radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 3, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/03/26          A PACKED GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP MEETING TURNED TENSE MONDAY NIGHT AS NEARLY 200 RESIDENTS GRILLED DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVES OVER A MASSIVE DATA CENTER PROPOSED FOR MIFFLIN COUNTY. POWERHOUSE DATA CENTERS PITCHED A PLAN BOASTING 150 PERMANENT JOBS AND $22.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL LOCAL TAX REVENUE. HOWEVER, IT COMPLETELY OMITTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOOTPRINT METRICS, INCLUDING TOTAL ACREAGE REQUIRED, BASELINE ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION, AND ESTIMATED DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION.  COMMUNITY LEADERS ALSO FORMALLY REQUESTED THAT SUPERVISORS PAUSE ANY ZONING VARIANCES UNTIL FULL TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES AND FORMAL UTILITY CALCULATION LOGS ARE MADE FULLY PUBLIC.          AN EXPLOSIVE MIDNIGHT INFERNO COMPLETELY DESTROYED THREE CAMPERS AND A GARAGE ALONG THE WILLIAM PENN HIGHWAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MIFFLINTOWN HOSE COMPANY UNITS ARRIVED TO FIND MULTIPLE STRUCTURES ENGULFED, WITH FLAMES RAPIDLY BREACHING A NEARBY MOBILE HOME. FIREFIGHTERS WERE MOMENTARILY PUSHED BACK BY ZERO VISIBILITY AND AN INTENSE ROOM-WIDE FLASHOVER BEFORE CUTTING DOWN A BAY DOOR TO SUPPRESS THE BLAZE. THE HOMEOWNER ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.  A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHALL IS INVESTIGATING.