radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 18, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/18/26          A LONGTIME CHAMPION OF LEWISTOWN AND MIFFLIN COUNTY WILL BE HONORED TODAY ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 81ST BIRTHDAY.          COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GATHER AT FOUNTAIN SQUARE PARK AT 11 A.M. TO DEDICATE THE DOWNTOWN LANDMARK IN MEMORY OF THE LATE JON ZIMMERMAN, A FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN INCORPORATED.          ZIMMERMAN, WHO DIED LAST YEAR, HELPED LEAD NUMEROUS REVITALIZATION PROJECTS AND WAS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS DECADES OF BUSINESS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.          THE JUNIATA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HEAD INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WITH NO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.          SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS APPROVED A 51.4-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S MEETING IN MIFFLINTOWN.          THE PLAN KEEPS THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE AT JUST OVER 81-AND-A-HALF MILLS WHILE CONTINUING FUNDING FOR DISTRICT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SOME BOARD MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT FUTURE REVENUES, BUT THE BUDGET WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED WITHOUT A TAX HIKE.