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Tyrone residents share input on borough’s future

TYRONE — Several borough residents gathered Thursday evening at the Church of the Good Shepherd to share their input on what the future of Tyrone should look like. The event featured the first of three workshops to solicit feedback for Tyrone Borough’s comprehensive plan, which aims to ...

Logan Township fills vacant supervisor position

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 ...

Two lawmakers seek skill games extension

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 ...

Cambria County commissioners hire former Blair County clerk

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 ...