CRESSON — Penn Cambria High School is outperforming state averages in algebra, literature and biology “pretty consistently,” assistant to the superintendent Jeanette Black said during Tuesday’s school board meeting. According to the state’s Future Ready index, 77.9% of the ...
The authority that manages the Blair County Convention Center is open to hosting more out-of-state Division I football teams, after hosting the Oregon Ducks in late September. Executive Director Tom Schilling said Wednesday that, since hosting the Ducks during the Sept. 27 weekend when the ...
It’s construction season for Dreams Go On Inc., as their new barn takes shape on a 14.5-acre plot along Turkey Valley Road in Frankstown Township. “We can finally see the walls,” program manager Debbie Kelly said. Dreams Go On — a nonprofit 501(c)(3) program designed to help ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A witness called by the defense told a Blair County jury Wednesday that he feared for his life because Donald “The Rev” Dargan told him he had killed a woman and asked for help moving the body. The testimony came during the third day of Dargan’s criminal trial, shortly ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man accused of drug and sex trafficking informed President Judge Wade A. Kagarise Wednesday morning that he no longer intended to cooperate with Blair County District Attorney’s Office in its case against his co-defendant Donald “The Rev” Dargan. Quincy James ...
Sisters and local business owners Kelly and Mallory Krieger are pairing up to give back to the community this holiday season by distributing full Thanksgiving meals to anyone in need. “It’s completely free of charge to anyone who needs a meal,” said Mallory Krieger, owner of Virago ...