radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 4, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/04/26          PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR FOUR SUSPECTS WHO TARGETED MULTIPLE CABINS IN A WOODED AREA OF MIFFLIN COUNTY LAST MONTH. TROOPERS FROM THE LEWISTOWN BARRACKS SAY THE GROUP SMASHED A REAR WINDOW TO BREAK INTO A CABIN ON WEST FLAT ROAD MAY 19TH, BEFORE VANDALIZING THE INTERIOR.           INVESTIGATORS SAY A SECOND CABIN ON EAST FLAT ROAD WAS BURGLARIZED DURING THE EXACT SAME TIMEFRAME, AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CALL STATE POLICE.          GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVED PLANS MONDAY TO SEEK A STATE GRANT FOR PEDESTRIAN UPGRADES ON HELEN STREET, INCLUDING NEW PAVING, LIGHTING, AND SIDEWALKS LEADING TO THE TRAIN STATION. MEANWHILE, ENGINEERS ARE TACKLING A FOUL ODOR PROBLEM PLAGUING THE NEW HAWSTONE SEWER SYSTEM. OFFICIALS SAY A LACK OF HOUSE CONNECTIONS HAS STALLED WASTEWATER FLOW, CAUSING IT TO GO SEPTIC. TO FIX THE STENCH, THE TOWNSHIP IS TESTING A NITROGEN-BASED CHEMICAL DEODORANT, WHICH ENGINEERS ASSURE CONCERNED RESIDENTS IS ENTIRELY SAFE FOR THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY.