Larry McKee of Altoona, a railroad history, photography, movie and circus aficionado who died last month at 83, was an only child who never married and never had children. But it isn’t true that McKee was without family, according to Joe DeFrancesco, executive director of the Altoona ...
In nearly half of municipalities hosting the state’s most prominent data center projects, local public officials or staff signed non-disclosure agreements with companies, a dynamic that is fueling concerns that the public’s access to information is being compromised. Public records ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Representatives for Indivisible Blair County urged commissioners Thursday to explore options as to how they can play a role in controlling the potential development of data centers. Blair County has a lot of rural farmland that could be vulnerable for such development, Indivisible Blair County President Carol Taylor of Altoona told commissioners during their weekly meeting where she referenced concerns about water and energy usage, noise, emissions and displacement. “What could we do proactively,” she asked commissioners to consider. Indivisible Blair County ...
PATTON — An early morning house fire along Glendale Lake Road in Clearfield Township caused school buses to reroute on their way to and from the Cambria Heights middle and high school campus Friday morning, officials said. The abandoned house, located at 134 Glendale Lake Road, just ...
EBENSBURG The Allegheny Mountain Woodland Association will present “How Geology and Topography Affect Forest Management” from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Ebensburg Borough Building Meeting Room, 300 W. High St. Scott Weikert, a forest resources educator with Penn State Extension, will discuss how local geology and topography affect soils, water, tree species and forest management decisions. Weikert has worked with Penn State Extension for 20 years, providing education for forest landowners, forestry professionals and the wood products industry. The program is free and open to the ...
CLEARFIELD — New three-dimensional design renderings unveiled by Clearly Ahead Development are providing the clearest look yet at proposed in-river recreational parks in Clearfield and Curwensville, marking a significant step forward in planning for the transformation of two existing low-head dam sites along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The proposed parks would convert currently restricted areas of the river into public recreational assets featuring opportunities for paddling, tubing, fishing and river access. The designs also incorporate a central priority raised ...
