Mifflin County has a new planning director.  County Commissioners have announced the hiring of Mark Colussy, Huntingdon County’s planning director for the past seven years.  Colussy served as an associate planner in Mifflin County prior to his work in Huntingdon.  He will replace veteran planner Bill Gomes who retired.  Colussy recently received the award for […]

A three-vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 453 near Tyrone has claimed the life of a Huntingdon County man.  Authorities say 63-year-old James Tschudy of Mount Union was killed when his SUV was involved in a collision near Ironville Road in Snyder Township, Blair County shortly after 12:00 noon on Tuesday.   State Police say a tractor-trailer […]

A three-vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 453 near Tyrone has claimed the life of a Huntingdon County man.  Authorities say 63-year-old James Tschudy of Mount Union was killed when his SUV was involved in a collision near Ironville Road in Snyder Township, Blair County shortly after 12:00 noon on Tuesday.   State Police say a tractor-trailer […]

According to a report from the Federal Communications Commission, nearly half the calls made from US cell phones in 2019 were spam.  Using data from the Federal Trade Commission’s National Do Not Call Registry, Provision Living analyzed complaints in every state to identify the highest frequency of robocalls.  The study found Pennsylvania was the 12th […]

Fire and emergency response organizations serving the 171st Legislative District have been awarded $189,925 in state grant funding.  In Mifflin County, crews receiving funds include the Belleville Fire Company ($12,194.10), Big Valley Ambulance Club Inc. ($9,192.44), Decatur Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 ($11,646.38), and the Reedsville Volunteer Fire Company ($12,331.03).  All grant funding comes from […]