Progress Lewistown Edition 2021

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PROGRESS LEWISTOWN

WHAT’S INSIDE? ¯ Fourth Street repaving project nears completion, Page 2 ¯ Reedsville Creamery opens a self-serve location, Page 3 ¯ Expanded annex to benefit county operations, Page 4 ¯ Valley Street project to begin work in 2022, Page 7

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Work nears completion on Fourth Street project

By BRADLEY KREITZER Sentinel reporter bkreitzer@lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — Work is almost complete on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Fourth Street/U.S. 22 Business repaving project.

The project, which began in April, was done to improve ride quality, enhance safety and extend the useful life of a nearly two-mile section of Fourth Street through Granville Township and Lewistown Borough.

Work done on the project mostly consisted of milling and paving that stretch of roadway. Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps and portions of sidewalk were also installed. Upgrades to traffic signal supports, vehicular and pedestrian signal heads, as well as signal controllers were also a part of the overall project.

In June, crews continued work on drainage rehabilitation. More sidewalk and ADA ramps were installed along West Fourth Street at this time. Crews also worked on reconstructing an intersection in the area of Third Street.

To help alleviate traffic congestion in the borough on the heavily-traveled thoroughfare, crews did some overnight paving work in July.

The final phase of the project will see work done to signal lights at Third Street and Market Street. The remaining portion of sidewalk will also be constructed during this time.

Also during the final phase crews will be removing and re-

placing guiderail.

HRI Inc. of State College was the contractor on this $3.4 million repaving project which, according to PennDOT, should be completed by early November.

Sentinel photos by BRADLEY KREITZER

ABOVE: A new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk ramp and crosswalk near the entrance to Lowe’s and Dunkin’ Donuts in Granville Township is one of several improvements that have been made as part of the Fourth Street/U.S. 22 Business repaving project in Granville Township and Lewistown Borough.

BELOW: ADA-compliant ramps at the corner of Fourth Street and Grove Avenue in Lewistown Borough were constructed as part of the project.

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Reedsville Creamery opens self-serve Lewistown store

By BROOKE CROUSE Sentinel reporter bcrouse@lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — The Reedsville Creamery recently expanded its reach into downtown Lewistown in June 2021 when owner Loren Kauffman set up a self-serve retail stand in the borough.

This stand at 131 S. Plaza Drive, Lewistown, appears like a small, clean, modern convenience store with its single line of refrigerators encasing milk by the gallon and pint, various flavors of ice cream, yogurts, cheeses, and a few miscellaneous products from producers personally known by Kauffman.

He added that the creamery produces non-homogenized, cream-line milk that often turns those who believe they have lactose intolerance — sensitivity to other ingredients — into repeat customers.

The stand also has a portion to the left of the refrigerators that hold a few shelves of baked goods and a freezer with meats sits to the right of the refrigerators in a nook with a sign displaying prices.

A customer may walk in, select their items and check out at the electronic kiosk in a nook opposite the refrigerators and shelves. Cash, debit cards or credit cards are viable forms of payment due to the existing cash box, although cash customers are unable to get change due to the manner in which the cash box is set up.

“People are surprisingly honest when you give them the option,” Kauffman said regarding the business model at the Lewistown location.

Kauffman said that the self-serve business model is feasible because the business generated at the creamery’s retail location on 1146 Honey Creek Road, Reedsville, proved that the customer base is substantial enough to justify expansion.

Kauffman plans to continue expansion due to the success of the Reedsville Creamery’s operational locations, but locals continue to enjoy what the creamery currently has to offer.

Those who wish to visit the new stand or Reedsville Creamery may visit https:// thereedsvillecreamery.com for more information before their visit.

Sentinel photos by BRIAN COX

ABOVE: The coolers inside the Reedsville Creamery’s self-serve Lewistown location contain a variety of products like milk, food, ice cream, yogurt and more. The milk and ice cream come in a variety of flavors.

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Courthouse annex project nearing completion

By ERIN THOMPSON

Education/religion editor ethompson@ lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — After receiving a complete face lift over the past year, the Mifflin County Courthouse Annex building will serve as a more central location for county agencies.

The upgrades brought the building’s exterior appearance more in line with that of the county courthouse, said Mifflin County Commissioner Kevin Kodish.

On the interior, major improvements were made to mechanical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

The project also included a new roof and new insulation. An addition was also added to the building to accommodate the county’s maintenance department.

The remodeled facility, when complete, will include some additional public space.

Kodish said upgrades to the facility will improve the efficiency of county operations and reduce the county’s energy costs at the annex building.

Once completed, the county will be able to house the entire probation department in one location. Currently, that department has personnel at both the main courthouse and the annex.

