Kim Stein (right) shares her water bottle with her mother, Sonja Stein, both of Altoona, as both approach Flowing Spring Station of the Lower Trail after a 40-minute walk/ride on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by…
Martinsburg water system gets $11 million in state funding
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority awarded the Martinsburg Municipal Authority $11 million in grants and loans Wednesday for a new…
Details released on event planned to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11
A moving observance rooted in faith, patriotism and civic pride will take place Sept. 11 at the Jaffa Shrine Center…
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets parts of US
Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously…
Code Red air quality alert issued
Code Red air quality alert issued The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a statewide Code Red Air Quality…
Hollidaysburg Borough appoints Wertz as new council member
The Hollidaysburg Borough Council appointed a new member to fill the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Clay…
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Editorials
Leniency on property right decision
Despite giving an example of blight in their municipality the tough attention it deserves, the Logan Township supervisors extended a degree of leniency — correctly — to the owner of a blighted property on Sandy Run Road, giving her about four months to get the unsightly situation under control. The supervisors had the option…
Questions abound on state budget
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Public Records
Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Bedford County SELBY — John, Everett; Megan, Bedford. FARRALL — Benjamin, Kimberly, both of Hyndman. ELLENBERGER — Cheyanne Ellenberger, Brown Mills, NJ; Mitchell Shaffer, Bedford. KEEFER — Andrea Lynn, Christopher Gilbert, both of Bedford. SHAWL — George Edward, Breezewood;…
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Obituaries
Elmer H. Bathurst
Elmer H. Bathurst, 88, Altoona, died Friday, July 10, 2026. Arrangements are by Rose Hill Funeral & Cremation Care Inc., Altoona. A complete obituary will appear in the Mirror at a later date.