Bigfoot Country | radioNOVO News for Lewistown: April 20, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 04/20/26          GOOD NEWS FOR RESIDENTS IN ARMAGH TOWNSHIP................. THE "DO NOT DRINK" WATER NOTICE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY LIFTED. THE MIFFLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ISSUED THE ALL-CLEAR SUNDAY EVENING AFTER REQUIRED TESTING CONFIRMED NO VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WERE PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM.           THE EMERGENCY WAS TRIGGERED AFTER AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT IN WHICH A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED THROUGH A GUARDRAIL IN SEVEN MOUNTAINS AND PLUNGED INTO THE LAUREL CREEK RESEVOIR........... SPILLING FUEL, OIL, AND OTHER FLUIDS INTO THE WATER.            72-YEAR OLD DRIVER STEVEN LARRABEE OF CHRISTIANA, LANCASTER COUNTY WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.            THE CRASH RESULTED IN A SIMULTANEOUS POWER SURGE THAT DISABLED AN ALTERNATE WATER SOURCE. OFFICIALS SAY AFTER 24 HOURS OF TESTING, ALL WATER SAMPLES CAME BACK WITH A "NON-DETECT" RESULT, AND RESIDENTS CAN NOW RESUME USING TAP WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING.          HUNTERS HEADING TO RAYSTOWN LAKE FOR SPRING GOBBLER SEASON WILL HAVE AN EASIER COMMUTE STARTING THIS FRIDAY. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS OPENING HIGH GERMANY ROAD AT GATE 28 THROUGH THE END OF MAY TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR HUNTERS AND HIKERS ALIKE. OFFICIALS REMIND VISITORS THAT THE ROAD MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE IF WEATHER OR CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.