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The USDA/NRCS in Pennsylvania has $300,000 in Healthy Forest Reserve Program (HFRP) funding available for permanent forest easements with habitat restoration. HFRP in Pennsylvania will be used to preserve and restore Indiana bat maternity colony and...

Pennsylvania launched a statewide program March 15 that will offer free water tests at schools and day cares concerned about lead contamination. Gov. Tom Wolf said the $1.74 million federal grant program is a piece of his “Lead Free...

Gov. Tom Wolf’s continued call to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage was scrutinized at a recent budget hearing with the head of the state’s Independent Fiscal Office. Wolf’s proposal includes an instantaneous increase in the minimum wage,...

We heard the message loud and clear: “Two weeks to flatten the curve.” Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf talked about how it was our civic duty to lock down and fight this virus to protect others. That “two weeks to flatten the curve” turned into six weeks,...

Herald of March 7, 1946 The Herald published two extra pages this week (a total of 10) to accommodate the heavy volume of public sale advertising. The Martinsburg Boosters entertained 97 area farmers at their annual Farmers Night banquet at the...

Herald of March 7, 2011 Today Marked the 75th anniversary of the St. Patrick’s Day Flood of 1936 that ravaged the Cove area. The Herald reported that property damage totaled thousands of dollars, industries were crippled, highways and railroad...

Herald of March 18, 1921 A group of businessmen and farmers from the Martinsburg and Roaring Spring area met to discuss how $80,000 could be raised to install an electric line from the Raystown WaterPower Co. To serve the Clover Creek Valley,...

Herald of March 14, 1996 Central High School senior wrestlers Shad Benton (152 pounds) and Larry Himes (189) both brought home bronze medals from the PIAA Championships at Hershey. Benton finished his career with a 130-11 record, while Himes...

Herald of March 19, 1896 Snow began falling at an early hour on March 15 and continued to fall for 36 hours. About 18 inches fell, but the settling and thawing reduced that to about a foot. A remarkable thing was that the railroad lines were not...

Herald of March 18, 1971 Nevin L. Albright of Roaring Spring was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Spring Cove School Board, which was created by the resignation of J. Calvin Lang in February. The board’s salary negotiations with the district’s...

With employees at Appvion’s Spring Mill plant in their final weeks of employment, the Cove community continues to step up to offer aid to the soon-to-be-displaced workers. The Albright Church of the Brethren in Roaring Spring is planning a...

The Department of Health announced March that a drive-through and indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site will open in Morrisons Cove. From March 23 through March 27, a COVID-19 testing site will operate at Morrison Cove Memorial Park, 201 South Walnut...

CORRECTION In the sixth paragraph of the article on the Appvion Spring Mill (print edition, Page A-1) in the March 11, 2021, edition of the Herald, the lender group which bought Appvion in 2018 was incorrectly identified. The lender group’s name...

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Spring Cove School District was held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15 in the Administration Office Board Room with visitors participating virtually. Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker updated the board...

The chief of the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department in Hollidaysburg is facing federal charges alleging he stole more than $57,000 in federally funded grant money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to the indictment filed...

The Woodbury Borough Council met for its regular session on March 1, 2021, at the Woodbury Community Center at 7 p.m. All members were present. President Kristi Oberman opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Expenditures were r...

The Wolf Administration on March 15 announced that funding is available to help Pennsylvania’s rural communities increase protection from wildfires. Local firefighting forces in rural areas or communities with fewer than 10,000 residents qualify...

North Woodbury Township Police Chief Dave Rosamilia and Blair County Sheriff James Ott have teamed up with a series of radio ads to warn residents to be on alert for scammers. “Citizens across the United States are being defrauded of their life...

Following the arrest of four Philadelphia men selling “ghost guns,” state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) reintroduced two pieces of legislation pushing to regulate undetectable and 3D-printed...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will conduct a virtual plans display to inform the public of the proposed superstructure replacement on Blair County Bridge 70 and Blair County Bridge 82. Bridge 70 carries County Road 101 over...

The Greenfield Township Board of Supervisors held its regular monthly meeting on March 2. Supervisors passed a resolution to “dispose of municipal records in accordance with the schedule and procedures of the municipal records manual,” including...

Criminal charges have been filed before District Judge Benjamin Jones against Paula Jeanne Johnson, 49, of Roaring Spring. According to the office of Blair County Sheriff James E. Ott, Johnson was charged with Driving Under the Influence (Drug...

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf and members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force on March 12 announced another effort to complete COVID Phase 1A vaccinations first, set up mass vaccination clinics with regionally supplied plans to inform allocations, and...

As COVID-19 cases have declined and vaccination rates are climbing, Pa. Governor Tom Wolf on March 15 announced the lifting of some targeted restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, as well as increased gathering limits. Effective April 4:...

El Departamento de la Salud anunció en marzo que abrirá un sitio de pruebas para COVID-19 en Morrisons Cove con servicio de ventanilla. Tendrá también un sitio adentro de pruebas sin cita. Desde el 23 de marzo hasta el 27, un sitio de pruebas...

El Gobernador de Pensilvania, Tom Wolf, y miembros del Cuerpo Especial para la Vacuna para COVID-19, anunciaron el 12 de marzo otro esfuerzo para terminar la Fase 1A de la vacunación primero, crear clínicas para vacunación en masa con...

Note regarding sports: Please be patient with the Herald as we seek a new sports editor. Longtime Herald Sports Editor Brian Hess moved on to another job in early March. We are working to find his replacement, but it will take a while because we...

The Herald’s sports pages look different this week. The main reason is that long-time Editor Brian Hess has moved on to a new position outside of the Herald. Brian had been employed at the Herald since 1999 and he did a lot of good work while he...

Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges — despite facing more risks — survive at about the same rate as those that stay home, according to a team of researchers who conducted the first mortality study of male and...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s virtual wildlife education program, Wildlife on WiFi (WoW), has been named the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Environmental Education Program Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators...

The Southern Cove Power Reunion held a meeting on March 4 at 6 p.m. for the directors and a second meeting at 7 p.m. for the members. The club grounds are located one mile west of New Enterprise at 145 Cave Road. The group’s phone number is (814)...