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WISE Women of Blair County is pleased to announce that they are seeking applications for scholarship assistance. One or more scholarships will be awarded up to a total of $10,000. Deadline for applications is no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept....

Roll the windows down, enjoy the scenery and breathe in the fresh air. The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s driving tours through state game lands are just up the road. Eight tours are scheduled throughout the state in 2023, the first of which will...

During National Preparedness Month in September, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania urges everyone to prepare for worsening extreme weather affecting Pennsylvania, which has experienced flooding and extreme heat this year. Severe weather...

The Hollidaysburg Area School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a contract with the Pa. School Board Association (PSBA) to begin a search to replace departing district Superintendent Dr. Robert Gildea. The PSBA will provide the...

Stormwater updates on grant money for the storm sewer project, the hiring of a part time safety clerk for the police department, and submitting a grant on behalf of Phoenix Fire Co. for a new engine dominated discussion in a packed meeting room at...

The Marketing and Program & Development committees of the Hollidaysburg Area Community Partnership (HACP) have been extremely active in the borough in the past month. The planned member mixer gathering involved a major effort for those involved....

“This was the easy way to go,” Blair County Planning Commission’s Dave McFarland told Catharine Township Supervisors during the meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 21, in regard to getting funding for the Ganister Sewer project. McFarland is...

Fall is here and there’s nothing I love more. From the leaves changing to my favorite sport — football — making its long-awaited comeback, to the pumpkins, caramel and of course, apples. For as long as I can remember, we make this special and...

Superintendent Lisa Murgas told the Williamsburg Community School Board during last Tuesday evening’s meeting that she is looking into cutting buses going to the Altoona Career and Technology Center. Murgas said the numbers for the Vo-Tech are...

I often feel that those of us who have gone to church for most of our lives have an advantage when it comes to reading scripture. We bring to that reading hidden knowledge, a sense of what is to come, and many experiences. But what about people who...

Most were little boys, 14 or 15 years old, frightened for their families and homes. They were frightened for their own lives. Yet they crept about Blair and Bedford counties, loaded gun in hand and stomachs growling for lack of food. The country...

The Horseshoe Cloggers of Newry have been dancing together since the early 1980s, offering lessons and doing performances all across central Pennsylvania. How can you become a Horseshoe Clogger? The group hosted try-it-night on Monday, Sept. 25, at...

Bedford County Historical Society Quilt Show & Sale Registration will take place on Friday, Sept. 29, 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bedford County Historical Society, 6441 Lincoln Hwy, Bedford, PA, 2nd Floor. Parking...

The Pennsylvania Courts have announced the establishment of a Regional Veterans Treatment Court which will serve eight central Pennsylvania counties. The Court is anticipated to begin proceedings in early 2024. Currently, Blair, Clinton, Centre and...

Saturday (Sept. 30) is the big day for crossbow and bow hunters, the day they have been dreaming about all summer. It is the opening day of the archery deer season. Bowhunters have been practicing with their equipment for months so that they can...

The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced two opponents throughout the week: the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles and the Clearfield Lady Bison. In one overtime match, the Dragon pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Eagles, while falling with a score of 3-0 to the...

It might be hard to top beating one of the top 10 teams in the state in a higher classification, but don’t try to tell anyone associated with the Northern Bedford football team that it’s back to business as usual on Friday night. This is Tussey...

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Farm-City Committee is gearing-up for its annual “Down on the Farm” event to be held Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. The host will be Piney Creek Greenhouse located at 334 Sportsman Road, Suite 1,...

Woodbury Borough Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Woodbury Community Center at 7 p.m. All members of council were present. Shawn Claycomb called the meeting to order and led the group by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes from August...

Herald of Oct. 3, 2013 Fourteen-year-old figure skater Hunter Evans of Queen returned home from the State Games of America in Hershey with two gold medals. She competed against skaters from all across the country in the artistic and freestyle...

Herald of Oct. 8, 1998 “Y2K” was the subject of discussion at the Martinsburg borough council meeting. “Y2K” refers to the possible problems that may take place at the turn of the century because some computer systems are not yet programmed...

Herald of Oct. 4, 1973 Heroic efforts by rescue workers and the devotion of a medical team at Nason Hospital were credited with restoring the heart beat of Bryan A. Lear, 2, of Henry’s Trailer Court in Martinsburg. The lad accidentally fell into a...

Herald of Oct. 7, 1948 Paul Franklin Eshelman, young New Enterprise father, was killed and Burgess C. Guy Barley, veteran Martinsburg auctioneer, was seriously injured when their automobiles collided head-on near Bakers Summit. Apparently one of the...

Herald of Oct. 6, 1923 Miss Ruth Furry, a student nurse in the Braddock, Pa. hospital and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Furry of Loysburg, died Tuesday at the institution in Braddock of pneumonia which followed an attack of typhoid fever. She was...

Herald of Oct. 6, 1898 Mr. M. Z. Bassler of Henrietta has been installed as associate editor of the Herald. He is well and favorably known throughout Morrisons Cove as a local writer of experience and is thoroughly competent to fill the position....

Professor Theo Cray is a man of science. He thinks in mathematical equations. When he looks at the world he sees numbers – data and statistics. Perhaps that’s why he sees what others don’t when the killings begin. While on a research trip to...

To the Editor: Another of the basketball greats of the Morrisons Cove area, Don Witherspoon, was accorded his due as an important contributor to the Altoona community, as reported in a recent edition of the Herald. In the three seasons, 1958-61, I...

For the Sept. 21 edition of the Herald, Linda Williams wrote an excellent overview of the formation of the Northern Bedford County School District. If I may, I’d like to add a few words about the place that the Bloomfield school and the class of...

A Claysburg woman was found guilty of her husband’s murder in Bedford County court almost five years to the day she shot and killed him at their Kimmel Township home. Nancy Focht, 75, was found guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with...

Two area schools were part of what officials called a “state-wide” bomb threat hoax on Wednesday, Sept. 20. According to Pennsylvania State Police, districts across the state, including Claysburg-Kimmel, and Spring Cove, received a bomb threat em...

Conemaugh Health System is proud to announce that all four of its medical centers have been honored with the Gold Tier Accreditation from the Eon Center of Excellence (ECOE) for their exceptional dedication to patient care and service in the realm...

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center has been selected for recognition for their excellence in patient safety at this year’s Patient Safety and Quality Symposium, hosted by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). The HAP, in its...

On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, officers of the Blair County DUI Task Force made their presence known locally by conducting a DUI roving patrol. The following results are from the detail: • 93 Individual contacts • 70 Warnings issued for vehicle...

At their Sept. 5 meeting, Greenfield Township supervisors approved a fireworks permit for the Claysburg-Kimmel School District’s homecoming on Sept. 29. The board set the date for Trick or Treat in the township. The annual event will take place on...