radioNOVO News for Lewistown: June 8, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 06/08/26          DRIVERS IN MIFFLIN COUNTY'S BIG VALLEY SHOULD EXPECT LOOSE STONE AND TRAVEL DELAYS STARTING TODAY. PENNDOT CREWS ARE KICKING OFF EXTENSIVE TAR-AND-CHIP RESURFACING OPERATIONS ACROSS MENNO AND UNION TOWNSHIPS, INCLUDING HEAVY WORK ON ROUTE 305 LATER THIS WEEK. STATE OFFICIALS URGE MOTORISTS TO REDUCE SPEEDS OR FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES, NOTING IT TAKES ABOUT 2 DAYS FOR THE STONES TO FULLY BOND TO THE ROADWAY.          A TRAFFIC STOP ON ROUTE 322 IN DERRY TOWNSHIP LED TO THE SEIZURE OF 78 BAGS OF FENTANYL. LEWISTOWN POLICE STOPPED A VEHICLE WITH FRONT-END DAMAGE AROUND 7:26 P.M. ON MAY 28TH, UNCOVERING THE DRUGS AFTER SMELLING MARIJUANA. INVESTIGATORS SAY 52-YEAR-OLD BOBBI DESOUSA WAS PAID TO TRANSPORT 28-YEAR-OLD TYKEEM JENKINS, WHO INTENDED TO SELL THE FENTANYL. BOTH SUSPECTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE MIFFLIN COUNTY.