The Logan Township supervisors Thursday chose former supervisor Art Albright to replace recently deceased supervisor Patrick Jones from among six candidates who applied for the seat. Four of those candidates made their pitches to the board Tuesday, after which members contacted Manager Tim ...
The deadline for tackling skill games regulation would be delayed until next spring under similar bills being drafted by two House lawmakers. Reps. Manual Guzman, D-Berks, and Brad Roae, R-Crawford, filed co-sponsor memos announcing their plans seeking a six-month extension beyond a looming Oct. 13 court deadline for General Assembly action on skill games. Both lawmakers pick April 13 as the new deadline. Guzman and Roae seek to maintain the current status of skill games in establishments during the interim period. They expressed doubt that lawmakers can agree on a comprehensive ...
JOHNSTOWN — A familiar face in Blair County was selected to serve as the chief clerk and county manager for the Cambria County commissioner’s office Thursday. Nicole Hemminger will begin her new role in Cambria County on Monday with an annual salary of $85,000 after the commissioners approved her employment Thursday during their meeting at the Richland Township Municipal Building. Hemminger fills a void left by former chief clerk Alex Ashcom, who resigned Aug. 1 after accepting another position in Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County. With Ashcom’s departure, Cambria County is ...
The East Broad Top Foundation and the Friends of the East Broad Top are conducting a campaign to restore track and trackside facilities from the operations center at Rockville/Orbisonia the middle of EBT’s 33-mile right of way to Saltillo, nine miles to the south — an effort they’ve ...
A Huntingdon County judge Wednesday ruled that the organization that owns almost all of the East Broad Top Railroad can buy the remaining several miles at the northern end of the right-of-way from the EBT’s former operator, thus making the historic narrow gauge line whole again, while extending the right-of-way far enough to connect with the Norfolk Southern mainline at Mount Union. Judge Roy Ghaner ruled that the East Broad Top Foundation has 14 days to exercise its right of first refusal to intervene in former operator Larry Salone’s East Broad Top Railroad Preservation ...
If you’ve ever wondered how many potatoes it takes to put on Ebensburg’s annual PotatoFest, a few loyal vendors have the answer — a lot. Wingnutz Grill uses at least 650 pounds of potatoes for their ribbon and regular cut fries. Holy Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian ...
