Altoona shows big improvement from last year in opener
Tigers savor 1st win
PALMYRA — The Hollidaysburg football team finally got into the win column Friday night, thanks to defense, special teams and senior Bryce ...
PSU season snapshot: 1965
A daily series featuring each Penn State football season from 1947-2019: Year: 1965 Coach: Rip Engle Final record: 5-5 Final ranking: Not ...
PSU season snapshot: 1964
A daily series featuring each Penn State football season from 1947-2019: Year: 1964 Coach: Rip Engle Final record: 6-4 Final ranking: UPI ...
Life lessons hard learned
A recap: Last year, I returned to the U.S. after spending two years in Spain. I made a stop in Germany to visit close family friends. In the German airport, I had my ...
Spiritual notes
Chicken barbecue available The annual St. Demetrius chicken barbecue will be held Sunday, Sept. 27, at St. Mary’s gym, 608 Church St., ...
Nonprofit of the Month: Family Services Incorporated
Years in existence: Family Services has served the community since 1928, and was incorporated in 1958. Total number of employees: 135 and growing Type of ...
Land sale creates new employment
Briefcase
Experts needed to assess bill on child porn
It is hard to disagree with a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate aimed at toughening penalties for individuals possessing child pornography. But an amendment to that ...
Urgency needed on virus
Flu shots available; get one
Marriage licenses
Editor’s note: the following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County John E. Wolfe and Patricia A. ...
Divorces
Births
Robert ‘Bob’ Adams
Robert “Bob” Adams, 78, died Aug. 19, 2020. He was born in Altoona in 1941. Bob is survived by his wife of 52 years; a son; two brothers; a sister; numerous ...
