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Two Roaring Spring men are awaiting their preliminary hearings after being charged with a third-degree felony of false written statement in the purchase of a firearm. Terry Michael Pronchick, 41 of Roaring Spring, attempted to purchase a firearm at... Full story

Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego announced July 8 that the Office of State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) opened registration on July 6 for state grants aimed at providing direct financial relief to fire, rescue and emergency medical...

Penn State Extension is offering a correspondence course for certified private and commercial agronomic pesticide applicators. This offering is meant to provide an educational delivery method that some may prefer or require because of computer or...

The supervisors of South Woodbury Township met on Tuesday, July 7. Supervisor Rick Musselman remembered the late Bob Detwiler, a community member who was also on the planning committee for the township. Detwiler served the community in many...

Woodbury Borough Council held its monthly meeting on Monday, July 6. Wayne Brumbaugh, who considered the open mayor’s position, was in attendance but declined. Brumbaugh is interested in the role of Majority Inspector. He told council he will...

El Departamento de Salud de Pensilvania hoy confirmó a las 12:00 a.m., el 6 de julio, que hay 450 casos positivos adicionales de COVID-19, lo que eleva el total estatal a 90,304. Los 67 condados en Pensilvania tienen casos de COVID-19. Se han...

Por ALLAN J. BASSLER Editor El Morrisons Cove Herald está publicando actualizaciones y noticias sobre el coronavirus de nuevo. La información abajo es lo más reciente que se pudo incluir en la edición de esta semana. Toda la información viene...

The Rotary Club of Altoona sent more than $27,000 in checks to area organizations to fund their operations, events, and projects. Blair County organizations were encouraged earlier this year to apply for grants based on the proceeds raised from the...

The Disease Management Area 2, which accounted for 200 of last year’s new cases of CWD, is now approximately 7,470 square miles. That’s up from 6,715 last year. It expanded west into Westmoreland County as the result of a CWD-positive adult doe...

The 22nd annual Shoot for Life for the American Cancer Society will be held on Saturday, July 18, at the Everett Sportsmen’s Club. This is a 50-bird shoot ( clay pigeons ). There will be food available and a chance auction will be held. All...

If you haven’t yet purchased your 2020-21 Pennsylvania hunting license, now might be the time. The new license year began July 1, meaning new licenses are required when hunting. And without a 2020-21 general license, hunters are unable to apply...

In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on the unprecedented challenges that our community and our team at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, I’ve been intentionally looking for...

cloudLibrary saved me from absolute and total boredom. I discovered this gem when the Commonwealth was shut down due to COVID-19. I read a lot of books. I think it was somewhere around 25 in total. Without cloudLibrary the harmonious vibe of my...

There are a couple of little birds in the Herald community who occasionally chirp to me about things people are saying about the Herald which those people are, for some reason, afraid to actually say to me, the Herald’s publisher. Since I have no...

Kelly Keith, Exercise Physiology PT major from Duncansville, was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Francis University, Loretto. Keith was among more than 700 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists for the spring 2020...

California University of Pennsylvania has announced its graduation list for the spring 2020 semester, which ended on May 8. The list includes those undergraduate (UG) and graduate (GR) students who graduated in January and May 2020. Area students...

“Fill your soul, your memory, With layers and depths and textures And heights of lush green, Before the miracle of summer Fades away once more, as it always does. “Drink in, absorb every hue and Shade of green, from pale of mint To the rich,...

Matthew and Leanna (Martin) Weaver of Martinsburg are parents of a son, Karson Eric Weaver, who was born at 3:33 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring. The infant weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 21...

Central High School graduated 142 students on June 3 from Spring Cove School District. Forty-five seniors were presented with awards and scholarships. Recipients of awards and scholarships were: Mason Baker of Martinsburg – son of Brent and Betsy...

Herald of July 8, 2010 The start-up plans for an abandoned limestone quarry in Catharine Township generated a lot of attention at the July 5 township’s board of supervisors meeting. James Ross, representing the Gulf Group, was expecting an...

Herald of July 12, 1945 After a service of 20 months overseas in the 28th Infantry Division, Corp. Samuel Kenneth Gates arrived at his home in Martinsburg for a 30-day furlough and is in the best of health after months of strenuous service. Chief...

BARNER – Mabel Shirley (Gumpher), 71, Woodbury BOOR – Lenora Jane “Sis,” 80, Richmond, Va. DETWILER – Allen L., 70, Martinsburg HELSEL – John N. “Pete,” 83, Claysburg MUSSER – Irene M., 94,... Full story