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,” ...
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. ...
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.
Kyan Weibley, 9, peeks out of a rail car from Charlie’s Doggy Express, Pinecroft, during Evergreen Manors’ annual Back to School Bash for residents on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
When a helping hand is needed, service organizations are there — to provide food to those who are hungry, to offer shelter to those in need, to offer a shoulder to lean on or to simply listen. These groups make Blair County special — and make us proud. The Mirror is seeking help to ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County leaders are encouraging local residents to consider serving on a county authority, board or commission/committee. “We like to welcome new faces and new ideas to our boards and commissions,” Commissioner Amy Webster said at Thursday’s weekly commissioners meeting when directing residents to complete a talent bank application on the county’s website, www.blairco.org. Commissioners typically consider appointments to various boards at the beginning and end of a calendar year, but they also fill vacancies on an as-needed basis. Information on the ...
