radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 22, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/22/26          THE JUNIATA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW HOME AS CRAMPED CONDITIONS THREATEN THE REGION'S PAST.          VOLUNTEERS IN THE MIFFLINTOWN LIBRARY BASEMENT ARE FACING WATER LEAKS AND DETERIORATING MICROFILM, FORCING THE SOCIETY TO RENT OUTSIDE STORAGE.          OFFICIALS ARE SEEKING A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED BUILDING OR LAND TO SECURE COUNTY ARTIFACTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.  OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT GRANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO COVER THE PURCHASE PRICE OR RENTAL COSTS.            TWO PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A LEWISTOWN TRAFFIC STOP IN JUNIATA COUNTY JUNE 13TH.          POLICE PULLED OVER A VEHICLE ON EAST THIRD STREET AFTER WATCHING IT PICK UP A PASSENGER.          49-YEAR-OLD JASON GORDON SENIOR FACES MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES AFTER OFFICERS FOUND METHAMPHETAMINE AND MARIJUANA, WHILE AN-OTHER PASSENGER WAS ARRESTED ON AN ACTIVE WARRANT.                    CONGRATULATIONS GOING OUT TO MISS GREATER JUNIATA VALLEY, ABBY TRAXLER OF LEWISTOWN.            THIS WEEKEND, ABBY PLACED AS THE 2ND RUNNER UP IN THE 2026 MISS PENNSYLVANIA PAGEANT, HELD SATURDAY NIGHT IN YORK.  SHE ALSO WON THE CHAMPION OF KINDNESS AWARD, AND PRELIMINARY FITNESS AWARD.            CROWNED AS MISS PENNSYLVANIA 2026 WAS STEPHANIE SKINNER, MISS PHILADELPHIA.