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Tyrone Area School District discusses test data

TYRONE — Administrators at the Tyrone Area School District presented a list of “glows and grows” from the 2024-25 state assessment data during Tuesday’s regular school board meeting. According to elementary school Principal Kristin Musselman, elementary students with disabilities ...

Roaring Spring man accused of assaulting coworker

A Roaring Spring man and tier II sex offender is back behind bars with bail denied after allegedly assaulting a coworker. Tanor William Swope, 33, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on single felony counts of indecent deviant sexual intercourse by forcible ...

Blair County to get intersection funding

PennDOT announced Tuesday that it will invest more than $27 million through the Automated Red-Light Enforcement program to support 51 safety projects across 44 municipalities statewide. The ARLE program provides automated enforcement at locations where data shows red-light running has been an ...

Rollover in Ashville

A Ford Explorer Sport Trac rolled on its side after the driver attempted to avoid a turning propane truck on Colonel Drake Highway at Beldin Hollow Road south of Ashville on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

PennDOT centers to close for holiday

All PennDOT driver license and photo centers, including the full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday through Monday, Feb. 14-16, in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all ...

DUI task force issues warnings, makes arrests

Local law enforcement officers made contact with 118 individuals during a DUI roving patrol on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 8. The Blair DUI Task Force issued 69 warnings and 21 citations during the event. In addition, officers conducted eight DUI field tests, made nine drug arrests and two DUI ...