radioNOVO News for Lewistown: July 8, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/08/26          THE WORLD’S LARGEST OPERATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, BIG BOY NUMBER 4014, IS MAKING A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED WHISTLE-STOP IN MIFFLIN COUNTY TODAY AT 12:45 P.M. THE ICONIC TRAIN WILL STOP NEAR THE ROUNDHOUSE ROAD CROSSING IN GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP. OFFICIALS STRESS IT WILL NOT STOP AT THE LEWISTOWN STATION DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. SPECTATORS MUST STAY AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE FEET BACK FROM THE TRACKS, AND A FREE PUBLIC SHUTTLE WILL RUN CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE LEWISTOWN BOROUGH PARKING LOT TO HELP EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.          DRIVERS ON ROUTE 35 IN JUNIATA COUNTY WILL NOTICE A NEW REMINDER TO TAP THE BRAKES. PENNDOT HAS INSTALLED A RADAR-CONTROLLED SPEED DISPLAY BOARD ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE IN TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP. THE NEW SIGN COMES AFTER STATE DATA REVEALED THAT AGGRESSIVE DRIVING BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING SPEEDING, CONTRIBUTED TO FORTY-TWO PERCENT OF ALL TRAFFIC CRASHES IN THE COUNTY LAST YEAR.