radioNOVO News for Lewistown: July 29, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/29/26          A MIFFLIN COUNTY MAN PREVIOUSLY DECLARED A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE BEHIND STATE PRISON BARS............. WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.......... AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TUESDAY TO POSSESSING HUNDREDS OF FILES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.           36-YEAR OLD ZACHARY P. KEISER OF MCVEYTOWN WAS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED AND SERVED TIME FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILDREN IN 2009 AND 2013. KEISER WILL BE FORMALLY SENTENCED UNDER PENNSYLVANIA'S THIRD-STRIKE LAW ON OCTOBER 22ND.  THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE PROSECUTED THE CASE.            FIRST RESPONDERS SAFELY RESCUED A MISSING PERSON FROM THE JUNIATA RIVER SUNDAY NIGHT.  FIREFIGHTERS LOCATED THE INDIVIDUAL OFFSHORE AFTER BEING DISPATCHED AROUND 7:30 P.M. NO WORD ON WHETHER ANY INJURIES OCCURRED.           TOURISM SPENDING IN JUNIATA COUNTY CLIMBED 60% OVER FOUR YEARS, REACHING $46 MILLION IN 2024. OFFICIALS PRESENTED THE NUMBERS TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY, HIGHLIGHTING GROWTH DRIVEN BY VISITORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.