The Sentinel (Lewistown)

1 week ago | lewistownsentinel.com | Greg Williams

HARRISBURG – In the 120-year history of the Pennsylvania State Police, 104 state troopers have lost their lives while serving the Commonwealth. The most recent was Trooper Jacques “Jay” F. Rougeau, of the Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown, who was killed by a gunman who had fired shots at parked patrol cars at the Lewistown Station on June 17, 2023. During a search, the gunman shot and critically wounded Lt. James Wagner.

1 week ago | lewistownsentinel.com | Greg Williams

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Tomahawks didn’t go down without a fight, but they didn’t have the horses to run with the undefeated Upper Dauphin Comanche at Kishacoquillas Park in Lewistown on Saturday. Robert Albro and Isaiah Edwards each had multiples scores for the Tomahawks, but, in the end, Mifflin County’s red-zone efficiency just wasn’t enough as the Comanche captured a 44-30 Great Eastern Football Association victory.

1 week ago | lewistownsentinel.com | Greg Williams

STRODES MILLS — Got a peaked plant? Don’t call 911 just yet, give Dr. Rose a call. That’s Rose Massie, a volunteer with Community Partnerships in Lewistown, who organizes the free Garden to Table workshops. The next one, scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Body and Soul Community Center, Strodes Mills, focuses on “Why Does My Plant Look Sick? A Gardener’s Guide to Diagnosing Problems?” The featured speaker will be Leah Fronk, a horticulturalist from Penn State Extension.

1 week ago | lewistownsentinel.com | Greg Williams

May 5, 2025 Sentinel reporter [email protected] HUNTINGDON — No matter how loud the outside world gets, Jen Moore finds her sanctuary at Greenwood Furnace State Park. The Huntingdon County facility is definitely her happy place. There’s just something about the call of the wild that puts her in that happy place. “I have been at Greenwood for almost three years,” said Moore, who works as an environmental education specialist at Greenwood Furnace State Park. “The best part of the...

1 week ago | lewistownsentinel.com | Greg Williams

May 5, 2025 Sentinel reporter [email protected] MIFFLINTOWN — In an age when the price of everything is going up, up, up – gasoline, groceries and household bills – the Friends of the Juniata County Library have planned a giveaway for their bounty of books. Free books? Yes, the Friends will be offering stacks of adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction books from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the Virginia Swartz Community Room at the Juniata County Library, 498...