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Celebration service A special worship service centered on faith, gratitude and prayer for our nation will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 5, at The Well Ministry Center, 605 Burns Ave., Altoona. Night of worship planned Holy Spirit Ministry will host a night of worship at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at St. Michael Church, Hollidaysburg. Jo-Ann Semko will be the speaker on “I Am.” Semko is the diocesan director of schools and director of the diocesan Cursillo Movement. Praise and worship will be led by the worship team. A prayer ministry will be held after the ...

Know the symptoms of aphasia

DuBOIS — More than two million Americans live with aphasia, yet only 12% receive the correct diagnosis from the first provider they see. Aphasia is a language disorder usually caused by damage to the brain, and it affects communication and comprehension. It is not a disease itself, but rather a symptom of damage to the brain. The most common cause is stroke and about one-third of stroke survivors experience aphasia. It can also be caused by other conditions that damage or disrupt brain function including: - Brain infections or inflammation - Brain surgery - Brain tumors ...

Yesteryear: In the news on June 30

Local history 50 years ago: June 30, 1976 Andrea Lee Hollen of Altoona was to be one of the first class of 100 women who will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that year. She eventually planned to enter the field of medicine. 25 years ago: June 30, 2001 PA Gov. Tom Ridge signed a law that required all-terrain vehicles to have insurance, license plate registration and titles and that exempted ATVs that only traveled on farms. Local ATV dealers like Saylor Honda said the bill would only require ATV owners to have to spend more money. 10 years ago: June 30, ...

Claiming rights: States seek to rein in drug costs

TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, CVS, has spent millions of dollars fighting the regulations. Affordability is a key issue ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Legislators in at least a dozen states passed laws this year to limit compensation to the companies, set minimum payments from the companies to pharmacists and require the ...

In the news on this date: June 29

Local history 50 years ago: June 29, 1976 The state Department of Public Welfare, Ford S. Thompson deputy secretary, announced that the Hollidaysburg State Hospital would be phased out over the next year. Patients there that were deemed to be “too fragile” would not be moved. 25 years ago: June 29, 2001 Norfolk Southern Railroad, which wanted to close the Hollidaysburg shops, suggested the employees there get together to create ownership of the shops through a stock ownership plan. 10 years ago: June 29, 2016 A bridge along Cooney Road in Cambria County was named for PFC ...

Horoscope — June 28, 2026

Everything before has brought you to this moment. Aries (March 21-April 19): If someone gets upset, you don’t have to match their energy. Give the moment a little room to settle. Taurus (April 20-May 20): In the same way that silence changes depending on who sits beside you, the emotional atmosphere around a person tells you more than their words do. Gemini (May 21-June 21): You intend to motivate and inspire, but do you have the right words to do it? You don’t need to. The words are the least of your tools. Cancer (June 22-July 22): It is safe –– fortuitous even -- to ...