The county’s domestic relations office will move from its current location at the Juniata Valley Regional Business Center (also known as the old Danks department store building) to the first floor of the main courthouse.

The courthouse annex will serve as a more secure location for the department, and the county will also not have to pay for leased office space for domestic relations any longer, Kodish said.

The remodeled annex building will also be the new home for the county coroner’s office and feature updated furnishings.

In total, the annex project will save the county money in energy costs, leasing costs and get more of the county’s employees in a “county campus” setting, which would include the Mifflin County Correctional Facility, Courthouse, and the Courthouse Annex all together, Kodish said.

While not part of the annex, streetscape improvements are also underway that will complement the “county campus” setting,

Sentinel photos by ERIN THOMPSON

The Mifflin County Courthouse annex project is nearing completion in Lewistown. Once finished, the annex will house the county’s probation, maintenance and domestic relations departments and the county coroner’s office. The amount of public space in the building will have been increased as well. The $3 million project was paid for with capital reserve funds and grant money.

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NuVisions Center, a nonprofit that assists local people who have visual, physical and/ or mental impairments, received a $1 million grant to obtain and remodel the building at 20 Depot St. in Lewistown.

NuVisions Center to begin renovation of building on Depot Street

By BROOKE CROUSE Sentinel reporter bcrouse@lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — NuVisions Center, a nonprofit that assists local people who have visual, physical and/or mental impairments, received a $1 million grant in October from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Capital Program to secure and remodel a building at 20 Depot St. in Lewistown.

This nonprofit provides transportation, networking, assistance paying bills, counseling and many more services to those who need it most.

According to Jonathan Cunningham, president and chief executive officer at NuVisions, the 76-year-old nonprofit began as an agency that offered employment to blind people or those with visual impairments. Employees at the organization made small goods like doormats to create revenue to put back into NuVisions.

“So essentially, we have a lot of people doing either dif-

ferent production or frontline service employment. And then, the revenue that those jobs produce goes into supporting the community outreach and the social programs that we do,” Cunningham said.

Those at NuVisions Center at 658 Valley St. in Lewistown, expect the renovation of the new building to begin in February. Workers will tentatively complete the project by August when the NuVisions staff can move in.

According to an Oct. 4, press release from state Sen. Jake Corman’s office, the planned upgrades to the Depot Street building include a manufacturing and office space to accommodate truck traffic access for delivery and shipping purposes.

“Sen. Corman and Rep. John Hershey were influential with getting us approved for a $1 million grant. And the way that that grant works is, we’re eligible for $1 million through the state, but we have to match it with $1 million on our end,” Cunningham said.

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nation of grant and invested funds allowed the center to purchase the new building and remodel the space.

Cunningham plans to move approximately half his staff to the new building.

NuVisions plans to keep the existing location on Valley Street as well.

Workers will then start a one-year construction project at the existing location.

This renovation is tentatively set to take place throughout 2023.

Cunningham said that the NuVisions Center expansion will contain a dedicated classroom space among other additions to host events, continuing education classes, support groups and other services.

“It’s just getting the word out to the community that folks are more aware of what’s going on, that they know what we’re here for and what support we can provide,” Cunningham said.

Learn more about NuVisions Center by visiting www.nu-visions.net or calling (717) 242-1444.

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Nursing school tops ranking of Pa. diploma programs LEWISTOWN — Christopher McMillen, editor in chief of Nursing Schools Almanac, announced that Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing placed first in its 2021 rankings of RN diploma programs in Pennsylvania.

The Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing leads the Commonwealth thanks to an impressive 97.2% first-time National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) pass rate.

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The Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing was recently ranked first in the Nursing Schools Almanac ranking of RN diploma programs in Pennsylvania.

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The Valley Street project in Lewistown will include repair and replacement of water lines, other utility lines and roadway resurfacing from the Five Points intersection to just south of Ort Valley Road in Lewistown. The area slated for work is highlighted in blue and yellow on the above map.

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By BRADLEY KREITZER Sentinel reporter bkreitzer@lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a highway resurfacing and betterment project planned for Valley Street in Lewistown.

The project will reconstruct and resurface the roadway on Valley Street from the Five Points intersection at Dorcas and Chestnut streets to south of Ort Valley Road.

The Mifflin County Municipal Authority is involved in the project through design phase and involves utility, storm sewer and sidewalk work. The $4.9 million project will

include water line and utility work and is being addressed through coordinated efforts and cost sharing with the borough and local utilities. Before PennDOT does the full depth reconstruction, MCMA will replace several below ground utility lines along the route.

