radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 17, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/17/26          FORENSIC DNA TESTING HAS IDENTIFIED THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF A NEWBORN BABY GIRL FOUND DEAD IN MCVEYTOWN LAST MONTH. THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CORONER SAYS ANTHONY NORRIS VOLUNTARILY CAME FORWARD AFTER LEARNING OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO 22-YEAR OLD JORDYN KAUFFMAN, WHO FACES FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. NORRIS WAS REPORTEDLY TOLD THE PREGNANCY ENDED LAST DECEMBER AND DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD A DAUGHTER. KAUFFMAN'S PRELIMINARY HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO JUNE 26TH.            A WEIGHT-RESTRICTED BRIDGE IN DERRY TOWNSHIP IS FINALLY GETTING REPLACED. SUPERVISORS APPROVED A 526-THOUSAND-DOLLAR CONTRACT MONDAY TO SWAP OUT THE DETERIORATING NOLAN DRIVE BRIDGE, RESTORING ACCESS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. MEANWHILE, THE BOARD APPROVED A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE YEAGERTOWN ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WHICH CAME IN NEARLY TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS UNDER BUDGET, LEAVING THE TOWNSHIP WITH A FINAL PAYMENT OF JUST OVER 77-THOUSAND DOLLARS."