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Briefcase: Sheetz offering fuel discounts

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Sheetz has announced a series of fuel discounts to help drivers cut their fuel costs as millions of Americans hit the road Labor Day weekend and throughout September. Drivers can save at the pump by taking advantage of the following offers: Now through Tuesday, Sheetz will offer customers 20 cents off per gallon on all fuel grades, excluding high-flow diesel, at its more than 850 locations. To redeem the offer, customers must add it under the OFFERZ tab in the Sheetz app and scan their My Sheetz Rewardz at the pump. Only after accepting the discount on the screen, will the discounted ...

Spiritual Notes

Religion

Free community lunch offered Free lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Fourth Street Church of God, 21st Avenue and Fourth Street, Altoona. The menu includes fried chicken, mac & cheese, green beans, dinner roll, dessert and beverage. Sermon series begins Sunday The Rev. Fred E. Hickok, pastor of Fairview and Jaggard First United Methodist churches, will present a sermon series of first-person dramatic portrayals this month. Sermons as part of the “Shadow Believers: Standing Big When the Spotlight Is Small” series will be delivered entirely ...

Musk launches taxi service with no steering wheels

Local Business

NEW YORK — Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, on Thursday, betting that Americans will overcome their fears of rides with “no control” and hop inside. The rollout of the gold-colored Teslas, which ...

Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown sees uptick in number of seminarians

Religion

From 2023-25, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown lacked seminarians in formation for the diocesan priesthood. To combat this change, the diocese recruited new priests by developing a “culture of vocations” within the community and a “Called By Name” program, encouraging ...

Ticker: Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street

Local Business

Stocks rose on Wall Street as bond yields eased further and a rally in big technology companies helped the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Thursday, with technology stocks powering much of the gains. The Dow climbed 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.4%. Volkswagen cuts 50,000 more jobs Volkswagen’s board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to counter low-cost competition in China and U.S. tariffs. The plan, presented by CEO Oliver Blume, includes cutting 50,000 jobs, halving the model line, and ending production at four German plants. ...

Local developer purchases Colonial Courtyard building in Tyrone

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TYRONE — Local developer Jeff S. Long has purchased the Colonial Courtyard building at 5546 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd. Long, who built the building about 28 years ago and sold it, decided to purchase the facility after business operator IntegraCare, which had been struggling, reached out to ...