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Central Pennsylvania Humane Society closes dog side to stop spread of virus

The Central PA Humane Society has closed the dog side of its operations to visitors to stop the spread of a virus. Humane Society officials posted on Facebook that the decision to close was made due to the number of dogs coughing. The closure began May 23. “The only way to stop the spread is to shut down,” the society posted on Facebook. The humane society will not be accepting dogs at all until the quarantine is lifted, nor will any dogs be sent out for adoption. Anyone who recently adopted a dog is urged to keep the dog at home for two weeks to ensure it is not sick and/or to ...

Oreo inspired by K-pop’s BTS

Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers’ growing interest in global flavors. Mondelez, Oreo’s parent company, said Tuesday that BTS-themed Oreos will go on sale June 1 online and June 8 in stores. The cookies, which ...

Downtown parking management company gets boot from Altoona Parking Authority

The Altoona Parking Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate its contract with the firm it hired a little more than a year ago to manage parking in the downtown. “There was a pattern of ongoing issues” with Metropolis, formerly SP Plus — especially connected with the recent start of street enforcement, according to board member and city manager Christopher McGuire, who spoke of confusion about signs; a janitor ticketed three times when parked near where he was working at the Transportation Center; and tensions created when Farmers Market vendors were directed to park in ...

Panel discussion

Workers from Schneider Electric, Altoona, install solar panels on the roof of Cambria Heights Elementary School in Carrolltown on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

PennDOT favors Cross Cove Road roundabout

When Roaring Spring firefighters were called out to a T-bone crash with entrapment at the intersection of Route 36 and Cross Cove Road three weeks ago, Fire Chief Jim Musselman figured it was probably a fatal, given the history of the crossroads, where there have been four deaths in the last ...

In remembrance

Judy Shylock (left) and her sister, Mary Vanguilder, both of Gallitzin, plant flowers at the graves of their parents and siblings at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Gallitzin on Friday morning in preparation for Memorial Day. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski