radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 24, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/24/26          STUDENTS AT THE MIFFLIN COUNTY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL SOON BE BUILDING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FROM SCRATCH.  ACCORDING TO THE LEWISTOWN SENTINEL, THE ACADEMY WON A STATE GRANT OF MORE THAN 83-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PURCHASE A FULLY FUNCTIONAL E-V KIT. THIS FALL, STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR DIFFERENT TRADES—INCLUDING WELDING AND AUTOMOTIVE TECH—WILL WORK TOGETHER TO ASSEMBLE THE DRIVEABLE, GO-KART-SIZED VEHICLE. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR LAURA HICKS SAYS ONCE THE VEHICLE IS BUILT, THE ACADEMY WILL USE THE EV AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.           AN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD AND SEVERAL JUVENILES FACE CHARGES FOLLOWING A MIDNIGHT DISTURBANCE AT A LEWISTOWN CONVENIENCE STORE.          LEWISTOWN POLICE RESPONDED TO THE NORTH JUNIATA STREET STORE ON JUNE 11TH, AFTER EMPLOYEES REPORTED A LARGE GROUP HARASSING CUSTOMERS. AUTHORITIES SAY 18-YEAR-OLD JOEL RODRIGUEZ OF DERRY TOWNSHIP ARGUED WITH OFFICERS AND NOW FACES A CHARGE OF CORRUPTION OF MINORS. SEVERAL JUVENILES WERE ALSO CITED FOR CURFEW VIOLATIONS.