HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge severed one charge to continue being tried Thursday and accepted guilty pleas for nearly 50 other felony counts in the case of a man accused of possessing more than…
Blair County briefs
County salt shed approved HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County will pay an additional $45,076 for construction of a salt shed along…
Local projects receive cut of $445M in state funding
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced funding for a slew of projects across the Commonwealth Thursday as part of the Redevelopment Assistance…
Judge upholds sex offender’s sentence in online child exploitation case
A prison sentence of 16.5 to 56 years imposed on an Idaho man who pleaded to 11 counts of online…
Never forget
Altoona Mayor Matt Pacifico invites the city's residents, veterans, first responders, civic organizations and visitors to attend the 9/11 committee's…
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…
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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…
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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;…