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Cambria County outlines America250 events

EBENSBURG — Cambria County has a lot of important history tied to the United States’ semiquincentennial this year, according to Commissioner Keith Rager, who is part of the county’s America250PA committee. “Our area was big on coal and steel, and we did so many important things that helped our country be the country that we are,” Rager said, noting about 11% of the county’s adult population are military veterans, who’ve served the country throughout several conflicts — World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Iraq War. This year’s 250-year ...

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

Frozen out: Early bloom, spring freeze devastate crops

Farmers — whether concentrating on livestock or crops — know they’re at the mercy of Mother Nature, but the too-early bloom for fruit trees followed by freezing temperatures has the region’s fruit growers reeling. “We have nothing left, everything was frozen,” said Troy McCoy, ...

Rubber dams at Horseshoe Curve reservoirs may need to be replaced

The Altoona Water Authority plans to have inspections done on the pair of inflatable rubber dams attached to the tops of the spillways at Lake Altoona and the Impounding Dam near Horseshoe Curve, after discovering signs of wear. An authority worker who noticed a compressor running more frequently than normal at the Impounding Dam conducted a leak test on the rubber dam there that proved positive, and officials have noticed “serious signs of decay and rubber cracking” on the dams, said general manager Mark Perry Thursday. “It’s shaping up we (may) need to replace them,” said ...

Claysburg-Kimmel High School wraps up mentoring program

A group of 24 Claysburg-Kimmel High School students learned a thing or two outside of the classroom this school year. The district recently wrapped up its second year of the Mentoring For Success program at Barneywood Golf Course in Duncansville, where students reflected on the educational ...

Former Altoona man loses appeal in 2016 attack

A former Altoona man, convicted of brutalizing two women as they were walking along Sixth Avenue early on a December morning after purchasing sandwiches at a nearby convenience store, has failed to persuade the Pennsylvania Superior Court that he was the victim of mistaken identity. A Blair ...