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Ebensburg Airport manager’s contract set to expire

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EBENSBURG — The status of who will manage the Ebensburg Airport’s operations appears to be up in the air, with the borough’s current contract with the Regional Aviation and Recreational Association — commonly referred to as RACRA — set to end at the year. In June, RACRA requested a lease extension of at least one year, though the association’s board members had hoped the Ebensburg Borough Council would consider a five-year extension instead to allow for better long-term planning, according to Bill Grady, the association’s treasurer. After discussing the matter in ...

UPMC Altoona ER technician details alleged assault

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The ER technician who was allegedly attacked by a patient at UPMC Altoona in November took the stand during the first day of the man’s jury trial Tuesday morning to detail the ordeal that left him with a skull fracture, brain bleed and ongoing memory problems. Travis Dunn said he has a “missing chunk of time” from when he was acting as a “patient sitter” for Bradley Scott Lloyd, 41, in the hospital’s emergency department. “My next memory is waking up and seeing my colleagues looking down at me,” Dunn said. “I couldn’t move my head, I couldn’t ...

Bedford County Fair a family tradition

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For some, the Bedford County Fair is seven days of carnival rides, fair food, petting zoos, souvenirs and making family memories on a summer day. For others, it’s about working hard to prepare their animals for show, setting up equipment, arranging their home for the week in campers and ...

Graham eulogized as ‘American original’

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Graham’s flag-draped casket ...