Uphill battle
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East End Youth Baseball field manager Mike Renz mows the embankment behind the press box on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
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Roadwork: Reservoir Road work begins
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Minor delays can be expected on Reservoir Road between Route 22 and Loop Road in Frankstown Township, Blair County, from Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15. PennDOT said highway painting and sign removal on Reservoir Road will be conducted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. There will be lane ...
A good mom is treasured for a lifetime
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It doesn’t take a national observance of Mothers Day to remind me of the good fortune I had to be mothered by Pearl Wentz; it just enhances the memory. From the time I was born until I left home for good at the age of 22, my mother had a major influence on every important decision that ...
As gas hits $4.64, drivers ‘stressed and struggling’
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A 39% rise in gasoline prices and a 51% increase in diesel fuel prices during the past year have Pennsylvania consumers “stressed and struggling” — in the words of one state lawmaker — but proposals in the Legislature to reduce or eliminate taxes that add to the cost have gained little ...
Senate boosts penalties for illegal trucking schools
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The state Senate approved legislation Wednesday stiffening the penalties for illegal trucking schools but only after clarifying the tougher penalties don’t apply for minor rule violations. Senate Bill 1294 would increase the penalty for operating an illegal trucking school from $2,500 to ...
South Fork man guilty of first-degree homicide
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EBENSBURG — A South Fork man was convicted Friday afternoon of first-degree homicide for killing 55-year-old Richard Morgan in May 2023. A jury of five men and seven women deliberated for about an hour before finding Austin Louis Kline, 25, guilty of criminal homicide, felony aggravated ...