A Cove tradition
Tiny Miss Morrisons Cove Ellis Barnes waves to the crowd during the annual Morrisons Cove Agricultural Parade on Tuesday in Martinsburg. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Blair County Prison eyes new medical provider for inmate care
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County board is recommending a new company take over inmate medical care for $3.73 million annually in the first year of a three-year contract. Armor Health, a Florida-based company, was one of five companies responding to Blair County’s request for bids in light ...
Girls swept away in Tyrone floodwaters ‘not goofing off’
The two girls carried through a tunnel on floodwaters into the dammed section of Bald Eagle Creek near the American Eagle Paper Mill in Tyrone before being rescued Sunday were not playing on an inflatable before being swept away, according to the mother of one of the girls. Rather, the girls ...
State budget impasse ‘super stressful’
It’s been a week since the deadline for a state budget passed, and public libraries, schools and rape crisis centers are bracing for the possibility of tighter times even while the memory of last year’s 135-day budget debacle remains fresh. A repeat is a real fear for many whose funding may be interrupted if it takes too long for Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg to make a compromise. “I don’t want to have to go through that again. I don’t want our team to have to go through that again,” said the CEO of Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Christine Zaccarelli, ...
Cove Carnival week underway
Cove Carnival week kicked off Monday with the Little Miss Morrisons Cove pageant and wraps up Saturday, July 11, with a fireworks show and swim party at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park. Tonight, Tuesday, July 7, the agriculture parade begins at 6 p.m. Wing Night is Wednesday, with a fireworks swim party from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Pool admission is $5, with the fireworks slated to begin at 10 p.m. Garden tractor pulls will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, while Friday is half-price ride wristbands for the first 100 people. Saturday’s fireworks swim party is set for 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., ...
Chernisky Classic gears up for 12th annual race to benefit firefighters association
EBENSBURG — There’s still time to register for this year’s Chernisky Classic, an annual race benefiting firefighters that takes place Saturday on the Ghost Town Trail, Cambria County Commissioner Tom Chernisky said. Every year, 100% of proceeds from the 5K walk/run and 10K run are ...