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Former Cambria County Prison inmate gets additional time

A former inmate at the Cambria County Prison was sentenced in federal court to an additional 33 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conducting and participating in the affairs of an enterprise through racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney ...

Illinois man arraigned in Bedford County scam case

The Illinois man accused of stealing nearly $250,000 from Bedford County in July was arraigned Thursday afternoon on six previously filed felony counts related to the case. Wayne Michael Radosky, 41, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, is facing two felony counts each of theft and forgery, as ...

Central Cambria School District officials eye Jackson Elementary

EBENSBURG — Citing declining enrollment and operational costs, among others, Central Cambria administrators presented the district’s rationale for considering the closure of Jackson Elementary School during a public hearing Thursday. In the 2024-25 school year, grades three through five consolidated with Cambria Elementary School, on the same campus as the district’s middle and high schools in Cambria Township, leaving Jackson Elementary to serve kindergarten through second grade students. The move came after the district completed a 2024 feasibility study to examine operations ...

CD rates — Oct. 24-25

Time Int. Yield Altoona First 3M 0.15 0.15 6M 0.10 0.10 7M 3.97 4.00 12M 0.15 0.15 13M 4.00 4.00 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 4.01 4.01 12M 0.25 0.25 13M 4.07 4.07 24M 0.35 0.35 25M 4.17 4.25 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 ...

Bankruptcies — Oct. 24-25

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Lori L. McConnell. Chapter 7. Sept. 30. Richard S. and Victoria L. Davensizer. Chapter 13. Sept. 30. Cambria County Kenneth R. Ray Jr. Chapter 7. Sept. 28. Alvin L. and Jennifer A. Gilmore. Chapter 7. Sept. 29. Clearfield County Marina U. Gorman. Chapter 7. Sept. 28. Donald S. and Vicky M. Daisher. ...

Food inspections: Bedford County

State and municipal inspections are done annually for all food establishments. Reports can be viewed online at the state Department of Agriculture’s website at https://www.pafoodsafety.pa.gov/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx Disclosure: Please remember that any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector ...