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Spring Cove School District seeks superintendent

ROARING SPRING — Following the monthslong search for a new superintendent, Spring Cove School District is reopening the application and advertising process for the position. Board President Amy Acker-Knisely said during the committee of the whole meeting that they are continuing the search ...

Freedom Ride in Tyrone looks to grow

TYRONE — Officials hope to surpass 500 riders for this year’s Freedom Ride, a bicycle ride to celebrate the Fourth of July. More than 400 riders participated in last year’s event. The event, now in its 15th year as a nonprofit, has grown since its beginning. “It started as a bike ...

Deal reached to end US-Iran war

The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Full details of the deal were not immediately available. The signing will be Friday in Switzerland. U.S. ...

Gallitzin: Change tunnel from New Portage Tunnel for Big Boy

Those who track local news might think it petty for the leaders of a community where the Big Boy locomotive will pass through in July to get steamed over which track through town it will use. But for people in Gallitzin, it’s a big deal. According to a post from Union Pacific, the ...

State facing home health care worker shortage

Families across Pennsylvania are struggling to find home health care for their medically fragile family members, as the industry faces a severe nursing shortage, inadequate training procedures, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, high turnover rates and a lack of funding for overtime and ...