radioNOVO News for Lewistown: August 12, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/12/26          THE PENNSYLVANIA TREASURY IS HOSTING AN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY EVENT TODAY FROM 8:30 AM TO 1 PM AT THE JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TREASURY STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP RESIDENTS SEARCH FOR AND CLAIM FORGOTTEN FUNDS. THE STATE CURRENTLY HOLDS MORE THAN $5 BILLION IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, AFFECTING ROUGHLY 1 IN 10 PENNSYLVANIANS.          LONGTIME JUNIATA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRAR AND DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS EVA WEYRICH HAS SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2027. WEYRICH WILL RETIRE AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. COMMISSIONERS SAY THE EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES THE COUNTY AMPLE TIME TO HIRE AND TRAIN HER REPLACEMENT BEFORE HER DEPARTURE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.                    A DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN LEWISTOWN JULY 30TH LED POLICE TO FILE DRUG CHARGES AGAINST A LOCAL WOMAN.  OFFICERS RESPONDED TO WEST THIRD STREET, AFTER A MAN CALLED, ALLEGING HIS GIRLFRIEND USED HIS PERSONAL INFO TO OPEN LOANS.            AFTER POLICE SEARCHED THE APARTMENT OF 39-YEAR-OLD HEATHER R. WAGNER WITH HER CONSENT..........  CRACK COCAINE, SYRINGES, PIPES, AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA TURNED UP.  WAGNER NOW FACES DRUG CHARGES, BUT POLICE TURNED UP NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD REGARDING SUSPECTED LOANS.