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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 […]
Sentinel photo by BRIAN COX The Mifflin County Commissioners issued a proclamation Thursday declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Mifflin County, joining the commissioners from Juniata and Huntingdon counties. On hand to accept the proclamation from Juniata Valley Behavioral and Developmental Services was mental health coordinator Bob Henry, second from left, and administrative officer Lisa Bollinger, center, from commissioners Robert Postal, left, Mark Sunderland, second from right, and Kevin Kodish, right. LEWISTOWN — At their meeting Thursday, the Mifflin County Commissioner...
bcox@lewistownsentinel.com LEWISTOWN — More than $419,000 in relief money for hospitality businesses whose bottom lines in 2020 were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is available now in Mifflin County and the Mifflin County Commissioners urged businesses to apply as soon as possible. The program administered by SEDA-Council of Governments, called the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program, or CHIRP, awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 to businesses in the hospitality industry — such as hotels and restaurants — that suffered losses in 2020 due to the pandemic...
Sentinel photo by BRIAN COX The Mifflin County Commissioners issued a proclamation Thursday recognizing the Mifflin County Library in observance of National Library Week. Accepting the proclamation were, from left, Mifflin County Library Board of Directors President Chris Wagner, board member Mary Ann Stratton and library executive director Susan Miriello from Commissioners Mark Sunderland, Kevin Kodish and Robert Postal. LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Commissioners on Thursday recognized the Mifflin County Library with a proclamation in observance of National Library Week. During their re...
bcox@lewistownsentinel.com LEWISTOWN – A grant program aimed at providing much-needed financial help to the hospitality industry that has been hit hard by COVID-19 is soon coming to Mifflin County. The Mifflin County Commissioners on Thursday approved a contract for CHRP (which stands for COVID-19 Hospitality Relief Program) after hearing from county planning director Mark Colussy about the program and the speed with which it has come into being. “For how important this is to get the money in the hands of the hospitality industry, which is specifically for hospitality businesses, lodging ...