TYRONE — Hundreds of Tyrone Area High School students took to the streets Wednesday morning eager to serve their community, clean for spring and have a fun time outside of class. They took a divide and conquer approach for the annual clean-up event, high school Principal Darin Ricciotti ...
In the late 1980s, early in his continuing, 40-year tenure as president of the Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council, Bob Kutz reached out to the agent of singer-composer Kris Kristofferson, who was scheduled to perform at the grand opening of then-new Boyertown on the grounds of historic ...
ROARING SPRING — The Spring Cove School District is facing a projected budget shortfall of just over $2 million for the 2026-27 school year, according to a preliminary presentation during Tuesday’s board meeting. Business manager Steven Foor said the district is estimated to have $34,434,945 in expenditures, as opposed to $32,409,826 in revenue. Projected expenditures increased by 2.55% from last year’s budget, while revenue jumped by 7.18%, due in large part to the state passing its budget with an increase in public school funding. Since federal funding is up in the air until ...
ALEXANDRIA — If all goes as scheduled, the Alfarata trailhead of the Lower Trail should reopen next week. The trail has been temporarily closed from the Alfarata trailhead near Alexandria for about 0.7 miles to the area behind the Water Street Flea Market. Penelec has closed that section ...
JOHNSTOWN - Priesthood was the Rev. Nancy Threadgill's third profession in life, after becoming a medical technician and a nurse. While working as a nurse in the early 2000s, Threadgill felt a nudge toward religious life. And as a cradle Episcopalian, she followed that instinct into ...
A local auto dealership with roots dating back 100 years has closed its doors. The official closing date for Car Circus, 500 W. Plank Road, is Friday, "but the dealership is really closed," said business manager Jane Montgomery, who has been running the business for the last several ...
