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Mandated time off for bereavement gaining ground

When his father died from COVID-19 in 2020, James Gerraughty didn’t have to choose between working and grieving. That’s because his employer provides three days of paid bereavement for the death of a parent. This gave Gerraughty enough time to drive from the Altoona area to Buffalo, New ...

Snow day

A young skier follows on the Upper Mambo Alley slope at Blue Knob All Seasons Resort on Friday afternoon. Snowboarders travel down the Upper Mambo Alley slope. Blue Knob Ski Resort has a base of 14 to 24 inches of snow with the ski slope and trail conditions noted as having “variable ...

Blair hires chief clerk

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County has moved its assistant chief clerk into the job vacancy created by the recent resignation of Chief Clerk Sherry Socie. Alicia Tiracave, who was hired in December as assistant chief clerk, was promoted as of Tuesday into Socie’s former position, based on a ...

Polar Plunge returns to Canoe Creek

Hundreds of stalwart swimmers will face the icy waters of Canoe Creek Lake on Saturday morning, continuing an annual tradition in support of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. According to SOPA regional director Michelle Baranowske, more than 415 people attended the Winter Games Polar Plunge in ...

Woman accused of gambling away mom’s money

A Claysburg woman is accused of gambling away nearly $100,000 after telling her brother that she couldn’t afford their care-dependent mother’s medical copays. Rebecca Ann Fawks, 58, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Tonya M. Osman on a single felony count of financial ...

Prison re-entry group finds housing for first inmate

The Blair County Prison Re-entry Coalition has finally achieved a long-awaited breakthrough: helping a Blair County Prison inmate who was eligible for release but apparently stymied for lack of a housing plan get out and into suitable quarters. Such a success occurred early in January, ...