Area filmmakers are invited to submit entries by July 16 to the first-ever Altoona Reel Film Festival in September. Invited are filmmakers of all levels, backgrounds, local and international to submit short films — 20 minutes duration or less — in eight categories: Drama, comedy, ...

Saxton Liberty High School Alumni Association is accepting applications for a scholarship for Tussey Mountain High School graduates completing their first year of a four-year college program. Saxton Liberty High School consolidated with Robertsdale High School in 1961 to form the Tussey ...

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Blair County and presenting sponsor Element Solutions Foundation welcomes the public to join in this year as the theme is “Striking Out Cancer” on Saturday, June 14. The public will come together for a full day of remembrance, celebration ...

Courtesy photo Members of Allegheny Highland Association of Realtors joined the April 10th Blair County commissioners meeting as they approved the Fair Housing Proclamation declaring April as Fair Housing Month. Shown are (from left): Commissioner Laura Burke, realtor Douglas Ellis, ...

People in the Newburg area built this monument to honor area veterans who have proudly served our country. It was built in the late 1940s prior to Route 36 going up. In the background, is former Newburg school and the long white building was a Falconite Auto Dealership. The photo was taken in ...

May 24, 1950 More than 500 students entered the Altoona High School Science Fair this month. The winners were: Jack Mathews, chemistry; Janet Stong, biology; and Gerber Haekett, physics. Following the fair, some exhibits were put in the window of the Pennsylvania Electric building downtown ...