QUEEN — For more than 90 years, the Claysburg Farm Show has been highlighting and awarding products made by local residents. Items ranging from flowers to canned goods will be on display for people to observe — free of charge — at the Queen Grade School Building now through Saturday ...
EBENSBURG — Although the American Legion County Fair provides fun for all age groups, it’s especially rewarding for 4-H kids who learn responsibility, trustworthiness, respect and fairness through raising livestock, said 4-H educator Capri Stiles-Mikesell. Through the 4-H program, kids ...
The past three years have been a whirlwind in the major college football coaching career of Hollidaysburg Area High School graduate Garrett Clawson. And he has certainly paid his dues. While beginning his NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision coaching career as Old Dominion ...
The actors involved with The Penguin Project at the Altoona Community Theatre are almost set to roar onstage at the Altoona Area High School for their upcoming production of “The Lion King Jr.” From its creation in 2004, The Penguin Project aims to help children with various disabilities ...
In the summer of 1977, Penn State journalism student Kay Stephens arrived at the Mirror newsroom for a 10-week internship, and never left. “I didn’t intend to stay in Altoona for the rest of my career,” Stephens said as she wraps up 48 years of full-time employment and transitions to ...
Overdose deaths have been going down in the U.S. in the last couple years, but they're still fairly high, and the general decline doesn't ease the bite of individual deaths, as illustrated at a ceremony outside the Van Zandt VA Medical Center Thursday to mark International Overdose Awareness ...
