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Area Life

Signs of Spring

A patch of reticulata irises bloom along Wayne Street in Hollidaysburg on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Fixing a hole

Clinton Hersh of Charles J. Merlo Inc., Mineral Point, fills in bugholes in the new cement piers during renovations to the Milton S. Emeigh Bridge in Hollidaysburg on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Under construction

Construction on the roof and masonry work can be seen on the new Arby’s at Logan Town Center on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Littlest leaplings

UPMC Magee-Womens at UPMC Altoona welcomed six little leapers on Leap Day with the first making an arrival at 1:45 a.m. and the last making their way into the world at 12:26 p.m. This exclusive group of Leap Day babies, also known as leaplings or leapers, have the rarest birthday a person can ...

Duncansville author pens children’s book

“The Little Girl and the Old Man’s Grotto,” a new book by Theresa Olsavsky of Duncansville, has been released by RoseDog Books. Based on a true story… “The Little Girl and the Old Man’s Grotto” tells the tale of a little girl, Diana, who watched the Old Man every day from her ...

Off schedule

The delayed Amtrak Train 42 changes two Norfolk Southern locomotives for a single unit under the Eighth Street bridge in Altoona on Thursday afternoon. The train accumulated a 3.5 hour delay on the route. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski