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McEldowney scholarships

Courtesy photo McEldowney Academic Scholarship Foundation presented scholarships to area high school students. Shown are (from left): seated — Xander Rogers, Bishop Guilfoyle High School; Wyatt Dilling, Central High School; Miyah McDonough, Altoona Area High School; Jillian Sidney, ...

Ed and Dale Ann Williams

Ed and Dale Ann Williams of Hollidaysburg will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 27. They were married Aug. 27, 1966, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg. Mrs. Williams is the former Dale Ann Rago. The couple have five children: Dalann Buzzella and husband, Fred; ...

Yesteryear-Military parade

These pictures are from Roaring Spring’s 75th Anniversary Military Parade held on Aug. 17, 1962. The first photo is of a replica of the Mercury Space capsule that John Glenn orbited the earth on Feb. 20, 1962. The second is of a U.S. Army Reserve tank (you can also see the Railway Express ...

This weekend’s puzzles: August 8-9, 2026

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Measure twice

Nathan Kruis takes a measurement for a piece of fascia while doing repairs on the porch roof of his Wopsononock Avenue home in Altoona on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Publishers Weekly US Best Sellers

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