The Blair County commissioners are looking to spend nearly $600,000 for more than 80 acres of land on which to build a new prison. The Altoona Mirror and other media outlets filed Right-To-Know requests for the Letter of Intent, among a variety of other documents, and while the request was ...
Dave Petit describes his innate curiosity as "a dog with a bone" when he discovers a new research fixation, whether it be Civil War reenactment, historic furniture making or traditional blacksmithing. Now, his attention is fully fixed on his new position as the inaugural executive director ...
A Bellwood-Antis High School senior with an interest in local history is holding a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Baker Mansion to recruit volunteers to help stabilize and preserve a row of coke ovens located along Glen White Road, starting about a mile and a half beyond the ...
Two Juniata College faculty members have been recognized with the 2026 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design by the Forum on Education Abroad. Amy Frazier-Yoder, Sedgley Thornbury Professor of Spanish and chair of World Languages & Cultures, and Matthew Beaky, professor ...
After an anticipated facility and feasibility presentation, the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center is weighing additional expansion options to accommodate more than 1,000 students, according to Executive Director Nicole Zernick. The $7,500 presentation - awarded to Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates in February 2025 - addressed concerns such as building maintenance issues and high student enrollment, past Mirror reports state. After the presentation's postponement in October 2025 for further revision, the architecture company presented its findings to the subcommittee at an ...
A home inspection conducted by state parole agents resulted in a gun and firearms bust, according to Altoona police. The inspection was conducted Friday on the home of Damien Marcus Pierce, 52, who was on active supervision with state parole agents, according to the police report. When ...
