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City man sentenced to 6 to 20 years in fatal overdose

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man will spend six to 20 years in prison for selling the drug leading to the fatal overdose of an Altoona man who was found dead on April 14, 2022, in his downtown apartment. President Judge Wade Kagarise on Friday imposed the negotiated sentence on Timothy James ...

AWA applies for $7.5M for waterline replacement

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The Altoona Water Authority Thursday voted to apply for a $7.5 million low-interest loan from Pennvest to pay for replacement of 14,000 feet of problematic water main on Logan Boulevard. The authority is undertaking the project now so that it will occur before PennDOT’s planned repaving of ...

Appvion paper mill demolition ongoing

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Work to demolish the former Appvion paper mill is ongoing, though Roaring Spring Mayor Dennis Igou said work appears to be at a standstill, perhaps due to the weather. According to Stiffler McGraw project engineer Louis Seidel, dewatering activities have commenced at the former paper mill’s ...

City man charged after alleged assault of officer

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A city man is behind bars on $1 million bail after allegedly assaulting an officer, threatening two officers’ children and resisting arrest. Shane Thommas Wagner, 31, was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury to designated ...

Altoona man sentenced for corruption of minors

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man accused a year ago of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to 15 months to five years’ incarceration for corruption of minors. Tyan Tyreek Jenkins, who was 19 years old at the time of the offense and has since turned 20, entered a ...

Camp Anderson raising funds for septic upgrade

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TYRONE — Through its 97 years of operation by volunteers, Camp Anderson has seen its ups and downs, according to Cummins McNitt, vice president of the Camp Anderson Corp. Last year alone, the site served over 4,300 campers, McNitt said during a Tyrone Area Chamber breakfast event Thursday ...