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The Pennsylvania Farmers Union (PFU) Annual Meeting will be virtual for the first time on Feb. 20, 2021, through Zoom, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This virtual meeting will feature National Farmers Union's President Rob Larew, Pennsylvania Agricultural...

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is four cents higher this week at $2.810 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The Western Pennsylvania average was $2.810. The average price during the week of...

– ACTUALIZACIÓN SEMANAL – Hasta las 16 de febrero, 2021 Condados Cercanos #Casos/#Muertes/Índice de muertes Bedford: 2,731 - 127 - 265.2 Blair: 8,509 - 285 - 233.9 Cambria: 8,519 - 381 - 292.6 Centre: 11,295 - 204 - 125.6 Clearfield: 4,537...

– WEEKLY UPDATE – As of 2/16/2021 Area Counties #Cases / #Deaths / Rate* Bedford: 2,731 - 127 - 265.2 Blair: 8,509 - 285 - 233.9 Cambria: 8,519 - 381 - 292.6 Centre: 11,295 - 204 - 125.6 Clearfield: 4,537 - 110(n/c) -138.8 Fulton: 629 - 13(n/c)...

The Blair County Retirement Board recently met with Pat Wing of Marquette Associates, Inc., of Philadelphia to review the Blair County Employee Retirement Fund’s investment performance report for the fourth quarter of 2020. The Blair Co....

With cold, winter weather persisting across the Commonwealth ahead of the Presidents' Day holiday weekend, The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers to keep safety in mind while enjoying ice fishing. While ice fishing can be...

Playing their first basketball game since Jan. 25, the Williamsburg Lady Pirates traveled to Bellwood-Antis for an Inter-County Conference matchup Feb. 8. Leading much of the game, Williamsburg dropped a 51-48 decision as B-A freshman Chloe Hammond...

Central High’s defense held Philipsburg-Osceola to single-digit scoring in all four quarters, and the Lady Dragons cruised to a 53-26 victory Feb. 8. Central raced to a 23-6 lead after one quarter and 33-12 at halftime. The Lady Dragons had a...

The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls’ basketball team lost a home battle with Juniata Valley on Feb. 9, 48-38. Juniata Valley led 26-23 at the break but outscored Claysburg-Kimmel 22-15 in the second half to break the game open. Junior Rebekah...

Fannett-Metal visited Northern Bedford on Feb. 8 and the Tigers needed a second-half surge to topple the Lady Panthers, 60-30. The game was tight throughout the first half and Fannett-Metal held a slim 25-20 lead at the half. A 16-8 Tiger advantage...

The Northern Bedford High School wrestling team battled Glendale and host Southern Huntingdon on Feb. 8. Glendale took advantage of five forefeits in a 54-12 win over the Panthers. The Vikings also had wins by a fall, major decision, injury...

Claysburg-Kimmel nearly pulled off its first win in boys’ varsity basketball action this season Feb. 9. The Bulldogs put together a furious third-quarter rally to take a one-point lead into the final eight minutes. A 15-11 Hornets’ run gave...

Northern Bedford’s offense was in high gear Feb. 9 in a 91-40 win over Fannett-Metal in boys’ varsity basketball action. The Panthers led 58-30 at the half and the running clock was in play during the entire second half. “We were hot from the...

The Central High School boys’ basketball team needed two overtimes to get past visiting Richland on Feb. 9, 44-38. The Dragons led 28-24 heading into the fourth quarter, where the Rams’ 10-6 scoring edge sent the game to overtime. Each team...

Years ago, Robert Kennedy noted that progress is hard. “Progress is nice,” he said, “but its agent is change, and change has its enemies.” Kennedy’s recognition that gutsy, honest leadership is necessary to confront wealthy interests and...

MidAtlantic Farm Credit has announces a farm transition planning webinar on the legal aspects of the transition. The final webinar in a free four-part series on farm transition planning with PA Farm Link and AgChoice Farm Credit. “This webinar...

To the Editor: Shortly after the article about my nomination of Martinsburg resident Frank Moore to the Penn State-Altoona sports Hall of Fame appeared in the Feb. 4 issue of the Herald, I received a letter from the chairman of the PSU-A athletic...

Democracy needs input from citizens to thrive, but figuring out how to share your voice and have an impact on government can be challenging. Whether you are interested in federal, state, or local policy, you can interact directly with elected...

Joy A. Young, 64 passed away Friday Feb. 5, 2021, at Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Altoona, after on and off health-related issues. She was born Sept. 24, 1956, in Roaring Spring, the daughter of the late Donald and Rosella...

Alice Doreen Fyock, 85, a resident of The Village at Morrisons Cove, formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2021, at The Village. At the request of the deceased, there will be no services. A private burial will be...

Freda P. (Ebersole) Furry, 102, of Martinsburg, formerly of New Enterprise, passed away Feb. 11, 2021, at The Village at Morrisons Cove. She was born on March 1, 1918, in Salemville, daughter of the late Isiah and Lucy (Kagarise) Ebersole. She was...

This past Sunday was Valentine’s Day, and of course, being without a Valentine, I prepared a nice dinner for me and my sister. who too is sans a Valentine. But we can celebrate the gift of love all month long – and who’s to say no? Here is a...

Courtney Garver, management information systems major from Claysburg, was named to the dean's list at Saint Francis University, Loretto. Garver was among more than 750 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists for the fall 2020...