Bigfoot Country | radioNOVO News for Lewistown: May 6, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/06/26          A 35-YEAR-OLD JUNIATA COUNTY MAN HAS DIED AFTER RE-ENTERING HIS BURNING MOBILE HOME IN THOMPSONTOWN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING TO SAVE HIS PET CAT. FAMILY MEMBERS SAY NICK SUPPLEE INITIALLY ESCAPED THE FLAMES BUT WENT BACK INSIDE FOR HIS CAT, MILA.           SUPPLEE, WHO WAS A LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR, WAS PULLED FROM THE HOME BY CREWS BUT LATER DIED AT A NEARBY HOSPITAL. THE FIRE MARSHAL IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE, WHICH MAY HAVE STARTED IN A BEDROOM.          DERRY TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS LISTENED BUT TOOK ACTION TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING NEIGHBOR COMPLAINTS DURING THEIR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS OF WOODLAND AVENUE VOICED FRUSTRATION OVER A NUISANCE PROPERTY WITH 5 DOGS REPORTEDLY BARKING AT ALL HOURS, ALONG WITH ALLEGED FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS. CHAIRMAN RONALD NAPIKOSKI SAYS IMMEDIATE RELIEF MAY LIE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE'S URGING FED-UP NEIGHBORS TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE CHIEF OF THE REGIONAL POLICE AT THEIR MAY 14TH MEETING.FARMERS IN MIFFLIN COUNTY HAVE UNTIL MAY 29 TO APPLY FOR THE AG-LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.  THE PROGRAM, NOW IN ITS 33RD YEAR............. BUYS THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO FARMERS' LAND, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING IT FROM DEVELOPERS.