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Governor hopefuls weigh in on Medicaid issues

HARRISBURG — Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, and Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged. The sweeping 2025 federal budget law, President Donald Trump’s signature piece of second-term legislation, is expected to ...

Hollidaysburg student proves age doesn’t define success

Hollidaysburg Area senior Addison Smith first got a taste for business while running a hot chocolate stand beside her family’s annual spring yard sale. To simulate a real business scenario, her father, Mike, helped his two children form a business plan by calculating profit and loss ...

Downtown Altoona ramps up curb appeal

Local officials and business owners are collaborating to make downtown Altoona more inviting this summer with sidewalk chalk murals, plants and outdoor seating. Main Street Manager Jamie Foust said the city’s goal is to bring more people downtown and create a sense of community with ...

Pinecroft, Newburg volunteer fire companies to merge

The volunteer fire company decertified several months ago by the Antis Township supervisors is merging with a nearby fire company in Logan Township. The decertification of Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company due to its refusal to be absorbed by Excelsior Fire Department No. 1 of Bellwood means ...

Downtown decor

City Mayor Matt Pacifico sits outside The Clay Cup and Wildfire Boutique Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Colette Costlow