The measles outbreak has reached several counties in the region as it continues to spread across Pennsylvania, prompting medical professionals and school officials to encourage vaccinations and health safety practices. In the area, the Department of Health has reported 15 confirmed cases in ...
Logan Township Supervisor and former Magisterial District Judge Patrick Jones, who died Thursday in a tractor accident at his farm in Homers Gap, was a strong-willed, highly scrupulous individual who did what he thought was right, no matter how others felt about it, according to officials who ...
Food insecurity at Penn State Altoona has “drastically” increased for college students, said Sue Patterson, director of diversity, equity and inclusion. To combat student hunger, the campus offers Ivyside Eats, a food resource center that is available to all students. Ivyside Eats is a ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners said Thursday that they have no easy answer for anyone asking if they support or oppose data centers. “There are all different types of data centers,” commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling said Thursday after commissioners adjourned their weekly meeting. Fellow commissioners Laura Burke and Amy Webster also acknowledged their interest and concern. “It’s much more complex than saying you’re for or against them … because they’re not all the same,” Burke said. When Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on Aug. 18 setting ...
Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday reviewed plans for construction of a new Long John Silver’s restaurant at 522 W. Plank Road in Logan Township. Trinity Holdings Inc. is proposing the demolition of the existing restaurant and drive-thru facilities in favor of the construction of a new 2,550-square-foot restaurant with drive-thru window, updated parking and a sidewalk along West Plank Road. The property is zoned as Business District and because the use of the site will not change, this remains a permitted use under Logan Township’s Zoning Ordinance, regional planner ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is preparing to spend about $350,000 to replace and expand the amount of security cameras inside and outside the courthouse. Commissioners Dave Kessling, Amy Webster and Laura Burke voted Thursday in favor of the proposed project prepared by Empire ...
