The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils football team takes the field for the team’s season opener at John R. Hayes Field at Memorial Stadium on Friday evening. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Measles outbreak entering region
The measles outbreak has reached several counties in the region as it continues to spread across Pennsylvania, prompting medical professionals…
Jones remembered as a no-nonsense public servant
Logan Township Supervisor and former Magisterial District Judge Patrick Jones, who died Thursday in a tractor accident at his farm…
Filling a need: Ivyside Eats helps Penn State Altoona students fight food insecurity
Food insecurity at Penn State Altoona has “drastically” increased for college students, said Sue Patterson, director of diversity, equity and…
Blair County commissioners: No easy answers on data centers
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners said Thursday that they have no easy answer for anyone asking if they support or…
Blair County Planning Commission approves proposal for new Long John Silver’s restaurant
Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday reviewed plans for construction of a new Long John Silver’s restaurant at 522 W.…
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Fleck, Hall big part of Lady Bears’ win in soccer
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PSU
Big Ten upping its availability reports this season for football
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten announced the expansion of its player availability reporting…
Area Life
Ground control
Holly Sheetz mows a goat pasture on her farm along Scotch Valley Road on…
Local Business
Reeling in the years: HomeWaters celebrates 25 years
Canada set to bolster defense industry
Workplace — Aug. 29-30
Food inspections — Bedford County
Editorials
Quarter will make or break lawmakers
In today’s economy, a quarter doesn’t buy very much, even though it sometimes is the difference between buying something and not being able to make the purchase. Sometimes, superstitious gamblers drop a quarter near a slot machine at a casino, supposedly as a determinant as to whether or not the machine will be lucky…
PSU must reconsider fraternities
Healthcare cuts hurt Americans
Lawmakers must prioritize skill game regs
Public Records
Deeds — Aug. 29-30
Blair County Michael A. and Elizabeth J. Wolford to Edward Kruez Jr., 814-816-818-820-822 Fourth Ave., Juniata, Altoona, $110,000. Daniel L. Jr. and Tara M. Ehredt to Kaitlyn E. Rainey, property in Logan Township, $30,000. Anna M. Carey to Robert Dukeman, 2607 W. Chestnut Ave., Altoona $114,000. Luann Black to Daylon R. Reed, 114 Westwood…
Bankruptcies — Aug. 29-30
Marriage licenses
Divorces
Obituaries
Annette L. ‘Peachy’ (Baird) Danella
Annette L. “Peachy” (Baird) Danella, 78, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2026, in Georgia, after an extended illness. A 1965 graduate of Altoona High School, Annette dedicated many years of service as an inside sales representative for U.S. Food Service (formerly Sky Brothers) before her retirement. Annette was preceded in death by her…