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Workplace — Oct. 10-11

Local Business October 9, 2026

New hires and promotions Dana Peo has joined Kish Bank as Vice President, Branch Banking Market Leader. In her role, she will lead branch banking performance, team development, client service, and community engagement across Kish Bank’s Blair, Centre, and Huntingdon branch network. Peo brings more than 20 years of banking and financial services experience to the Kish team. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Branch Manager with First National Bank in Hollidaysburg. Prior to that role, she held leadership positions with First Commonwealth Bank, including Vice President, ...

Street finishes record week with gains, others indecisive

Local Business October 9, 2026

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market finished its record-setting week with gains on Friday, even as other financial markets remained indecisive. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% for its first gain since setting its all-time high three days earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 423 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6%. The strength came as oil prices continued to yo-yo because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal. The price for a barrel of Brent crude bounced between $102.50 and $105 before settling at ...

Junior high students learn about ag industry jobs

Local News October 9, 2026

MARTINSBURG — Agriculture isn’t just about cows and crops. Area schools took their seventh grade students to the AG Career Day event held Wednesday and Thursday at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park to learn more about jobs in agriculture, including technology and food science. In Blair ...

Former Blair DA returns to office

Local News October 9, 2026

Former Blair County District Attorney David Gorman returned to the DA’s Office Monday as an assistant district attorney following a 20-year career at the Attorney General’s Office. Gorman’s employment was approved Thursday by commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke. “I’ve always ...

Game over: Local skill games owners scramble to remove machines before deadline

Local News October 9, 2026

With state legislative leaders having failed to bring to a vote bills that could have rescued the skill games common in bars, social clubs, restaurants and arcades before an Oct. 14 deadline for removing them, the popular machines’ era in Pennsylvania may be over. The General Assembly is ...

Local News October 9, 2026

The Mirror is seeking nominations for its 2026 Season of Sharing recipient. Started in 2005, Season of Sharing uses the reach of the local newspaper and altoonamirror.com, the expertise of the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation and residents’ generosity to benefit area ...