Craig Bubb, executive director of MCMA, which just took over operations of the county’s water system in September, said authority crews will replace one mile of old water lines from the Five Points intersection to the U.S. 322 overpass at Ort Valley Road. The new water lines installed will be 10 inches in diameter.

During the work MCMA crews will also install new mains with 8-inch duct lines. As part of the proj-

ect 330 customer service lines will be replaced to the curb line. All fire hydrants within the one-mile stretch of roadway will also be replaced.

During work on the project, MCMA will be in charge of traffic control around the worksite. Once PennDOT begins its portion of the project, however, a complete detour around the work zone will be set up.

Bubb said the municipal authority will begin the utility line work for the project in March 2022 and must complete it before PennDOT can begin the full depth restoration.

PennDOT is scheduled to bid late August 2022 with an anticipated start date of October 2022.

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By BRADLEY KREITZER Sentinel reporter bkreitzer@lewistownsentinel.com

LEWISTOWN — Dr. John Gehman brings 20 years of experience to Juniata Valley Occupational Health PLLC at its new location in Lewistown.

At the newly renovated and up to date facility they offer treatment of work-related injuries with the goal of providing quality, prompt and cost competitive care. At Juniata Valley they also provide work required physical exams, drug testing, COVID testing, audio testing and travel medicine.

Dr. Gehman and his staff of four nurses and a physicians assistant specialize in care of injuries suffered by employees at the workplace with attention to return-to-work restrictions and modified duty options. Such work related injuries include eye, spine, shoulder, ankle, knee, lacerations, un-complicated fractures, blunt trauma and toxic exposures.

Followup care is provided through maximum medical improvement.

Referrals are also made as needed to paneled sub-specialty providers. The goal of Juniata Valley Occupational Health is to “minimize recordable injuries as feasible and as determined by the level of injury.”

Dr. Gehman and his staff also provide various physical exams required by some employers such as pre-placement, return to work and fitness for duty and periodic assessment.

Exams are also offered for Department of Transportation employees, student

drivers, student athletes, executives, school bus drivers and hazmat workers. At Juniata Valley Occupational Health, the providers are registered with the National Registry of Medical Examiners for DOT/CDL exams. Parking is available for tractor trailers across the street from the Juniata Valley office.

Juniata Valley Occupational Health also provides a full spectrum of drug and alcohol testing for the workplace as well as Medical Review Officer services. Scheduled and first come, first served walk in testing is available from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. After hours testing is available by calling (717) 310-0012. Contact the Juniata Valley Occupational Health office at (717) 248-5900 or info@ junvalleyocchealth.com for information on on-site testing.

Baseline and annual audiogram testing is also provided in accordance to OSHA guidlines in Juniata Valley Occupational Health’s sound booth.

They also asses for work relatedness of Standard Threshold Shift (STS).

COVID testing is also offered for travel, work or entertainment. Rapid antigen testing is available on-site with results in 10 minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and antibody testing is also available.

Travel medicine is another service offered with pre-travel assessments for immunizations for mission, business and leisure travels. The Juniata Valley Occupational Health clinic is certified for yellow

fever immunization. Most vaccines are stocked for immediate use.

On-site flu and hepatitis immunization clinics as well as tuberculosis testing also is available.

Dr. Gehman and Juniata Valley Occupational Health also provide reduced cost, self pay, medical evaluations and treatments for acute medical illness on an “as feasible” basis. In most cases they are able to provide appointments on short notice.

Juniata Valley Occupational Health PLLC is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 110 Electric Ave. in Lewistown. For more information contact them at info@ junvalleyocchealth.com, calling (717) 248-5900 or by visiting their website at junvalleyocchealth. com.

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LEWISTOWN — Patients can smile a bit more now that Dr. Alex Golub opened his practice in the area. That’s because he has the ability to go beyond routine dental procedures such as cleanings, fillings and crowns and perform many different kinds of oral surgeries. Gone are the days when you had to travel out of the area to have wisdom teeth re-

moved as Dr. Golub can perform different basic and surgical extractions.

Other special services offered by Dr. Golub are bone impactions, replace and restore dental implants, root canals and some clear aligners.

Along with a plethora of new dental procedures available also comes a state-of-the-art dental office. When Dr. Golub took over the Valley Street location; he felt it needed an update so he converted all the facilities equipment to digital. One of the latest additions to the office is cone beam

computed tomography (CBCT) scanners which allow him to evaluate underlying bone structure of a patient’s mouth as well as the teeth’s nerve pathways and surrounding soft tissues.

“We went all digital.

Digital charting, digital billing, digital x-rays.

Even my dental impressions are digital as well.”

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