The Friends of Little Orchard Park are close to success in their effort to block the Altoona Redevelopment Authority from developing seven homes on longtime recreational ground in Logantown. The authority today is expected to vote on a proposed settlement with the neighborhood group under ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners are in need of an architectural/engineering firm for the proposed prison project, after voting Thursday to end a contract with the firm they hired in April 2025. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke, who voted Thursday to terminate the ...
When Big Boy’s onboard engineer realized the high quality of Altoona’s water, he dumped the train’s tanks and flushed the engine’s boiler to make room for local water. “Altoona is said to have some of the best water in the country,” said Altoona Water Authority assistant treasurer ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific struck a deal with Canadian National to secure that rival’s support for its proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad. The deal to create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad has been divisive within the industry because it would ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is signing a contract with Lawrence County that opens the option, through July 21, 2027, of housing juvenile inmates at a cost of $500 per day. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke, who approved the contract during Thursday’s commissioners meeting, said ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is planning to sell a variety of miscellaneous used items to the highest bidders who must submit their bids in writing. An Altoona Mirror public notice advertisement about the sale indicates that used office furnishings, electronics and plumbing fixtures are among the items the county has for sale. The collection is also expected to include items acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as plexiglass barriers no longer in use. Those interested in seeing the available items can stop at the county’s highway department, 281 Loop Road, Hollidaysburg, ...
