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Herald of July 19, 1894 J. Frank Kyler, who was convicted in June of voluntary manslaughter, was sentenced to a $100 fine and nine months in prison, beginning from the day he was first incarcerated. A jury, upon finding Mr. Kyler guilty of the March...

Herald of July 11, 1919 Martinsburg Borough, North Woodbury, Huston and Taylor townships should join in a permanent memorial. Why not? There is a little flower that blooms in its beauty; we call it the Forget-me-Not. One little act in life may be a...

Herald of July 27, 1944 For the greater part of a year a Martinsburg family had four sons in the armed services during the present war. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Butler of Mansard street, West Martinsburg. The sons are: Sergeant Ira Dean B...

Herald of July 24, 1969 A Martinsburg mother of four is fighting for her life this week. Mrs. Edith LaRue Teeter, 29, has been a patient in Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, since July 2, a victim of renal failure, a chronic kidney...

Herald of July 21, 1994 Jamie Flaugh, fire queen for the Freedom Township Fire Company, is the new fire queen for the Allied Volunteer Firemen’s Association of Blair County. Placing second among seven contestants for the county title was Angie...

Herald of July 23, 2009 Army Spc. Chad A. Edmundson, 20, was honored July 17 at a dedication and memorial service at Riverside Park, Williamsburg. Edmundson, of Williamsburg, died May 27 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive...

Estate Notice Letters have been granted on the Estate of the following decedent to the representative named who requests all persons having claims against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same to him or his attorney, and all persons... Full story

AMER, Donna Jane, 80, Northumberland, former resident of Morrisons Cove and Hughesville... Full story

Donna Jane Amer, 80, a current resident of Northumberland, Pa., and a former resident of Hughesville, Pa., passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Donna was born on March 23, 1939, in Roaring Spring, to Donald and Jane Bankert. At a young age she...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that prime contractor New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co, Inc., of New Enterprise, will begin work on a resurfacing project on Route 1001 (Plank Road) from US 22 to Sheraton Drive in...

Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, has announced its dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester. The dean’s list honors students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours who have achieved a minimum 3.50 grade-point average (GPA); or students enrolled...

The Blair County DUI Task Force will be conducting one or more events this week. Sobriety checkpoints are well-lit and manned by uniformed officers. Roving patrols utilize uniformed officers in marked police vehicles. “Cops in Shops” utilize...

With the passage of the 2018 federal farm bill and new regulations that allow the crop to be grown for sale for a range of uses, hemp production in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania has taken off, with more than 300 permits approved by the...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Tuesday, July 23, voted to increase the agency’s monetary donation to Hunters Sharing the Harvest, ensuring that hunters can continue to donate venison to the state’s hungry without having to pay...

Canoe Creek State Park, Hollidaysburg, will host the Family Fishing Program from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. The Family Fishing Program is for families with little or no fishing experience. Participants learn basic fishing skills and to practice...

The Roaring Spring Lions Club will host Spring Dam Weekend Wednesday, July 31, and Friday through Sunday, Aug. 2-4. Spring Dam Weekend will include a pageant, parade, free music, food and games, a community picnic and community worship service. Kicki...

A 33-year-old Montour County man with ties to Morrisons Cove drowned Saturday evening, July 20, in Chillisquaque Creek in the Mooresburg area. Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn pronounced Arlen L. Weaver dead at 9:34 p.m. as the result of drowning....

We have been told over and over that we cannot get rid of Common Core at the school district level. These standards were adopted “voluntarily” by the states and nailed in by federal reporting standards. However, several events have transpired tha...

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny cheaper this week at $2.975 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region saw a fluctuation in changes at the pump...

Last year, the Catharine Township supervisors voted against plowing Fox Run Road, saying they would rather let PennDOT plow it. After numerous resident complaints, the supervisors agreed during last Thursday evening’s meeting to take over plowing...

Woodbury Township is partnering with the Williamsburg Fire Co. to adopt a resolution that mirrors one that the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company has. In the resolution, if the fire company uses materials such as gas or flares during a fire or...

Many times, my sister and I have heard the story about how our parents met at Louie’s Coral Lounge. My mom swore to her friends that she would never marry that “Rick Gorsuch,” but God had other plans. They recently celebrated their 37th...

Due to lack of players, the Williamsburg School District has decided to go into a co-op agreement with Juniata Valley for junior high football. During last Tuesday evening’s meeting, Superintendent Lisa Murgas said that Williamsburg “only had...

The 99th annual Central Pennsylvania Bible Conference will be held on the dates of Sunday, July 28, through Friday Aug. 2. Services will be held at 6 Sunday and at 4 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with a dinner provided at 5:30 p.m. for those who...

First United Methodist Church, 801 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg, has announced that Re-Creation will share various programs the weekend of July 27 and 28. On Saturday, July 27, the group will present a program at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. The musical...