WILLIAMSBURG — It was sheer madness Wednesday night at the Williamsburg Community Farm Show as kids greased themselves with Crisco to catch a pig and later geared up to ride a fluffy sheep — all for fun, and perhaps a bit of cash if they happened to win. Fairgoers attended the barnyard ...
NANTY GLO — Cambria County farmers outlined legislative issues with local, state and federal officials Thursday at the Blacklick Township-based Moonshine Mine Distillery and Saloon, a family-owned business that holds the distinction of being the county’s first legal distillery. Most ...
Members of the Logan Township Supervisors board mourned one of their own during their Thursday meeting. Member Patrick T. Jones died from an accident on his farm about 3:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon, chairman James Patterson said while holding back tears. Jones was a retired Magisterial District judge, serving 39 years as the longest tenured judge in Blair County history, according to a Mirror article published in 2019. After discussing new business at the meeting, member Ronald Heller expressed his condolences to Jones’ family. Heller worked with Pat for about 40 years while ...
During an upcoming court hearing, one of Jerry Sandusky’s accusers, known as “Victim 10,” is expected to admit to providing false testimony about Sandusky’s abuse. A jury convicted Sandusky on June 22, 2012, of child sexual abuse and since that time Sandusky has filed several PCRA ...
A lawsuit filed by Bishop McCort Catholic Academy against the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference and its member school districts has been settled amicably. Bishop McCort had filed the civil rights lawsuit alleging religious discrimination after an amendment to the Laurel Highlands ...
Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday gave a favorable review to plans to construct a 42-room memory care assisted living facility at 178 Meadowbrook Lane, Duncansville. Plans for Fountains at Duncansville also call for a parking lot and on-site stormwater management features. Access to the site is a proposed bidirectional easement off Meadowbrook Lane. This access point opens onto a 23,090-square-foot asphalt parking area with 20 paved parking spaces, including two ADA accessible spaces. Landscaping improvements are included throughout the site, which should make for an ...
