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🌱 US 22/322 near Mifflintown closed overnight—here’s what’s open now

Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • US 22/322 near Mifflintown closed overnight—here’s what’s open now
  • Mifflintown driver’s near-certain win ends in wild Port Royal crash

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival.

Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: sunny, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 98, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 94 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• US 22/322 reopened after tractor-trailer near Mifflintown (local21news.com) — Overnight travel near Mifflintown was disrupted after a semi flipped on U.S. 22/322 by the Arch Rock exit, closing the eastbound lanes north of town. Mifflintown Hose Co. #1 reported the crash just after midnight, and a detour was set up while crews cleared the scene; 511PA now shows the highway fully reopened for morning drivers.
   

• Hammaker drives way back to victory lane (lewistownsentinel.com) — Port Royal Speedway’s latest race night featured dramatic finishes, including a wild limited late model crash involving Mifflintown driver Ryan Zook, who had been leading by nearly four seconds. Zook and rival Gunnar Walls tangled at the checkers after a late restart, capping an evening of tight sprint and late model racing across central Pennsylvania tracks.
   


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🗞 Nearby News

Lewistown

  • Zook Golf Open keeps memory of beloved athlete alive (lewistownsentinel.com)
  • Granville receives data center proposal Residents urge supervisors to oppose project (lewistownsentinel.com)
  • Overheight vehicle strikes Juniata County covered bridge in hit-and-run crash (abc27.com)

Newport

  • Bengals Football Team Heads to East Stroudsburg University for a Few Days of Intense Workouts (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Launch (Thank you Lee S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mifflintown

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