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Chest Township husband gets up to 40 years for killing wife

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EBENSBURG — A Chest Township man accused of shooting his wife twice with a shotgun last year was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in a state correctional facility in Cambria County Court on Tuesday. William E. Simmons, 70, in March accepted a deal with the Cambria County District Attorney’s ...

Tyrone Area School District’s preliminary budget to raise taxes

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TYRONE — By a unanimous vote, the Tyrone Area School Board approved the preliminary 2025-26 general fund budget Tuesday with a 5.6% increase in millage to the Act 1 Index. The district is faced with a $1,807,365 budget deficit, with projected revenues set at $29,421,285 and expenditures at ...

No tax increase for Williamsburg

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WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Community School Board unanimously approved the preliminary 2025-26 budget during a Tuesday evening meeting, marking the second straight year without a property tax increase. The board last approved an Act 1 Index increase in the 2023-24 budget, raising the ...

Revival of Altoona Shade Tree Commission urged

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A former city planning director this week recommended that City Council revive the Altoona Shade Tree Commission, which has been dormant for years. The city has been taking down damaged and unsafe trees in recent times, but no longer has the kind of replanting program that the commission ...

Accused drug dealer representing himself at Blair County trial

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County Prison inmate facing drug and firearm charges is representing himself in a non-jury trial that started Tuesday in Blair County court, where he made an effort to distance himself from the drugs police seized. Sean Darnell Castaphney, 29, who has been in the ...

Roadwork: Bridge project to cause detour

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Delays and a detour will be in place on East 25th Avenue through May 30 for a bridge rehabilitation project. PennDOT stated that East 25th Avenue is closed, and a one-mile detour will use Juniata Gap Road, East Wopsononock Avenue and Broadway to route traffic back to East 25th Avenue through ...