Colton Porta (left) and Aiden Curran, both 14 and of Juniata, play basketball at Juniata Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

N.E.X.T. program offered Overflow Church, Altoona, is offering the 12-week N.E.X.T. program designed to empower participants navigating life transitions, such as reentering the workforce, recover or other challenges. The focus is on helping participants Nourish the body and soul through ...

A worker from B&W Construction, Williamsburg, crosses Penn Street to traverse alleys in Hollidaysburg on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

First shift workers from the Norfolk Southern Juniata Heavy Repair Shops head to their cars at the end of their workday on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Buffalo dot the snow-covered hillside at the Carson Valley Buffalo Ranch on Mill Road in Duncansville. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Local history 50 years ago: Jan. 27, 1975 The Bell Telephone Co. Telephone Pioneers Club, Elizabeth Shea president, met in Bellwood to view an “audio ball,” a softball that beeped, developed by Bell scientists, so the blind could play softball. 25 years ago: Jan. 27, 2000 The ...