsylvania spot included on the guide-booking service's list of best spring fishing locations. Facebook Share FishingBooker, an online booking service for fishing trips worldwide, through a survey of its customers has declared Pennsylvania’s Juniata River Valley to be one of the top spring fishing destinations in the U.S. According to the online platform, “The Juniata River Valley is a gentle ...

‘Tremendous damage’: The St. Patrick’s Day flood of 1936 devastated Pa. Updated Mar 17, 2021; Facebook Share A reporter who took an aerial tour of the damage said he saw “considerable wreckage.” Damage was tremendous in Easton, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Williamsport, Bloomsburg and Sunbury. The elements that caused the flood that hit Pa. March 17-20 that year started early in the year. A bus moves down Vaughn Street in Harrisburg during the March 1936 flood. (Source unknown) According to the book, “Great Floods of Pennsylvania” by William H. Shank, “The winter of 1935-36 had be...

York Daily Record YORK, Pa. (AP) — They come to the Susquehanna River to fish for something they’ve only heard about. The biggest fish in the river, the biggest in Pennsylvania — the kind of thing that almost doesn’t seem like it should even be here. The flathead catfish phenomenon continues to grow. It’s common to catch them from 20 to 30 pounds each, though they easily get twice that size in the lower third of the river. “It’s about catching the biggest fish I can catch,” said Mark Kraemer from Tamaqua, Pa. He and his 17-year-old son, Riley, grew tired of the expense and th...