When Big Boy’s onboard engineer realized the high quality of Altoona’s water, he dumped the train’s tanks and flushed the engine’s boiler to make room for local water. “Altoona is said to have some of the best water in the country,” said Altoona Water Authority assistant treasurer ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific struck a deal with Canadian National to secure that rival’s support for its proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad. The deal to create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad has been divisive within the industry because it would ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is signing a contract with Lawrence County that opens the option, through July 21, 2027, of housing juvenile inmates at a cost of $500 per day. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke, who approved the contract during Thursday’s commissioners meeting, said ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is planning to sell a variety of miscellaneous used items to the highest bidders who must submit their bids in writing. An Altoona Mirror public notice advertisement about the sale indicates that used office furnishings, electronics and plumbing fixtures are among the items the county has for sale. The collection is also expected to include items acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as plexiglass barriers no longer in use. Those interested in seeing the available items can stop at the county’s highway department, 281 Loop Road, Hollidaysburg, ...
The Logan Township supervisors Thursday authorized three change orders totaling $57,288 for the Strawberry Hills recreation site project. Township Manager Tim Brown said the first change order is for the installation of soccer backstop netting behind each of the four goals. The cost is $26,592. A second change order is for the installation of an eight-foot gate and fence next to the warm-up area, which Brown said is needed for the township’s highway department to be able to get a lawnmower through. The cost is $6,696. The final change order granted, totaling $24,000, is for the ...
A Hastings man was killed in a three-vehicle accident in Mifflin County on Monday. According to the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office, 21-year-old Hunter Raymond Massey, formerly of Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, was killed in the crash about 1:40 a.m. in the area of 2103 Route 522 South in ...
