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The first major winter storm hit the Cove region this week dumping approximately six inches of snow between Sunday evening, Jan. 16, and Monday morning, Jan. 17. Municipal road crews were ready in advance and hit the streets when the storm began,...

There is hope for Williamsburg to keep its walk-in banking option after all. Earlier this month, the borough received a letter from Rory G. Ritrievi, President and CEO of Mid Penn Bankcorp., outlining the options the company is considering for its...

After 20 years of service at Taylor Township, Barb Greenleaf is heading into retirement. Greenleaf became the secretary/treasurer at Taylor Township on April 29, 2002. Before that, she had worked at North Woodbury Township in the same capacity from...

Bedford County continues its efforts to expand high-speed internet to unserved parts of the county by approving a series of broadband investments through 2022. The efforts are categorized according to three phases and represent a comprehensive...

Editor’s Note: In the Jan. 6, 2022, edition of the Herald on Page A-7, we published a press release from the Pa. Department of Agriculture titled “PA Senior Food Box Program Improvements, Encourages Seniors to Take Advantage this Winter....

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals for projects to increase the visibility and competitiveness of the state’s horticultural specialty crops including fruit, vegetable, nursery, flower, and nut products. Proposals,...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is encouraging organizations across the state to help provide nutritious meals to children in low-income areas during the summer months through PDE’s Summer Food Service Program. Sponsors must apply...

PIAA District VI will continue its scholarship program to award $20,000 divided among 100 students from member schools in honor of the late Dean Rossi, a longtime Hollidaysburg Area and Huntingdon Area High School Athletic Director and District VI...

The Dragon Wrestling Squad took part in two matches against Central Cambria and Forest Hills, as well as participating in the Claysburg Duals event. In the first match of the week against Central Cambria, the Dragons lost with a score of 42-9. Max...

The following Claysburg-Kimmel athletic events have been rescheduled: Monday, 1-17-2022 –Girls Junior High, Junior Varsity, and Varsity basketball - MOVED TO Wednesday, 2-02-2022 (vs. McConnellsburg) JH - 4:00 p.m. JV - 6:00 p.m. V - 7:15 p.m....

I’m a little concerned about recent developments here in the Cove. I’m concerned that the Cove has seen some developments that might be dimming the future light of the area. Most people in the Cove know about the losses, have probably mentally...

Late last year Don Appleman of Williamsburg sprang into action when it was determined by his local school board that the “old high school gym” would be reconfigured to serve as a dining facility and to accommodate other school functions. He...

If you recently bought meat from a local farmer, you are not alone. Over the past 22 months, millions of Americans quit overpaying at the grocery store and began buying food grown closer to home. This is good news for local livestock producers and...

Charlemagne Russo, Charlee to those who know her, loves writing the perfect mystery. But, when her agent is murdered using the same method Charlee used in her latest unpublished manuscript, writing is the last thing on her mind. To the police,...

This is not for the birds (fowl). This is for you. This is about basketball, High School basketball. This happened in the 20th Century, in a farming community, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Back in the 1950s five small school districts got...

Jane H. Martin, 42, of Martinsburg, passed away Jan. 12, 2022, at UPMC Bedford Hospital. She was born Dec. 1, 1979, in Narvon; the daughter of Allen and Miriam (Horst) Garman. She was united in marriage to Justus Z. Martin April 1, 2006. A...

Donald D. Imes, 92, of Martinsburg, passed away peaceful Wednesday morning January 12, 2022, at home. He was born March 14, 1929, in Somerset County the son of the late Chalmer M. and Alice E. (Morgan) Imes. He married Margaret I. Myers Sept. 24,...

Brent H. Manges, 44 of Roaring Spring, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Emergency Department after an apparent heart attack. He was born July 3, 1977, in Roaring Spring the son of the late Harold J....

My approach here, as a U.S. and Pennsylvania historian for fifty years, is to examine briefly how immigrants and immigration have been viewed and have adapted from colonial times to the present in Pennsylvania and in the nation as a whole; and to...

Currently, as I sit here in my office with my two cats, Oliver and Pudder Renee, I can see the snow falling beautifully outside. I know that most are not a fan of the winter weather, but I enjoy one nice, big snowstorm to sit at my house and enjoy....

Football season is in playoff mode and so are my recipes. Unfortunately, my team did not make the playoffs this season but that still doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the sport that I love the most – football. The Super Bowl is less than one...

Herald of Jan. 19, 2012 DeGol Aviation was making progress in building a corporate hangar at the Altoona-Blair County Airport. DeGol Aviation leased 30,000 square feet between the airport terminal and the former FFA Automated Flight Service Center....

Herald of Jan. 16, 1947 D. Emmert Brumbaugh of Claysburg was appointed Secretary of Banking for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Brumbaugh was a native of Henrietta, and was President of the First National Bank of Claysburg when he was...

Herald of Jan. 23, 1997 Dr. Joseph Castel of Danville joined Nason Hospital in the practice of primary care pediatrics. After discussing it for several months, the Spring Cove School Board voted 6-2 to make a survey of the 23 families in the...

Herald of Jan. 20, 1922 Students from the Morrisons Cove Vocational School were selected to attend the Farm Products Show at Harrisburg. Several hundred boys representing fifty-two vocational schools and departments state wide were scheduled to...

Trinity United Methodist Church of Roaring Spring will host Manna on Main Street on Feb. 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. The menu features porcupine meatballs, mac-n-cheese, a vegetable and cake for dessert. This meal will be a drive-through event. All are...