Area officials, along with first responders, are encouraging area people to participate in “Illumination Ovation” by turning on exterior lights on homes and businesses at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays to salute essential workers, according to a news release from the city.
BELLWOOD — The Bellwood-Antis School District will move to full remote education when classes resume Tuesday. The remote learning platform is expected to continue through Dec. 11, according to Superintendent Thomas McInroy. School board members made the decision at an emergency meeting on Tuesday, McInroy said. The session was permitted under the Sunshine Law. “We will evaluate the conditions prior to the 11th to determine if we will remain remote, go hybrid or go back to face-to-face instruction,” McInroy said. “Our community has had a significant increase in COVID-19 ...
The Altoona Area School Board voted Tuesday to shift the district to a full-virtual learning model. According to the district’s virtual learning plan, junior and senior high school students will follow a standard school-day schedule, attending live classes using their devices. Elementary students will attend virtual full- and small-group sessions throughout the day. The district plan says itinerant lessons will be posted throughout the week and support staff (Special Education, Title I, Gifted, ESL) will coordinate to provide live sessions throughout the day for students in need of ...
During a recent one-week period, 34,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus in Pennsylvania, with case investigations beginning within two days for 30% of them. But only a quarter of that 30% — 8,300 investigations — resulted in a patient contact, according to the state Department of Health’s director of testing and contact tracing. “People don’t want to answer the phone,” said Michael Huff in a conference call with reporters Tuesday. “People don’t realize how important it is.” Case investigations that are stymied by patients not answering calls is ...
HUNTINGDON — The Huntingdon County commissioners have announced that, effective Monday, Nov. 23, county offices will be open by appointment only. Visitors who need to make an appointment should call the department they want to see directly. Phone numbers are available on the county website or by calling the commissioner’s office at 814-643-3091. Office numbers also will be posted on the doors of county buildings. Commissioners and the Huntingdon County Emergency Management Agency conducted numerous meetings to address the impact of access to public records and the need to provide ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County courts are again adopting rules to reduce in-person proceedings and interactions in light of recent increases in local COVID-19 cases. Starting Monday and continuing through Dec. 11, there will be no walk-in case filings or fine payments at magisterial district courts, based on an order signed Tuesday by President Judge Elizabeth Doyle. Those interested in filing cases or making online payments should contact the appropriate district justice office for instructions. That order, and an order Doyle signed Friday extending the county’s current judicial ...