MARTINSBURG — It smelled a lot like wet dogs, which only made sense as Morrisons Cove Memorial Park wrapped up the summer swim season Saturday with a pup party for a bunch of good boys (and girls). The annual Doggy Dip held at Hershberger Memorial Pool draws about 50 sociable pups each ...
CLAYSBURG — Patty Shaw had a simple goal in life. “I was going to be a secretary,” Shaw said. “I married Bryan Shaw, my goal in life was to be a secretary, (and) that’s what I was going to do.” Shaw well exceeded her goal. Today, she is CEO of Shirley’s Cookies in Claysburg ...
BEDFORD — With less than 30 days remaining for state legislators to come up with a plan to regulate “skill game” devices, small business owners and civic organization officials are worried. During an informational session Thursday evening at the Moose Lodge in Bedford, representatives ...
State Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Cambria/Centre/Clearfield, is hosting his annual Senior Expo in Johnstown this week. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Galleria Mall (Lower Level), 500 Galleria Drive, Johnstown. Admission is free and the expo will include door prizes, health screenings and exhibitors from government agencies and senior citizens organizations. Call 814-266-2277 with any questions.
A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death “measles-related.” The post did not identify the woman other than as a resident of Jefferson County, a rural area about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said in the ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is in the process of establishing its first tattoo artist training program for inmates at the state prison in Frackville. The department released a request for proposals on Sept. 4 seeking a vendor to provide an instructor to work 32-40 hours a week ...
