ROARING SPRING — Members of the Spring Cove School Board welcomed the new Central High School principal at Monday’s meeting. Deborah Oakes — who started July 6 — will take over for current high school Principal Stephanie Thompson. Thompson’s last day is Aug. 3. A graduate of ...
Living in the area for more than 80 years, former New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. president and CEO Donald L. Detwiler knew Blair County like the back of his hand, according to family and friends. He knew of every road and dirt path within 200 miles of his house, daughter Kim Detwiler ...
CRESSON — Local residents agreed: The arrival of the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive Saturday morning brought in one of the biggest crowds in Cresson history. “I’ve been up here for 40 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” Cresson Borough President Ed Lebo said as ...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a "brief and sudden illness," his office said. He was 71. The statement posted on social media early ...
BEDFORD — Over the past few years, guests at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa have been delighted to see extravagant gingerbread displays in the main lobby during Christmas, giant chocolate bunnies at Easter and a large American flag cake on Independence Day. These confections are ...
As the Altoona Symphony Orchestra prepares to enter its second century, the organization has reached a milestone in the search for its next music director and conductor, announcing four nationally recognized conductors who will each take the podium during the orchestra’s 98th season. ...
