The transfer of a $200,000 GRM2000 tamper machine from Plasser American to Penn State Altoona is not just a donation, but an investment in the next generation, in safety and in the long-term strength of the American rail network, said Thomas Blechinger, Plasser American’s president and ...
Faced with a roughly $4.3 million deficit, Hollidaysburg Area School Board members approved a tentative final budget with no tax increase Wednesday. Per the board’s direction at its previous meeting, business manager Autumn Fiscus presented three options for the 2026-27 budget at Wednesday ...
CLAYSBURG — In a 7-2 vote, Claysburg-Kimmel School Board members agreed to raise taxes to the Act 1 Index of 5.1% to help offset a $1.4 million deficit presented in the 2026-27 preliminary budget. The proposed tax increase will bring in $191,506, increasing the millage rate in Kimmel ...
Don Sullivan helps his grandson, Daxtyn Sullivan, 4, both of Lewistown, with his walking taco at Mansion Park Stadium on Tuesday. Sullivan was there to watch his other grandson, Carter Smith of Mifflin County High School, ranked No. 1 in the state, set the District 6 AAA meet record and Mansion ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Prison Board has approved design plans for a new prison on the targeted Duncansville-area site that county commissioners are a step closer to purchasing. The prison board, in a reconvened meeting Tuesday, voted to approve plans for construction of a ...
TYRONE — During Tuesday’s voting session meeting, the Tyrone Area School Board unanimously voted to approve the district’s proposed 2026-27 general fund budget with a 4.9% tax millage increase. With the proposed tax increase, the district’s deficit is $740,646, with expenditures in the ...