Two Blair County men are behind bars with bail denied Wednesday after officers uncovered a large drug trafficking operation spanning two decades that allegedly saw the pair traffic nearly $500,000 worth of narcotics from New York City in a single day. Olubayo Mensah Ranger, 45, and Anthony ...
A Harrisburg couple are behind bars after allegedly trafficking a large amount of narcotics to the Blair County area. Kyle Jerome Rudolph, 49, and Brittney Nichole Pogue, 29, were arraigned Wednesday on identical charges of three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver and a single ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners have taken another step toward creating more employee parking within the borough. Commissioners previously voted to buy three houses near the county prison, at 402 and 406 Mulberry St. and at 214 Wayne St. When meeting Thursday, commissioners ...
The Altoona Water Authority has awarded a contract to Guyer Bros. for the replacement of 500 feet of 12-inch waterline along 16th Avenue between 14th and 15th streets, after a waterline break in that area seriously damaged the avenue. The award was in keeping with a prior authorization by the board to replace the line and then to rebuild the avenue on that block, with costs up to a total of $250,000, based on preliminary estimates. Guyer Bros., selected based on the state’s COSTARS cooperative purchasing program, will begin the line replacement Monday, according to authority General ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners said Thursday that they will review the management setup put in place six months ago when Director of Public Safety Mark Taylor retired as supervisor of the county’s Emergency Management Agency and 911 Center. Based on Taylor’s recommendation, commissioners allowed the EMA portion of Taylor’s job to transfer to Cris Frederickson and the portion of Taylor’s job involving 911 Center supervision to fall to Emily States. Taylor, at the time he retired, had supervised both offices for about 11 years. It was a role he accepted in 2015, ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Jessica Peacock, daughter of fallen Patrolman Ronald J. Turek, reminded attendees of the annual Blair County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service that those officers listed in the pamphlet are more than just names. “When most people see a badge, they see a ...
