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Blair County recreational trail authority looking for new director

The authority assigned to pursue development and coordination of recreational trail projects is in the process of trying to hire a new executive director. Glenn Evans, who became the authority’s executive director in May, submitted his resignation effective Sept. 15. That put the Trail, Park and Recreation Authority in a position to advertise for what will be its second executive director since being formed a year ago by county commissioners, with a goal of enhancing and coordinating outdoor recreational assets and activities. Rachel DiAndrea, who chairs the authority, told fellow ...

Altoona man takes stand in off-campus rape trial

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man on trial for allegedly raping a woman near an off-campus party told a Blair County jury Wednesday afternoon that hearing the victim’s claims was “very shocking.” Under questioning by his defense attorney, David Jeffrey Brunner, 25, said he did not observe ...

Blair County Federation of Democratic Women set to meet

The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. The guest speaker will be local author Tammy Davis. All women who are registered Democrats are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Donna Cohen Dutkovich, president, at 814-330-2351, or Jan McCready, secretary, at 814-943-2570. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month.

Portage Area School Board approves upgrades to high school auditorium

The Portage Area School Board approved upgrades to the high school auditorium’s stage lighting Wednesday. The board considered two options, but chose to upgrade and replace the stage lighting and light board for $85,675. The alternative included upgrading and replacing stage lighting, ...

Two killed in Huntingdon County crash

Two people were killed Tuesday night in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, when their vehicle struck a disabled tractor-trailer. Allen K. Black, 75, and Susan C. Black, 76, both of Huntingdon, were killed when their Toyota Tacoma hit the trailer unit of a Freightliner driven by a ...

Biosolids hearing to be livestreamed

House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe, R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata; Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset; and other lawmakers will host a hearing at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Wolf-Kuhn Gallery (main administration building), at Mount Aloysius College, 7373 Admiral Peary Hwy., Cresson. The hearing, “Biosolids Management in Pennsylvania,” will examine biosolids management and the affordability impact of new permitting requirements on businesses and families. Testifiers will include Julia Galliker, executive vice president, Galliker Dairy Co.; Jill ...