radioNOVO News for Lewistown: August 7, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/07/26          MIFFLIN COUNTY IS TAKING A PROACTIVE LEAD ON LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED THURSDAY TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT NEW LAND-USE, SITE-PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES UNDER THE SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. OFFICIALS SPENT FIVE MONTHS CRAFTING THE RULES TO PROTECT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, POSITIONING MIFFLIN COUNTY WELL AHEAD OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THAT ARE SCRAMBLING TO MANAGE DATA CENTER GROWTH.          DRIVERS IN JUNIATA COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETOURS STARTING THIS TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH.           PENNDOT ANNOUNCED A 1.8-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT TO REPLACE TWO BRIDGES ON ROUTE 850 IN TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP. MOTORISTS WILL BE DETOURED VIA ROUTE 75 AND SMOKEY HOLLOW ROAD. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO RUN THROUGH EARLY NOVEMBER.          STATE POLICE HAVE CHARGED A MCVEYTOWN MAN FOLLOWING A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN ARMAGH TOWNSHIP. 28-YEAR-OLD JACOB SWARTZ IS ACCUSED OF STEALING 895-DOLLARS IN CASH FROM A RESIDENCE ON OLD HIGHWAY 322 MONDAY EVENING.