The Claysburg-Kimmel School District is expanding its special education program with innovative tools and real-world learning experiences to prepare students for the next step. The elementary school will receive adaptive furniture, expanded sensory equipment, a LiteZilla sensory wall, a ...
NEW YORK — Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous. Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear ...
EBENSBURG — Several senior centers in Cambria County are expected to reduce days of operation, while the Portage Borough center is tentatively set to close Aug. 3, as part of a broader effort to consolidate services into fewer locations, officials said in a release. With limited funding in the state budget and participation at senior centers declining significantly over the years, Cambria County President Commissioner Scott Hunt said it’s a move that will allow for expanded programming, enhanced resources and stronger long-term sustainability for the communities the senior centers ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners, who on Thursday praised the county’s emergency management staff and responders addressing recent flooding, also expressed relief about the efforts they made earlier this year to replace members of a planning commission allowing the county’s outdated hazardous mitigation plan to lag. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling and Amy Webster said Thursday that county residents with flood damage from July 5 and 6 storms are in a position to rely on state and federal resources because the county’s hazardous mitigation plan has been ...
The Altoona Salvation Army Church, 1813 Sixth Ave., has extended its availability as a cooling center for anyone who needs relief from the heat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Friday, July 17.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections. Trump began Thursday night with a stark warning about what he described as flaws in the voting system and said he was releasing previously ...
