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Penn State Extension helps plant trees

UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 1,300 large trees were planted across Pennsylvania this spring through a program helping communities overcome the cost and complexity of expanding local tree canopy. Supported by Penn State Extension and the nonprofit TreePennsylvania, the effort helps ...

FFA spotlight: Jocelynn Morgan

Age and school: 15, Southern Huntingdon County School District Family: Parent, Eileen Morgan; siblings: Jaxson, Mason, Alexis and Bryce Morgan FFA chapter: Southern Huntingdon County FFA Years involved with FFA: I have been involved with FFA for two years. FFA projects: I do market steers ...

Blair County Prison Board weighs options

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Prison’s inmate population was down to 308 as of Thursday, its lowest level in a year and down from the mid-2024 months when the population exceeded 400. Reports presented Tuesday to the county prison board show the county relying on the Centre County ...

Tyrone Area School District budget calls for tax increase

TYRONE — Faced with a deficit of about $1.2 million, the Tyrone Area School District’s 2026-27 preliminary budget calls for a 4.9% increase to the state Act 1 Index, business administrator Faith Swanson said while presenting the budget to the school board Tuesday. By raising taxes to the ...

Teamwork

Linemen from Henkels & McCoy, Blue Bell, Pa., work together to install a new utility pole along Colonel Drake Highway south of Ashville on Friday morning. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski