radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 23, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/23/26          THE CAUSE OF DEATH HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR A NEWBORN INFANT ABANDONED OUTDOORS IN MCVEYTOWN ON MAY 15TH.          THE MIFFLIN COUNTY CORONER SAYS LITTLE BETTY LEE NORRIS DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA. HER DEATH HAD ALREADY BEEN RULED A HOMICIDE.          THE CHILD’S MOTHER, 20-YEAR-OLD JORDYN KAUFFMAN IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL ON 1ST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. STATE POLICE SAY THE NEWBORN WAS ON AN EMBANKMENT ON MOUNT HOPE ROAD IN TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 44 DEGREES.          ONE OF THE NATION’S OLDEST PASSENGER RAIL DEPOTS IS GETTING A MAJOR FACE LIFT.          AMTRAK HAS LAUNCHED A $3.5 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION AT THE HISTORIC LEWISTOWN JUNCTION STATION.  BUILT IN 1849, THE DEPOT IS A CRITICAL LINK FOR PENN STATE STUDENTS AND THE LOCAL AMISH COMMUNITY.          UPGRADES INCLUDE A NEW 250-FOOT PASSENGER PLATFORM AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT COMES AHEAD OF AMTRAK DOUBLING ITS PENNSYLVANIAN SERVICE FREQUENCY IN FALL 2026. WORK WRAPS UP IN SPRING 2027.