Community Corner
🌱 Port Royal man cited after Walker Township parking-lot crash injures Lewistown woman
Spotted on the Port Royal calendar: Amore & Vino: An Italian-Inspired Summer Evening
Coffee in hand, Port Royal? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Port Royal man cited after Walker Township parking-lot crash injures Lewistown woman
Also on today's calendar: Ranger Work Day and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a shower in places, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three taken to hospital after work-zone crash (lewistownsentinel.com) — A Port Royal resident, Joshua Boone, was involved in a minor-injury crash at the Rutters parking lot in Walker Township when his SUV collided with another vehicle near the gas pumps. In a separate U.S. 22 work-zone crash near the Juniata River access, three people were taken to Geisinger Lewistown Hospital after a rear-end collision in the construction area. 
📸 Around Port Royal
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Royal
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★ Featured events ★
- Amore & Vino: An Italian-Inspired Summer Evening →
Juniata Valley Winery, 19175 PA-35, Mifflin
6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
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Other local events
- Ranger Work Day →
Hidden Valley Scout Reservation, 268 Hidden Valley Rd, Loysville
9:00 am - 2026 Butch Renninger Memorial at Port Royal Speedway →
Port Royal Speedway, 308 W Eighth St, Port Royal
5:30 pm - 2026 Labor Day Classic at Port Royal Speedway →
Port Royal Speedway, 308 W Eighth St, Port Royal
1:00 pm - September Community Volunteer Day →
Walker Township Park, 198 Walker Twp Pk Ln, Mifflintown
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Thursday September 10
📣 Port Royal Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Teacher Work Day
Mifflin County SD Lewistown, PA 17044 - First Day for Students
Mifflin County SD Lewistown, PA 17044 - Teacher Flex Inservice Day- No School
Juniata El Sch Mifflintown, PA 17059 - Chuck Darwin & The Knuckle-Draggers →
Shy Bear Brewing, 35 Meadowbrook Ln, Lewistown
4:00 pm - Labor Day- No School
Juniata El Sch Mifflintown, PA 17059 - Labor Day-No School for Students
Mifflin County SD Lewistown, PA 17044 - Music Festival 2026 @ Birch Hill Event Center →
Birch Hill Events, 1100 N Pine St, Burnham
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Mifflin. Apply here.
- Overhead Door Corporation posted a job opening for Assembler 2 - Direct in Lewistown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Royal here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mifflintown
- Mummah's March: Mummah ready to help Juniata College during new soccer season (lewistownsentinel.com)
- Car hop makes stop at Lack-Tuscarora EMS on Saturday (lewistownsentinel.com)
- Property owners to receive revised final value notices (lewistownsentinel.com)
Lewistown
- Second daily Amtrak service coming to Lewistown (lewistownsentinel.com)
- Mifflin County measles cases climb to 29 (lewistownsentinel.com)
- 8/18 Through the 1960s: Out Of Order, Game Days, Ray & Buck NNL-ASG Dr Hardy Deal, Branch Goes, HBD Arriba, Spanky, Carl, Roger, Bernie, Burleigh & Spooks (blogspot.com)
Ok Port Royal! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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