Juniata School Board Fills Vacant Positions
The Juniata County School Board filled several vacant positions at its latest meeting. Key hires include a new band instructor, Benjamin S. Wilson, and Molly B. Heckendorn as a special education teacher, both contingent on receiving clearances. The board also added three paraprofessional roles at Juniata Elementary and brought on a new school psychologist, Diann […]
Read MoreMifflin Commissioners Meet
Mifflin County Commissioners have distributed nearly $782,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to support local projects. The largest portion, over $220,000, will go towards water meter replacements in Wayne Township. Other allocations include road repairs, park improvements, and housing rehabilitations across several townships. In other business at their most recent meeting, the commissioners […]
Read MoreMifflin Police Report Busy August
According to numbers just released, the Mifflin County Regional Police Department, which serves the communities of Burnham Borough, Brown, Derry, and Union Townships, handled 383 incidents in August. Officers investigated 10 cases of burglary, theft, or fraud, three assaults, and 25 motor vehicle accidents. They issued 68 traffic citations, seven non-traffic citations, and made 11 […]
Read MoreDaniel Koishal New East Juniata High Principal
Daniel Koishal has been named the new principal of East Juniata High School. The school board unanimously approved Koishal, who previously taught in the district and currently works as dean of students at Dover Area Middle School. He replaces former principal Michael Maclay, who retired. Koishal, with nearly 30 years of teaching experience, including at […]
Read MoreSandusky Appeal Tossed Out
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Thursday, rejected Jerry Sandusky’s latest request for a new trial. The Superior Court upheld a lower court’s decision, stating Sandusky failed to provide sufficient evidence that new information would likely alter his original conviction for child sexual abuse. Sandusky’s defense argued that some witness testimonies were influenced by suggestive techniques, […]
Read MoreMifflin Student Facing Charges After Threat
A Mifflin County Middle School student is now facing charges in connection with a threat of violence that was written in a girls’ restroom. The Lewistown Borough Police Department, along with school administrators, launched an investigation following the incident that was first reported last Monday. On Wednesday afternoon, a student was questioned and subsequently confessed […]
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