EBENSBURG — About 115 Central Cambria second graders from Jackson Elementary and Cambria Elementary came together Tuesday to build hoop gliders and form relationships with their peers from the opposite building. The activity was part of a statewide initiative called the 2026 discoverED ...
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 — 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 ...
The Blair County Conservation District has its roots in agriculture. In 2026, the district is celebrating 60 years of its commitment to the natural resources and to the agricultural community within Blair County. The Blair County commissioners approved the creation of the conservation ...
NEW YORK — Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87. The network reported Turner died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Salary Board on Wednesday took the first step toward setting a maximum period of six months for retroactive pay increases requested on behalf of select non-union employees. The board, in a series of 3-to-1 votes, set new salaries for four supervisory ...