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Nehemiah Project plans to build series of single-family homes

The Nehemiah Project is planning for the construction of eight single-family, market-rate homes on 11th Street between Howard Avenue and the organization’s Hope Community Church. Acting on behalf of Nehemiah, Jeff Long Construction obtained critical variances recently from the city Zoning ...

Local pumpkin growers expecting great year

It looks like a good year for area pumpkin growers. “For the most part, it seems like the individuals I spoke with are expecting to have a great year as far as pumpkin production and they expect that prices could be low due to an abundance of pumpkins they expect to be available this ...

Median tree removals to begin along South Logan Boulevard

As part of an ongoing PennDOT drainage improvement project along Route 36 in Blair County, the contractor will be removing existing trees in the median area of Route 36 (South Logan Boulevard) between Altoona and Hollidaysburg beginning Monday. This removal is a response to underground disturbance from the drainage improvement project, site distance concerns and the unknown effect this may have on the aging, deteriorated trees within the median. This work is part of a coordinated tree removal and replanting effort between Frankstown, Allegheny and Logan townships, the City of Altoona and ...

Reprieve from rising oil prices helps stocks end week higher

NEW YORK — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising yields in the bond market. Despite the week’s uneasiness, the main measure of the U.S. stock market’s health pulled back within 0.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 478 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Stocks got a boost after the ...

CD rates — Sept. 26-27

Time Int. Yield Altoona First 3M 0.15 0.15 6M 0.10 0.10 7M 3.38 3.40 12M 0.15 0.15 13M 3.55 3.55 18M 0.20 0.20 24M 0.40 0.40 25M 3.70 3.70 30M 0.40 0.40 33M 2.50 2.50 36M 0.45 0.45 48M 0.45 0.45 60M 2.75 2.75 814-943-5411 Hometown Bank 6M 3.72 3.72 12M 0.25 0.25 13M 3.93 4.00 24M 0.35 0.35 25M 3.11 3.15 36M 3.00 3.04 48M 0.50 0.50 60M 0.60 0.60 61M 1.80 1.81 814-623-6093 Huntingdon Savings ...