Caregivers with Heart CEO Pattie Markley helps owner and director Philip Bottenfield install a banner on the for the Frankstown Road office in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Taylor Township supervisors quizzed on proposal for data center at former mill site
ROARING SPRING — Taylor Township residents packed the municipal building Tuesday night to ask supervisors questions about a proposed data…
Lawmakers race to update e-bike law
As accidents, injuries and fatalities tied to e-bikes and e-scooters add up, lawmakers are increasingly looking to make changes to…
Sandusky won’t present recanted testimony
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Norfolk Southern issues far from resolved
To some of the people who initially kept up to date with developments stemming from the fiery Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just west of that state’s border with Pennsylvania, the black plume of smoke that hovered over the town in the derailment’s aftermath is merely an unfortunate…
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Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County KOCH –– Angel; Christopher, both of Altoona. Married July 12, 2014. SPRANKLE –– April; Robert J. Jr., both of Altoona. Married April 4, 2009. WRIGHT –– Troy; Polly, both of Roaring Spring. Married Sept. 1, 2001. CLARK…
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Patrick M. Flanagan
Patrick M. Flanagan, 68, of East Freedom, died Sept. 1, 2026. He was the son of the late Raymond and Laura (Ritchey) Flanagan. Surviving are his three sons: Patrick, Shawn and Chance; his two brothers, Gerald and Raymond; his sister, Paula Malia; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m.…