Courtesy photo Glendale School District’s Indoor Guard and Twirlers competed at Tournament Indoor Association’s Chapter XI Championship on Saturday, April 27, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Three teams consisting of students in grades ...

SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY, LORETTO SPRING SEMESTER PRESIDENT’S LIST Koryn Anderson, Cresson; Dylan Andrews, Altoona; Tyler Beckwith, Tyrone; Aubree Berkhimer, Duncansville; Juliet Bice, Altoona; Adrianna Boldizar, Gallitzin; Brooke Boring, Nicktown; Emily Bucher, Altoona; Rayna Buza, ...

Courtesy photo The Kiwanis Club of Altoona gave out four $1,000 scholarships to students in the area attending Penn State in the fall. Pictured are Oliva Baney from Bellwood, Daniel Kelley from Altoona, Megan Diehl from Central and Aaralyn Brisco from Hollidaysburg, with Kiwanis member Dave Scott.

Above is a photo of 12th Avenue, Altoona, with the Moose Lodge, Eagles Lodge and William Penn Hotel to the left. At left is the view today, which shows the Wingate Hotel to the back of the photo. Below are views from 12th Street showing the Mishler Theatre. The XXX building is now Penn Crest ...

Local history 50 years ago: June 14, 1974 A receiving dish was installed on the roof of the Altoona VA Hospital to link it to nine other VA hospitals for the exchange of medical information via an ATS-V1 spacecraft or satellite. Others were in Wilkes-Barre, West Virginia, Virginia, North ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in their constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the denomination already has a way of ousting such churches. The measure received support from 61% ...