Early dismissal for Mifflin and Juniata county schools Found: 1 Day 23 Hours 33 Minutes ago The Sentinel - Due to the forecast for inclement weather, the Mifflin County School District and the Juniata County School District will dismiss students early this afternoon, according to information posted on their respective Web sites.In Mifflin County, elementary schools will dismiss at 1:15 p.m., while the middle and high schools will dismiss at 1:30 p.m....
East Juniata hosts 'Brain Show' Found: 1 Week 1 Day 13 Hours 26 Minutes ago The Sentinel - COCOLAMUS - East Juniata High School welcomed students from various schools across the state to its annual Christmas basketball tournament this week. However, the tournament was not the day's only event geared toward teenage students at the school.Sponsored by the Juniata County Probation Department and T.E.A.M. DUI, the Brain Show took place at 7 p.m....
Commissioners approve tax increase Found: 1 Week 1 Day 13 Hours 33 Minutes ago The Sentinel - MIFFLINTOWN - Taxes will go up for residents of Juniata County in 2009 after the board of commissioners approved a final budget for the county Tuesday.The 2009 budget, including a 1 mill increase, passed in a 2-1 vote with Commissioner Teresa O'Neal casting a "no" vote. The approved 22.75 millage rate is a 4.6 percent increase from 2008.The budget includes $1....
Commissioners approve salary increases Found: 2 Weeks 1 Day 13 Hours 3 Minutes ago The Sentinel - MIFFLINTOWN - A number of Juniata County employees will receive 4 percent salary increases in 2009, after the county commissioners and treasurer approved the motions Tuesday.During the salary board meeting, elected officials met with the board to discuss and vote on the salary increase....
Township officials want better reception Found: 3 Weeks 1 Day 13 Hours 9 Minutes ago The Sentinel - MIFFLINTOWN - The Juniata County Commissioners again were asked to resolve a problem with spotty emergency call reception in parts of the county during a meeting Tuesday.Ralph Clayton, a member of the Lack Township Board of Supervisors, brought a letter asking that the commissioners address the problem that has been "ongoing ... for the past 20 years....
4-H'ers raise special seeing eye puppies Found: 3 Weeks 3 Days 12 Hours 8 Minutes ago The Sentinel - MIFFLINTOWN - Puppies, puppies, puppies.Two Juniata County 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club members got new puppies last week.These are very special puppies for a number of reasons, most notably because they are the first two that were sired by a puppy raised by a Juniata County club member, to come to county members....
Sheriff's office sends kids a message about guns Found: 3 Weeks 4 Days 14 Hours 28 Minutes ago The Sentinel - Editor's note: The safety tip for the month of December is provided by Mifflin County Communities That Care and the Mifflin County Sheriff's Office. This is an ongoing monthly series provided by CTC to help educate the public about key areas of concern....
