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Claysburg-Kimmel competed against Bellwood, Curwensville, and McConnellsburg on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Final scores were Claysburg-Kimmel: 212; Bellwood: 201; McConnellsburg: 114; Curwensville: 228....
The Central Dragons remain undefeated after a second highly anticipated showdown in a two-week span with a 40-13 victory over the Richland Rams. The Dragons quickly took control of the game with a scoring run by senior Parker Gregg capping a 61 yard, 7 play drive. Gregg also had two more scoring plays leaving the Dragons with a 21-7 halftime lead. Gregg added two more touchdowns in the second half, along with a junior Eli Lingenfelter reception from junior Jeffrey Hoenstine, finalizing the score at 40-13. Throughout the game, Gregg led the...
Historic Hollidaysburg Inc. will be presenting a Halloween Fundraiser at their location at 516 Walnut Street, Hollidaysburg on Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. each evening. The event is a fundraiser to raise additional funds to continue renovation projects of the Hollidaysburg Museum House. The roof project is finished. Now repairs to the exterior wood trim, restoration of the original windows, and painting of the wood frames need done. “We decided on a more educational style Halloween event because we are a h...
Farmers from the 80th District are invited to a breakfast hosted by state Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and featuring remarks from Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 8-10 a.m. at The Bistro at The Village Green, 403 Village Way, Martinsburg. Capacity is limited, so farmers and those with agriculture-related businesses are asked to RSVP by today, Thursday, Oct. 7, by calling (814) 695-2398. “We are so fortunate to have Secretary Redding join us to provide an update on issues f...
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center respiratory therapist Alison Caddy has been named to Pennsylvania Business Central's Signature Leaders Under 30 List. Caddy, 25, has been employed by Conemaugh Health System for almost five years, spending the majority of her tenure at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center. A registered respiratory therapist, Caddy was recently promoted to the role of Cardiac Rehab & Cardiovascular Manager. She is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life...
One of Freedom Township Voluntary Fire Company’s most popular and lucrative fundraisers took a hit when the COVID-19 pandemic hit nearly two years ago. The fire company’s monthly dinner, an all you can eat buffet, was one of Freedom Township’s first casualties of COVID-19, bringing the fundraiser to an abrupt halt in April 2020. According to Freedom Township Fire Chief Ron Henry, the dinners bring in approximately $3,000 per month to the fire company, and when COVID-19 restrictions limited access to the fire hall, fire officials scram...
Codi Clapper (left) of Bedford and Xavier Maslowski (right) of Everett were the WOSA Scholarship winners in 2020, each receiving a $800 check toward their forestry degrees. This year WOSA is offering just one $1,000 scholarship. The Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies (WOSA) is pleased to offer the Ben & Carole Tresselt Scholarship to Bedford and Fulton county high school seniors or college students majoring in the field of Forest Resources or Forestry. Students can apply for a $1,000...
Martinsburg Borough Council has started the process of setting its 2022 municipal budget and has scheduled a budget workshop for Monday, Oct. 18. Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the borough building to work on the budget and “for general purposes.” The workshop is open to the public. A draft budget distributed at the regular meeting on Oct. 4 showed expenditures currently set $4,562 higher than revenue, and with no real estate tax increase. That budget is not final and the work of council and staff at the Oct. 18 workshop will fur...
An attempted traffic stop led to a short pursuit and the discovery of drugs, landing a Roaring Spring man behind bars. According to the charges filed by Roaring Spring police, on Oct. 3 at approximately 8 p.m., an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by Jacob A. Morgret, 25, near the intersection of Spang Street and Woodbury Pike due to an expired registration. According to police, Morgret failed to stop and led police on a short chase in which he illegally passed vehicles and ran a stop sign before finally pulling over on Weitzle...
The Blair County Dog Park, located in Martinsburg plans to host a free "Howl-O-Ween" event on Sunday, Oct. 31, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the 10-acre park off Agway Road. Members and non-member dogs and their owners are invited as long as proof of rabies and DHPP vaccinations are shown and the dogs are non-aggressive. Also, puppies must be older than 4 months of age and male dogs older than 10 months of age must be neutered. Females in season may not enter the park. People who plan to attend the event...
An annual agricultural event provided fun and paid homage to one of the community beloved farmers. The Blair County Chamber of Commerce held its "Down on the Farm" event at Kulp Family Dairy LLC Thursday, Sept. 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is run through the Commerce's Farm-City committee as a way to raise awareness of the agricultural industry in Blair County. "Agriculture continues to be the number one industry in the county," said Joe Hurd, president of the Commerce. "It is an industry...
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the increased rate of transmission in the region, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center will be enforcing a no-visitor policy effective immediately for all inpatient and outpatient areas and the Emergency Department. Some exceptions apply for the no-visitor policy, including: • Minors (under age 18) will be allowed one parent or guardian for the duration of their stay. • Labor and Delivery patients will be allowed to have one support person with them for the duration of their stay. • One visitor will...
If you drove past the former Appvion Paper mill in Roaring Spring last week, you may have noticed a sign indicating an auction was taking place, and if you were taken by surprise, you weren’t alone. According to Roaring Spring Borough Council President Rodney Green, local labor and borough officials were not notified by Roaring Spring Park, LLC, that an online only auction was planned and only found out through word of mouth. According to the websites of Roaring Spring Park investor Capital Recovery Group, the entire mill and equipment was b...
Claysburg-Kimmel's Aidan Simpson tees off on hole number four Wednesday at King Valley Golf Course in Imler. This was the golf team's last match of the season....
