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Tyrone school board approves final 2026-27 budget

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TYRONE — The final 2026-27 general fund budget with a 4.9% increase in millage was approved during the Tyrone Area School Board’s regular session Tuesday, along with the hiring of Derrick Soellner as the district’s new business administrator. The budget’s total revenues are set at ...

Knickerbocker homes to be demolished after agreement with city

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The owner of a Knickerbocker rowhouse rental property that burned last fall came to an agreement last week with the city on demolishing the building under special engineering oversight — thus eliminating the need for a hearing on citations for having previously failed to conduct the ...

Bellwood-Antis School Board approves budget with tax hike

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BELLWOOD — Members of the Bellwood-Antis School Board unanimously approved their balanced budget Tuesday night, including a 2.99% tax increase for the 2026-27 school year. The tax increase will raise the district’s millage rate to 12.0589, totaling about $12.06 per $1,000 of assessed ...

City man offered plea deal in teen sexual assault case

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man accused of sexually assaulting two teenage coworkers has been offered a plea deal and given until July 20 to mull it over. Justin Tyler Nunamaker, 28, is facing single felony counts of aggravated indecent assault without consent and corruption of minors, a ...

Wigle Whiskey revives George Washington’s favorite spirit

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PITTSBURGH — To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, Wigle Whiskey has partnered with the Senator John Heinz History Center to revive a legendary favorite of Founding Father George Washington: Cherry Bounce. This historic spirit is now available for purchase for a limited time at Wigle ...

Huntingdon County DUI upheld by appeals court

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A motorist who was upset that he was denied admission into Huntingdon County’s Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program has lost his appeal before the Pennsylvania Superior Court, according to an opinion issued Friday. Morgan Ewell Falzone, 32, of Smithfield, Va., was pulled over by ...