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In the news on this date: June 19

Local history 50 years ago: June 19, 1976 Altoona Mayor William C. Stouffer and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wissinger cut the ribbon for the opening of a new Western Auto Family Store in the Wissinger Shopping Village at 31st Street and Walnut Avenue. 25 years ago: June 19, 2001 Burgmeier Hauling and Recycling became the largest trash hauler in Blair County by buying out Waste Systems International of Wilmington, Del. (WSI), which had filed for bankruptcy. 10 years ago: June 19, 2016 A full house of residents attended an Antis Township commissioners meeting in Bellwood to protest the ...

Tick awareness emphasized

YORK — To help residents plan outdoor activities safely, the state Department of Health maintains an online dashboard that shows where ticks are prevalent so people can take appropriate precautions. The dashboard can be found by visiting pa.gov/agencies/health then click on Diseases ...

AHN doc aids driving regs update

For people living with epilepsy, the inability to drive following a seizure often comes with frustration, a loss of freedom and dependency on friends and family members for transportation. Complicating matters, different states have different post-seizure disqualification periods. For years, in order for a person with epilepsy to resume driving in Pennsylvania, the minimum seizure-free period was six months — a waiting period that was out of step with national medical guidelines. But as of March 28, the waiting period in Pennsylvania has been reduced to three months, thanks in ...

Rescue group taking in dogs from medical research facility

A Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility that’s been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it has reached an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the transfer of its 475 remaining beagles starting this week. “Not one dog will remain,” Lauree Simmons, the group’s founder, said in a news conference at a farm in Wisconsin. “No more breeding, no more testing, no more anything.” Yearslong opposition to the facility came to ...

Yesteryear: History on June 16

Local history 50 years ago: June 16, 1976 Dolores Parisi, secretary-manager of the Blair County Motor Club, received the Governor’s Award for the club’s outstanding contributions to traffic safety from the state Department of Transportation in ceremonies in Harrisburg. 25 years ago: June 16, 2001 Hollidaysburg Borough Council received a $30,000 state grant to rehabilitate and stabilize a stream bank that ran through the Gaysport section of Hollidaysburg called the Minnie Ditch. 10 years ago: June 16, 2016 For the third year in a row, the Van Zandt VA Medical Center in ...

In the news on this date: June 15

Local history 50 years ago: June 15, 1976 The Blair County Legal Services Corp., Attorney Kenneth Magar director, announced that they would concentrate on local homeowners swindled by shady home improvement operators, sometimes by taking their entire life savings. 25 years ago: June 15, 2001 The League of American Bicyclists was to hold their annual rally in Altoona at the same time as the Tour ‘de Tooma bike races, which would amount to more than 1,000 bicyclists on the city streets at the same time, race promoter Rick Geist announced. 10 years ago: June 15, 2016 Altoona ...