HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday issued a disaster declaration for Tyrone Borough and Snyder Township in light of damage caused by Sunday’s rainstorm and flooding. The declaration is one of several steps that must be completed before property owners are in a position ...
DUNCANSVILLE — Members of the Duncansville Borough Council discussed issuing a physical e-bike/vehicle regulation flyer to borough residents and an online version through their monthly email newsletter after public discussion at Wednesday’s meeting. This proposal follows last month’s ...
DUNCANSVILLE — A few residents aired concerns about Duncansville Borough’s practice for residents to request property assistance by borough employees before the citizen request sheet was unanimously approved during Wednesday’s meeting. Now that the form has been approved, borough residents who need outdoor work done on their properties are allowed to request an assistance form. Once approved, borough employees can use equipment to take care of that request. The citizen request sheet was included under the solicitor’s report by Michael S. Emerick, who spoke about formalizing ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County leaders are encouraging Greenfield Township residents to attend a July 15 open house meeting in Claysburg, where plans for improvements to County Road 101 — also known as Bedford Street — will be available for review and comment. Those interested in the project can attend the open house meeting at any time between 3:30 and 7 p.m. at the Greenfield Community Center, 122 Senior Drive. Commissioner Amy Webster said Thursday that the meeting will offer an opportunity for people to learn more about the forthcoming efforts in the ongoing project being ...
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday rejected an argument that a prison sentence for a probation violation imposed on a 61-year-old DuBois man was excessive and that it could mean he would be serving the rest of his life behind bars. The Superior Court opinion written by Judge Timika ...
It even sounds big. Like the bellowing of an African bull elephant, the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive announced itself Wednesday afternoon as it approached on the Norfolk Southern mainline from the east, after passing Tyrone and Bellwood, while a herd of expectant railfans waited ...
