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Hitting 100 – Camp Anderson celebrates anniversary

TYRONE - Dozens gathered Saturday at Camp Anderson's open house to celebrate its 100th anniversary with live music, free food and a presentation on the history of Western Pennsylvania Scout camps by author Neal Bronder. The also gathered in the camp's dining hall to watch state Sen. Judy Ward ...

‘I can’t believe we did it’ – Missing Portage woman found safe

PORTAGE - After two days without food or water, Munster Township resident Hilda Sossong, 86, was found Wednesday afternoon exactly as her family had described her: happy with a huge smile on her face. Sossong was found by her son, Gerard, sitting on a log off of Spinner Road in Munster ...

HASD proposal faces backlash

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Hollidaysburg Area School District administrators faced over an hour of questions from district parents who voiced their concerns about a proposed Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth program run by Nittany Learning Services during a Thursday morning public meeting. The program, which would be housed in a segregated area on the bottom floor of the Junior High building, is a "rehabilitative, restorative, not punitive" educational placement for disruptive students from across Blair County, according to Nittany Learning Services Program Director Terry ...

Summer staple: Cresson fire department delights crowds with annual carnival

CRESSON - For more than 50 years, the Cresson Community Fireman's Carnival has been a summer staple filled with family, friends, food and fun. It's also the Keystone Regional Fire & Rescue Department's largest fundraiser of the year and is being held this week, 7 to 11 p.m. each night, ...