Kerry and Darlene Clawson of Roaring Spring prepare to take off on a bicycle ride at the Williamsburg Station of the Lower Trail on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
State funds put Altoona Area School District $3 million in positive
After receiving an unexpected $8.5 million in additional state revenue than what was budgeted for earlier this year, the Altoona…
Altoona to demolish Sunset building on Broad Avenue
City Council on Monday awarded a contract for demolition of the nine-unit Sunset apartment building on the 2200 block of…
Lawmakers quietly allow Penn State to sell campuses
STATE COLLEGE — Pennsylvania lawmakers have quietly erased longstanding deed restrictions on seven closing Penn State campuses, allowing the university…
Film honors Uniontown’s auto racing heritage
Many of the people driving through the village of Hopwood in Fayette County have no idea it once was home…
Spring Cove School Board weighs indoor track team
ROARING SPRING — A Spring Cove School Board member proposed adding an indoor track team to the district’s athletics program…
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Local Sports
Up, up in the air
Tyrone’s Miles Smearman (right) and Hollidaysburg’s Devin Walters battle for possession of the ball…
PSU
Senate pushing bill to limit roster budget for college sports
With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have…
No timeout for Lions? No problem for Becht
PSU-Temple Highs & Lows
PHILADELPHIA — Count Max Granville as the president of Penn State’s Bad Luck Club. The defensive…
PSU's Granville out rest of season
Area Life
Buzzing around
A bee hovers near one of the sunflowers at Kensinger Farms along Sportsman Road…
Local Business
Trump calls data center concerns a ‘conspiracy’
Briefcase: WTAJ to launch new weeknight program
Ticker: AI stocks drop, but rest of Wall Street holds steady
Full speed ahead: California officials allow plans for the country’s biggest kelp farm
Editorials
New train service needs local support
“Amtrak sets debut for second train” was the headline atop the Mirror’s Aug. 25 edition. However, there is much more to the story than that headline was able to communicate, and that includes the message that appeared beneath the headline: “Added Pennsylvanian route scheduled to start in November.” That “much more to the story”…
Norfolk Southern issues far from resolved
Frankstown case a lesson for others
Flock uses, safety require more debate
Public Records
Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County BECKER –– Terry; Tory, both of Altoona. Married July 24, 2009. KIDD –– Matthew S., Hollidaysburg; Jessica K., Sproul. Married June 1, 2009. McGARVEY –– Dirk, Van Cleave, Mich.; Brooke, Tyrone. Married Dec. 4, 2013. IGOU ––…
Marriage licenses
Deeds — Sept. 12-13
Bankruptcies — Sept. 12-13
Obituaries
