radioNOVO News for Lewistown: August 24, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/24/26          A LEWISTOWN MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY ENGAGING IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES WITH SOMEONE HE BELIEVED WAS A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY. 53-YEAR-OLD RICHARD LYNN FACES FELONY ATTEMPTED CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND CRIMINAL USE OF A COMMUNICATION FACILITY. POLICE SAY THE EXCHANGES OCCURRED ON A DATING APP AND VIA TEXT. LYNN REMAINS IN JAIL ON 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.          TWO JUNIATA COUNTY ATHLETIC VENUES ARE GETTING UPGRADED, THANKS TO COMMUNITY DONATIONS. THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED GIFTS FROM THE JUNIATA TOUCHDOWN CLUB FOR DIETRICK FIELD, INCLUDING PLAY CLOCKS, A DRINK COOLER, AND AN INFLATABLE FOOTBALL TUNNEL. ADDITIONALLY, DISTRICT 4 DONATED NEW SHOT CLOCKS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE EAST JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM.          THERE WAS A CHAMPIONS PARADE YESTERDAY IN MIFFLIN COUNTY............. AS THE MIFFLIN COUNTY 13-16-YEAR-OLD BABE RUTH TEAM WAS HONORED FROM 4 P.M. TO 5 P.M. IN A PROCESSION THAT ENDED AT THE ARMAGH MEMORIAL FIELD IN MILROY. MIFFLIN COUNTY WAS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPION AND FINISHED SECOND IN THE NATION AND THIRD IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.