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The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art has announced two new exhibitions from the permanent collection to be unveiled at the Bedford branch. The exhibition of artwork by Edward Glannon opened Feb. 25, 2022, and closes May 15, 2022, in the Titelman...

In this month’s Farm Credit Corner, we interview Emily Helman, AgChoice Customer Service Specialist, to learn about unsolicited mail following a loan closure. Why do customers experience an uptick in unsolicited mail and calls following a loan...

The Cambria-Clearfield-Blair County Beekeepers will meet Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the old Cambria County Extension building in Ebensburg (499 Manor Drive). The topics will be hive set up and maintenance. Attendees need not be a beekeeper to...

So let me tell you about why I became an even bigger supporter of our State Representative Jim Gregory. When the pandemic started and everything shut down, this included the Hollidaysburg Veterans’ Home where my dad resides. My dad, a veteran of...

Have you ever moved to a land where no-one knows your name? I did. Yes, 25 years ago I left Altoona, Pennsylvania, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, or as the locals refer to the state, “The Land of Enchantment.” I learned how to drive...

Herald of March 11, 1897 The Hollidaysburg Standard reported that the Blair County Commissioners and Directors of the Poor held a joint meeting at the almshouse in regard to establishing an industrial school for the care, preparation, and education...

Herald of March 17, 1922 Norman G. Holsinger, a well known young man from Roaring Spring, assumed the position of assistant to the Cashier John G. Shope of the Hollidaysburg Trust company bank. Mr. Holsinger was formerly assistant to the Cashier E....

Herald of March 13, 1947 The Saxton Manufacturing Company broke ground for a new building to house a shirt factory branch of a New York industry. The building was located near the railroad shops in Saxton, and it was expected to provide hundreds of j...

Herald of March 9, 1972 Several food stores in Martinsburg were selling lottery tickets for the first statewide lottery drawing. Wineland IGA Foodliner reported selling 200 the first day. The tickets were being distributed through local banks....

Herald of March 13, 1997 The Randy Bigelow family of Point View Farm, Williamsburg RD, was presented with a 25-year-membership plaque by Atlantic Dairy Cooperative at the district banquet held at Central High School. At the same meeting, a majority...

Herald of March 8, 2012 The reopening of the Kitty Hawk restaurant at the Blair County airport was delayed due to a health issue involving the new operator. The new operator was unable to sign the agreement to operate the restaurant due to his...

Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring will continue their monthly Manna on Main Street as a drive-through, take-out only service, March 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. Drive or walk up to the doors of fellowship hall located at the end of the alley...

FirstEnergy Corp.’s electric companies in Pennsylvania – including Penelec – are urging residential customers experiencing financial hardship to contact their utility as soon as possible to establish an affordable payment arrangement or obtain...

Policyholder Meeting Notice Notice is hereby given that the Policyholders of Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Company will hold their Annual Policyholders Meeting at the home office at 477 West Pitt Street, Bedford, PA, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022,...

Woodbury Borough Council met in regular session on Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Woodbury Community Center at 7 p.m. All members were present except for Mayor Jordan Pabon. The minutes were reviewed and approved. Expenditures were approved from the...

Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO), in cooperation with the Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset County Planning Commissions, is accepting proposals from sponsors to list their projects in the 2022 Southern Alleghenies Bicycle...

The increase in gas prices comes amid an increase in demand for gasoline and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia. On Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate ended the day at $110.60 per barrel after briefly hitting $116.57, a high that hasn’t...

Greenfield Township supervisors approved an agreement to return a furloughed police officer to a part-time position with the township’s police department at their March 1 meeting. The township “came to even ground with the union” to allow...

Pancake Breakfast The class of 2001 is hosting a pancake breakfast/brunch to raise money for Heather Brenneman’s family. Brenneman had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and her battle with cancer came to an end on March 1. All of the...

One of the big projects upcoming for Woodbury Township was announced during this month’s meeting on March 4. Supervisors announced that they will be soliciting bids in early April (April 7 and 14) for Royer and Lower Clover Creek. Vice Chairman Ed...

Spring Cove School District announced online registration is open for children who will begin kindergarten in the 2022-2023 school year. Parents please be advised that ALL kindergarten forms and documents must be submitted as soon as possible to the...

Every season, the Herald does a preview of our four local schools’ sports teams. Due to multiple requests from athletic directors and coaches, the Herald has decided to push the upcoming Spring Sports Preview and all future previews back one week....

Huntsman Bowling Center Morrisons Cove Memorial Park – March 3, 2022 – Leader Board Men GAME Clair Banks 268 Shane Arnold 258 Bob Over 255 SERIES Dave Shadle 680 Shane Arnold 679 Adam Hetrick 647 Women GAME Crystal Burns 224 Michelle Watson 208...

On Tuesday, the Dragons traveled to Mount Aloysius College to face the Penn Cambria Panthers in the District 6 4A championship. Even after taking a strong eight-point lead in the first minutes of the game, the Dragons could not keep up with the...

Central Wrestler Jaxon Mathews advanced to the Southwest AA Regional Finals this past week. He went 1-2 at the tournament to end his wrestling season. Mathews had a first-round bye, then lost a 7-3 decision in the second round to Nicholas Ferra...

Wilson and Wilma (Zimmerman) Leid of New Enterprise are the parents of a daughter, Lorielle, born at 2:36 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at home. The infant weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches in length at birth. Lorielle was welcomed by seven...

The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Road. Jim Snyder, president of the genealogical society will present “Lost Cemeteries of Blair County....

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) will host the first in a five-part series of virtual Veteran Town Halls on March 16, 2022, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The topic will be veteran suicide prevention, with a focus on the suppo...