About The Mifflin-Juniata Report
Something Has Quietly Changed Around Here
Let me ask you something.
Have you noticed how it’s getting harder to know what’s actually going on in our own community?
Not headlines.
Not national noise.
I mean the real things.
The borough decisions that affect your taxes.
The people doing meaningful work nobody hears about.
The stories that used to make you feel connected to where you live.
Those stories used to find you.
Now you have to hunt for them.
And most people don’t have time for that.
What Happened to Local Coverage
Local news didn’t disappear overnight.
It thinned out.
A meeting covered less deeply.
A feature never written.
A story skipped because there wasn’t enough time or staff to chase it properly.
Nothing dramatic.
Just less attention.
And when attention fades, communities slowly lose their shared understanding of themselves.
That’s when people start feeling disconnected from places they’ve lived their entire lives.
Why I Created The Mifflin-Juniata Report
For years, my job has been simple:
Show up.
Listen carefully.
Explain what matters.
Tell the stories that make a community recognizable to itself.
The pieces readers responded to most were never syndicated stories or national headlines.
They were:
- local government explained clearly
- deep features about local people
- thoughtful columns about life here
- stories that would otherwise go untold
So I decided to build something focused entirely on that.
No filler.
No wire copy.
No noise competing for your attention.
Just original reporting and writing centered on Mifflin and Juniata counties.
What You’ll Receive
Most mornings each week at 7 a.m.:
- Clear coverage of local government decisions and what they actually mean
- Deep community features you won’t find anywhere else
- Columns rooted in shared local experience
- Hyper-local stories that deserve attention
No game recaps.
No national politics.
No content produced somewhere else and dropped into your feed.
Only original work focused on home.
Why This Is a Paid Publication
Independent local reporting takes time, presence, and sustained attention.
There are no corporate owners, no hedge funds, and no algorithm deciding what gets covered here.
This publication exists because readers choose to support it directly.
That support allows me to:
- attend meetings consistently
- pursue deeper reporting
- write meaningful features
- focus entirely on local stories that matter
A small number of posts will remain free so new readers can experience the work.
But the full publication is supported by subscribers who believe strong local journalism is worth sustaining.
Subscription Options
Monthly Membership — $7/month
Support independent local reporting and receive full access to every edition.
Annual Membership — $70/year
Best value and the simplest way to support the work long-term.
Founder Membership - $50/year (Until April 9)
Free - Three free articles and one free podcast a month
Subscribers receive complete access to all reporting, columns, and features as they’re published.
No tiers.
No upsells.
Just straightforward support for independent local journalism.
Who This Is For
This publication is for readers who:
- want to understand what’s happening locally without noise
- value thoughtful storytelling about their community
- believe local journalism still matters
- prefer depth over volume
If you’ve ever said, “Someone should be paying attention to this,” — that’s exactly what this is built to do.
A Final Thought
Communities don’t lose connection all at once.
They lose it slowly, when fewer stories are told and fewer people are paying close attention.
The Mifflin-Juniata Report exists to make sure that attention continues.
If that feels important to you, I’d be glad to have you as a subscriber.
Join below and I’ll see you inside.