UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 1,300 large trees were planted across Pennsylvania this spring through a program helping communities overcome the cost and complexity of expanding local tree canopy. Supported by Penn State Extension and the nonprofit TreePennsylvania, the effort helps ...
EBENSBURG — About 115 Central Cambria second graders from Jackson Elementary and Cambria Elementary came together Tuesday to build hoop gliders and form relationships with their peers from the opposite building. The activity was part of a statewide initiative called the 2026 discoverED ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Prison’s inmate population was down to 308 as of Thursday, its lowest level in a year and down from the mid-2024 months when the population exceeded 400. Reports presented Tuesday to the county prison board show the county relying on the Centre County ...
TYRONE — Faced with a deficit of about $1.2 million, the Tyrone Area School District’s 2026-27 preliminary budget calls for a 4.9% increase to the state Act 1 Index, business administrator Faith Swanson said while presenting the budget to the school board Tuesday. By raising taxes to the ...
Linemen from Henkels & McCoy, Blue Bell, Pa., work together to install a new utility pole along Colonel Drake Highway south of Ashville on Friday morning. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
PORTAGE — After residents expressed concerns about people allegedly speeding through a residential street with a high child population, the Portage Borough Council on Monday scheduled a public hearing to address the issue. At the June 15 hearing, the council will hear any public feedback ...