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John L. Steele, 84, of New Enterprise, passed away Feb. 17, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Johnstown. He was born Sept. 22, 1938, in New Enterprise; son of the late G. Leon and Mary (Reininger) Steele. On Dec. 12, 1964, in Everett, he was...

Indeed, it’s way too quiet at our house. Let me explain. One of our daughters, Bethany, lives and works in Germany. She married a fine German man, Jörn, and they have a very active son, Ezra. Ezra, by the way, is two and a half years old. Do you...

Herald of Feb. 24, 1898 Lloyd J. Wilt, a Blair county man, who has been missing from his home in Newry for over ten years, has turned up to be a Klondiker, who has reportedly struck it rich. He and a companion have located a claim alongside one that...

Herald of March 1, 1973 Two Roaring Spring area women, Miss Jennie D. Dively and Miss N. Kathryn Claar graduated on Friday Feb. 16 in the Home Health Aides Class and the Homemaker Class, respectively, conducted by the Blair County Home Nursing...

Herald of March 2, 1923 At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher association February 16, 1923, the result of the voting for a name for the new building was announced. Patrons and friends unanimously decided to name the school the Benson building in honor...

Herald of March 5, 1998 Cheryl Dickson of Martinsburg was one of 564 PSU students who participated in the 26th annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon held Feb 20-22 at the Mary Beaver White building on the Penn State campus. The money raised from the...

Herald of March 4, 1948 The Martinsburg Community Library will have its formal opening Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. Volunteers are now at work cataloging the hundreds of books donated by citizens of Martinsburg Borough, Huston, North...

Herald of Feb. 28, 2013 A beef steer escaped from the Martinsburg sale barn and made its way to a runway at the Blair County Airport. Martinsburg Fire Chief Randy Acker and Police Chief Kerry Hoover tried to corner the animal at the airport, but it...

As I resume my series in the gospel of John, my mind goes back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was a turbulent time. Of course, we would be hard-pressed to think of an era since then that has not had its challenges. One thing I remember about...

Spring Cove School District REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The District is requesting proposals for NETWORK EQUIPMENT, CACHING SERVER, AND WIRELESS. Interested parties must contact the RFP manager at [email protected] for information and bid documents....

The upcoming marketing events highlighted the February Hollidaysburg Area Community Partnership (HACP) meeting. The Marketing Directors report discussed the Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt with the contest scheduled to run from March 1 to 19. Members Pam...

Hollidaysburg Heritage Guided Tours is currently organizing its fall tour schedule. Right, now there are three tours which include Canal Basin, Allegheny Street-Walnut Street and the Diamond to North Montgomery Street. “These tours talk about the...

Flooding in the area and pursuing grant money to finally put an end to the problem were the primary areas of attention during the February Hollidaysburg Borough council meeting. A resolution was passed previously to apply for a grant for the...

After months of discussion and meetings, the Hollidaysburg Area School District approved a policy on social, political and religious activity and displays that would be allowed in the classroom. There was much discussion about Policy 321 as to what s...

Story Hour Story Hour will once again be starting back at the Williamsburg Public Library on Wednesday, March 1, from 10 to 11 a.m. This event is for ages 3-5 years old. The first week of Story Hour will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. March 8,...

A Martinsburg man who has been already serving a three to six-year sentence for burglary-related crimes at the State Correctional Facility at Camp Hill was sentenced last week in Blair County Court to two to four years, to be served at the same time...

Spring is less than a month away; can you believe that? For a winter lover as myself, I still am wishing and hoping for one big snow storm, but I do love that it is closer to warmer weather and time to be outside with my preschoolers and my dog....

Beginning in 2014, “IF: Gathering” was launched in Dallas, TX. It was an all-female event talking about their beliefs in God and how to be a good disciple. The Williamsburg United Methodist Church is bringing the “IF: Gathering” to...

“It’s up to you. It’s a matter of policy,” Stiffler McGraw Engineer John Clabaugh said as he addressed the Williamsburg Municipal Authority during its meeting last Tuesday morning. Clabaugh said there has been questionable discharge coming...

Whether you call them company stores or general stores, there was a time when every small town in Morrisons Cove offered up a one-stop shopping site where fresh foods, canned goods, homespun fabric, even some penny candy and tobacco were offered for...

In the last game of the regular season, the Lady Dragons faced the Bedford Lady Bisons. Falling just short in the overtime game, the Dragons took a loss in their final game 47-45. After a slow start in the first quarter, trailing by 12, the Dragons...

On Sunday night, the Bulldog Winter Battle volleyball league continued as Claysburg faced off against Huntington, Juniata Valley and Northern Bedford. Up first, the Lady Bulldogs maintained an impressive lead against Huntington, winning their first s...

A Sproul man was jailed after police said he entered a residence in Claysburg while holding a gun. Mark J. Keller, 32, is facing felony charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and carrying a firearm without a license as well as misdemeanor counts of...

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring has taken the saying, “Home is Where the Heart Is” quite literally over the past five years by making the hospital a place where local residents can receive heart-related diagnosis and care while...