Once lauded as a “vacation wonderland” by state and local officials and criticized by Bedford County residents as a “Two Million Dollar Folly,” Shawnee State Park is marking its 75th anniversary Saturday with special afternoon…
UPMC settles with blacklisted travel nurse
UPMC has reached a settlement with a travel nurse whom the organization blacklisted in 2022, after she spoke to the…
Logan Township police chief accepted into ARD program
BELLEFONTE — Suspended Logan Township Police Chief Devon Moran was accepted into Centre County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first…
Altoona Area High School graduate returns to ‘Halloween Wars’
The third time might just be the charm for Altoona Area graduate Anthony Pater, who is back competing on the…
Altoona to celebrate Oktoberfest downtown
The city of Altoona is holding an Oktoberfest celebration from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Heritage Plaza. The idea…
Court vacates order to revoke Grampian man’s bail after mistrial in child endangerment case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in an opinion affirming the right of most pretrial defendants to bail, has vacated an order…
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College wise to consider all options
The availability of a $1.9 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education should not be the seed for an incorrect decision by Penn Highlands Community College regarding the possible relocation of its Blair Center, now housed in the Logan Valley Mall. The college needs to be concerned at all times about its long-term…
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Obituaries
Betty L. Bickford
Betty L. Bickford, 90, of Flinton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday at her residence. She was born in Colver, a daughter of the late Ruben P. and Catherine C. (Ball) Bush. On Dec. 3, 1953, in Conemaugh, she married Paul M. Bickford, her beloved husband of 72 years,…