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Ashville Volunteer Fire Company scholarship launched

ASHVILLE — A new scholarship has been created to help attract new members to the Ashville Volunteer Fire Company. The Evelyn and Eugene Eyer Ashville Scholarship Fund — established through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies — will provide a scholarship to students who are pursuing any type of post-secondary education. Applicants must be an Ashville Volunteer Fire Company member or a child, grandchild, niece or nephew of a member. The fund was established by CFA board member Bob Eyer in memory of his parents, Evelyn and Eugene Eyer. Eugene Eyer was one of the fire ...

Burglary suspect arraigned in store standoff

A Charleroi man was taken into custody Sunday morning after he allegedly broke into an Altoona convenience store and refused to leave, causing an hourslong standoff with police. David Allen Mooers, 40, was arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on single felony ...

Altoona hires firm to support marketing efforts

Last year, a controversy erupted when residents living near the 200 block of Beech Avenue in Logantown learned that the city had been planning to develop a housing project on what those residents long thought of as Orchard Park. It turned into nine months of legal wrangling, with the city eventually agreeing to a settlement that calls for the ground to remain a park in perpetuity. It’s “a perfect example” of why the city has embarked on a communications improvement initiative headlined by the hiring last month of a marketing firm to support city government in its dealings with ...

Amtrak sets debut for second daily trip of Pennsylvanian train

A second daily round-trip passenger train between Pittsburgh and New York City will begin operation in mid-November, according to a news release Monday from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. Amtrak’s board had previously announced the addition of the second Pennsylvanian at a meeting July ...

Chalk the walk

Parent Carrie Chuff of Hollidaysburg draws a greeting Monday morning for those attending Meet the Teacher Night at Charles W. Longer Elementary School in the evening. Other parents, teachers and students will add their own greetings for Wednesday’s first day of school for the ...

Burns set to host senior fair

State Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, will host a senior fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Young Peoples Community Center, 300 Prave St., Ebensburg. “This is a free event for local seniors,” Burns said. “I hold this event twice a year to make sure our seniors can get important information on services and programs, and I always enjoy connecting with everyone. We’ll also make the event fun with games, prizes and vendors.” The event will provide attendees with information on state services such as the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program and the PACE/PACENET ...