A Charleroi man was taken into custody Sunday morning after he allegedly broke into an Altoona convenience store and refused to leave, causing an hourslong standoff with police. David Allen Mooers, 40, was arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on single felony ...
ASHVILLE — A new scholarship has been created to help attract new members to the Ashville Volunteer Fire Company. The Evelyn and Eugene Eyer Ashville Scholarship Fund — established through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies — will provide a scholarship to students who are pursuing any type of post-secondary education. Applicants must be an Ashville Volunteer Fire Company member or a child, grandchild, niece or nephew of a member. The fund was established by CFA board member Bob Eyer in memory of his parents, Evelyn and Eugene Eyer. Eugene Eyer was one of the fire ...
A native of India, who contends his detention in the Moshannon Valley Processing Center is illegal, has filed a federal petition seeking release from the facility, or, at the very least, that he receive a bond hearing. The petition was filed late last week by Philadelphia attorney Rizwan M. ...
State Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, will host a senior fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Young Peoples Community Center, 300 Prave St., Ebensburg. “This is a free event for local seniors,” Burns said. “I hold this event twice a year to make sure our seniors can get important information on services and programs, and I always enjoy connecting with everyone. We’ll also make the event fun with games, prizes and vendors.” The event will provide attendees with information on state services such as the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program and the PACE/PACENET ...
Steve Brumbaugh paints above the garage on his daughter's home on Lyndale Road in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Doing upkeep on Pennsylvania’s voter rolls is usually a low-key job attracting little public attention. But the Department of State is raising the profile on the ongoing effort to have accurate rolls in advance of the mid-term election in November. “Maintaining accurate voter registration lists is essential to ensuring free, fair, safe and secure elections,” said Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. “Pennsylvania’s county election officials follow carefully prescribed legal procedures to keep voter rolls current while protecting eligible voters from being improperly ...
