At a news conference Monday at the Railroaders Memorial Museum called by local leaders in emergency management and law enforcement, AMED Executive Director Gary Watters spoke of videos taken in recent weeks in places like New York state that illustrate why there’s so much concern about the ...
Once again, a mixed bag of weather has created havoc for area sweet corn growers; however, some sweet corn may be ready this week. “We are planning to pick our first corn July 2. Our goal is to try and get excellent sweet corn ready by the Fourth of July. That doesn’t happen every year ...
National politics has been divisive in recent years, including the politics surrounding the celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday this weekend. A semiquincentennial collage created by Altoona Area High School students under guidance of an art teacher and the school’s artist in ...
Work began this week on an approximately $4.3 million reconstruction of the Prospect Pool complex in Dutch Hill that will be paid for by an anonymous donor. Based on a design by a Millersburg firm that was commissioned by City Council in December, a King of Prussia company will renovate the ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A local Hollidaysburg landmark is back as Blue and White Snack Bar, 905 Union St., reopened for business May 12. “The Blue and White is a landmark in Hollidaysburg and really all of Blair County. To say that people are excited to see it open again is an understatement,” ...
EVERETT — Thad Benton, who became one of the most accomplished wrestlers in program history for both Claysburg-Kimmel High School and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, has always learned to regard adversity as an ally. Benton, who was one of eight individuals inducted into the 2026 ...
