Reece Hillard of AG Demo and Renovation, Altoona, uses a jackhammer on the steps to the former Altoona YMCA on Lexington Avenue, which is being renovated into the Eidolon Museum of Fantasy and Imaginative Art.…
Social Security COLA to get boost
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities…
Bedford County Chief Public Defender seeks assistant
BEDFORD — Bedford County’s Chief Public Defender Karen Hendershot requested funding for an additional assistant public defender after single-handedly tackling…
Officials dedicate Cambria County wind project
PATTON — Officials gathered Wednesday at Rock Run Recreation Area to formally dedicate Rogue’s Wind, Competitive Power Ventures’ 114-megawatt wind…
Blair County recreational trail authority looking for new director
The authority assigned to pursue development and coordination of recreational trail projects is in the process of trying to hire…
Altoona man takes stand in off-campus rape trial
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man on trial for allegedly raping a woman near an off-campus party told a Blair County…
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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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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,…