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  • Blair Co. DUI Task Force Shares Recent Patrol Results

    Aug 5, 2021

    On Friday July 30, 2021, officers of the Blair DUI Task Force made their presence known locally by conducting a DUI roving patrol. The following results are from the detail: • 91 individual contacts • 18 citations • 47 warnings • 1 out of county warrant • 1 possession with intent to deliver controlled substance • Remember, friends don't let friends drive impaired!...

  • RS Community Library Receives Grant from Operation Our Town

    Aug 5, 2021

    Operation Our Town recently reported in its monthly newsletter that Roaring Spring Community Library recently received a grant that allowed the library to start “Curiosity Creates Open Art Studio.” The purpose of this project is to provide children with a safe place to express themselves using art. Curiosity Creates will also provide participants with an afternoon snack in partnership with Trinity United Methodist Church. As reported in Operation Our Town’s August newsletter, the goals of Operations Our Town’s grant are as follows: 1. Make th...

  • Martinsburg Borough Council Discusses New Fraud Complaints

    ANNA BAUGHMAN, Editor|Aug 5, 2021

    Martinsburg Borough Council held their monthly meeting on Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Following up discussions from the July meeting, Police Chief Kerry Hoover looked into speed signs, as originally requested by Mayor Rich Brantner Sr. Police would need approval from PennDOT before placing any signs. Hoover said the signs he looked at are around $4,000 a piece. He described them as “permanently temporary,” as they attach to brackets on speed limit posts but can only be removed with specific keys. The location for these solar-powered signs has yet to be...

  • Reminder for the Cove's Schools

    Aug 5, 2021

    The Herald’s Back to School Edition will run on Aug. 12. To administrators who have not had the opportunity to do so, please send your homeroom listings and important back to school information to news@mcheraldonline.com by Monday, Aug. 9. Call the Herald office at (814) 793-2144 if you have any questions....

  • Is it the End of Williamsburg Football?

    NATALIE GORSUCH, Williamsburg Correspondent|Aug 5, 2021

    For many Williamsburg residents, a fall Friday night was all about getting ready and heading to the Veterans Memorial Field to cheer on the beloved Blue Pirate football team. It seems that this long-standing tradition may be coming to an end. Following a decision made by the Juniata Valley School Board on Wednesday, July 28, the Williamsburg Community School District voted for a co-op agreement between the Hornets and the Blue Pirates for the upcoming varsity football season during a special...

  • Back to School Prep Begins

    Aug 5, 2021

    Melissa McKnight, the principal's assistant at Central High School, checked in school supplies in preparation for the Aug. 25 first day of school....

  • Cove Schools Hoping for 'Relatively Normal' Year

    ALLAN J. BASSLER, Publisher|Aug 5, 2021

    With the start of school about three weeks away, Cove school districts are planning to continue with relaxed COVID-19 mask policies while continuing to perform enhanced cleaning and encouragement of hand washing. School begins for students on Aug. 25 for all four Cove school districts. The main difference among districts is that three districts are requiring masks to be worn on school buses while one district is not requiring masks to be worn on school buses. The districts are planning to make...