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Food inspections — Huntingdon County

News August 22, 2026

Name Location Number of violations Date of inspection 4-H Food Booth (Hcf) Tfs4 10455 Fairgrounds Access Road, Huntingdon 0 Aug. 10 Allenport Lion Club (Hcf) Tfs4 10455 Fairgrounds Access Road, Huntingdon 0 Aug. 10 Boy Scout Troop #28 (Hcf) Tfs3 10455 Fairgrounds Access Road, Huntingdon 0 Aug. 10 Donna’s Restaurant Tfs4 (Hcf) 10455 Fairgrounds Access Road, Huntingdon 1 Aug. 10 Heritage Harvest Foods Lemonade Tfs3 (Hcf) 10455 Fairgrounds Road, Huntingdon 0 Aug. 10 Hulery’s Wings & Things Mff4 8876 Kyper Road, Petersburg 0 Aug. 10 Huntingdon Co Dairy Promotion Hcf (Tfs ...

TikTok reaches $400M settlement with Justice Department over children's privacy

Local News August 21, 2026

TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the firm violated federal children’s privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier ...

German exchange student’s ties to Bishop Guilfoyle stand test of time

Local News August 21, 2026

Former German exchange student Michael Schaefer and the Sanker family of Altoona became family by chance and friends by choice. As Bishop Guilfoyle’s first exchange student during the 1965-66 school year, Schaefer quickly became the eighth child in the Sanker family during his stay in ...

Blair County puts $10,000 deposit toward prison land purchase

Local News August 21, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County has made a $10,000 deposit toward purchasing the Duncansville area land where a new prison could be built but the process of acquiring the property continues to move slowly. “We’re probably not going to be able to close (the sale) by the end of the month,” ...

Overdose Awareness Day expands

Local News August 21, 2026

The local observance of International Overdose Awareness Day this year will be spread over the last 11 days of August, as local people remember and honor loved ones who have died of substance use disorder. A newly conceived version of the event will take place at Penn State Altoona on Aug. ...

Good clean fun

Local News August 21, 2026

Nariah Wilkinson, 3, plays in the foam during Evergreen Manors’ annual Back to School Bash for residents on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski See more photos from the event here.