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Gas prices are a penny lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.522 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices Western Pennsylvania Average: $3.522 Average price during the week of Dec. 27, 2021:...

Pennsylvania had the fifth-highest death rate from drug overdoses in the country in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While overdose death rates declined in Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2019, preliminary data for 2020...

I decided to ask the residents of Williamsburg: What is your goal for 2022? Todd Norris: Find a new bank James Flaig: Retirement Wendy Martin: Schedule myself some time off! Ron Snare: Stay close with family in an unpredictable world! Larry Rice: To...

During its reorganizational meeting on Monday, Jan. 3, the Woodbury Township supervisors voted to increase the wages of workers by 50 cents an hour. Supervisor Ed Clark made the motion with Supervisor Craig Hamilton seconding, and the motion passed....

For many, a New Year resolution is healthy eating. I admit, I am not the healthiest eater. But I always try in January to eat a little better and to try to cook healthier, too. Chunky Banana Cream Freeze Ingredients: 5 medium bananas, peeled and froz...

Martinsburg Borough is reminding residents of the regulations at the composting center and the upcoming composting and recycling fee. In a letter to composting members, Borough Manager Richard Brantner Jr. asked residents to only throw away...

Pamela Marie Wagner, 63, of Martinsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 29, 2021, in Altoona. She was born Dec. 29, 1958, in Johnstown, daughter of the late William and Waive Marie (Lindsey) Stegeman. A private memorial service will be held at...

State Police in Bedford are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who they say threw full cans of soda at a Martinsburg man while he was operating a horse and buggy. According to police, the victim was traveling on Ridge Road in...

The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd. Bob Dollar, current President of the Tyrone Area Historical Society, will present the “Remember a Vet...

Just a reminder that there are only a few days left for homeowners and renters to apply for disaster assistance. Those who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the Remnants of Hurricane Ida living in Bedford, Bucks,...

As of Dec. 31, 2021, Martinsburg Community Fund raised $4,5217.29. The 2021 fund drive will support 16 charitable agencies that do work in the Martinsburg area. The 16 agencies are Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, Martinsburg Supervised Recreation,...

“Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”—Thomas Jefferson. For more than 300 years, countless words have been printed and delivered to communities across North America. Whether daily or weekly, the American newspaper...

Herald of Jan. 7, 1897 Calvin Ebersole of Curryville and Nannie Miller of Woodbury were united in marriage at the home of the bride. Fifty people attended. The board of directors of the poor organized for 1897 at the county home. J.F. Wilson of...

Herald of Jan. 5, 1972 Two suspects in the murder of State Police Corporal John S. Valent were captured in Florida. Charles Howard Knisely, 20, and Mark Ray Geddes, 22, were returned to Pennsylvania on a chartered flight that landed at the Blair...

Herald of Jan. 6, 1922 Contractor David Sohn and his force of men are making rapid progress erecting the framework of DeFord’s theater on North Market St. in Martinsburg. The stork made a trip to North Martinsburg, leaving a little daughter at the...

Herald of Jan. 9, 1997 Blair County’s 911 emergency call system was scheduled to go online on Jan. 14. There were six emergency lines, and residents were urged to use the lines for emergency calls only. Residents were asked to make sure their...

Herald of Jan. 2, 1947 Diehl’s Crossroads Church of the Brethren near Curryville was vandalized when 30 to 35 gun shots were fired inside the building. Damage was estimated at $500. All but two windows were shot out, five of six light shades were...

Herald of Jan. 5, 2012 The Morrisons Cove Republican Club installed officers at its Christmas party in December. Christi Waltz was president, Jim Porreca first vice president, Dewayne Newman second vice president, Mary Ann Bennis third vice...

Are you ready to embrace this new year? Admittedly, these past two years have not given us much to cheer about, but there is something about hanging a new calendar on the wall and seeing those squares ready to be filled with activities and events tha...

A wild game meal will take place Saturday, Jan. 22, at Crossview Missional Church in Cassville. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with a covered dish meal at 5 p.m. The guest speaker will be Brandon Baker, a Roaring Spring native who is a competitive...

Trinity United Methodist Church invites you to come out and enjoy a delicious meal: ham balls, buttered noodles, a vegetable and dessert. Our meals will continue as a drive through. This outreach is free to the community and everyone is...

The Central Pennsylvania World Hunger Association will be having its 48th Annual Meating Canning Project at the Chief Logan Fire Company in Lewistown, Pa. (formally East Derry Fire Company) on Feb. 7-10, 2022. This year the group will go over 3/4 of...

In 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) investigated more than 4,000 complaints of alleged labor law violations and returned more than $3.5 million in earned wages to Pennsylvania workers whose employers violated a labor law,...

Meetings for the Local Emergency Planning Committee of Blair County are held bi-monthly, the first Thursday of every even month, at the Amtran Trolley Works Conference Room, 3301 5th Avenue, Altoona, PA at 8:00 AM. The Meeting Schedule for 2022, Febr... Full story

A Claysburg man is facing felony burglary charges after police said he entered an apartment without permission and damaged several walls. According to charges filed by Greenfield Township police, on Dec. 19, the resident of the apartment reported...

Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike increased over the weekend, widening the turnpike’s gap as the most expensive tollway system in the world. A 5-percent toll increase approved by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) this summer took effect...

Governor Tom Wolf announced an investment of $70 million for 317 projects across Pennsylvania that will revitalize communities, create new recreational opportunities, and conserve natural spaces. One project will affect Blair and Bedford counties:...

Secondary students at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) recently placed in the top eight teams at the National Engineers Week Chain Reaction Contraption Contest at the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh. The annual contest is...