Bigfoot Legends KY | radioNOVO News for Lewistown: April 15, 2026

          LEWISTOWN BOROUGH OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED ITS NEW MANAGER AT MONDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING. JULIE BROOKS, WHO STEPPED INTO THE ROLE LAST MONTH, SAYS SHE IS READY TO "HIT THE GROUND RUNNING."           BROOKS BRINGS A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IN WATER MANAGEMENT TO THE POSITION, AND SAYS SHE'S HONORED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.          PENNDOT IS BUSY THIS WEEK IN MIFFLIN COUNTY WITH A SERIES OF MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. CREWS ARE CONDUCTING BRIDGE CLEANING ON ROUTE 522 AND FREEDOM AVENUE, ALONG WITH CRACK SEALING ON FRONT MOUNTAIN ROAD. FLAGGERS AND PILOT VEHICLES WILL BE DIRECTING TRAFFIC THROUGH FRIDAY. PENNDOT SAYS THE WORK IS ESSENTIAL TO STABILIZING LOCAL SHOULDERS AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF AGING BRIDGES.          A LEWISTOWN MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER A DRUNKEN ALTERCATION ENDED WITH A STRUGGLE WITH POLICE AND THE DISCOVERY OF A LOADED HANDGUN. 28-YEAR OLD ALEXANDER PLATZER WAS ARRESTED APRIL 5TH ON EAST THIRD STREET AFTER RESISTING OFFICERS AND ATTEMPTING TO WRESTLE THEM TO THE GROUND. POLICE FOUND A LOADED FIREARM AND MARIJUANA IN HIS BAG, AND NOTED PLATZER'S CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HAD EXPIRED LAST JUNE.