radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 25, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/26/25                A FATAL CRASH IS BEING REPORTED IN JUNIATA COUNTY.  EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED LAST NIGHT TO A DEADLY WRECK ON THE WILLIAM PENN HIGHWAY NEAR SMITH ROAD IN WALKER TOWNSHIP.  POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.           A FAMILIAR FACE IS BACK TO HELP MIFFLIN COUNTY'S 6000 VETERANS NAVIGATE HEALTHCARE AND DISABILITY CLAIMS.  JAMES "JIMMY" CONWAY WAS REHIRED MONDAY AS THE COUNTY'S VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICER, A POSITION HE PREVIOUSLY HELD STARTING IN 2020. CONWAY HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN THE ROLE, HAVING SECURED OVER 1.71 MILLION DOLLARS IN BENEFITS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES IN A SINGLE FISCAL YEAR.          THE HISTORIC, MIFFLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS GETTING A FACE-LIFT. STATE SENATOR JUDY WARD AND REPRESENTATIVE KERRY BENNINGHOFF ANNOUNCED THE COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED A 92-THOUSAND DOLLAR KEYSTONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT TO REPAIR AND RESTORE THE DETERIORATED FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE 1843 LANDMARK IN LEWISTOWN, IMPROVING SAFETY AND PUBLIC ACCESS WHILE PRESERVING ITS HISTORIC CHARACTER.