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So the weather outside last week, for the most part, was not very frightful. In fact temperatures in the Cove got pretty close to 80 degrees! For the first week of October, I’ll take it! But now there can be no doubt – fall has arrived! And with...

National School Bus Safety Week is Oct. 16-20, 2023. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Safe Kids Pennsylvania (SKPA), and many other organizations nationwide are urging drivers to...

On Oct. 17, 2023, join national nonprofit One Warm Coat as they kick off coat drive season. One Warm Coat Day brings awareness to the need for warmth and inspires people across the country to make a difference in their local communities. One Warm...

We meet Claire in book one of the series, “Odd Bird.” Eleven-year-old Claire Belle lives in a dense forest in North-central Pennsylvania and she loves birds. Not only that; they love her. In fact, they appear to find her irresistible. Hawks and...

Herald of Oct. 20, 1898 Sixty-seven Mennonites, men and women, arrived at the depot on the 2:50 train Wednesday to attend the annual Sunday school convention of the District of Southwestern Pennsylvania which convened in the Mennonite church...

Herald of Oct. 18, 1973 The Morrisons Cove Memorial Park Association elected LeVernne G. Hoover as the new president of the board. The board was moving forward with plans to upgrade the park by allowing fifth-year architectural students from the...

Herald of Oct. 19, 1923 Arrangements were completed for the reenactment of the massacre of the Bedford Scouts at the junction of Sugar Run and the Little Juniata near Canan Station. A boulder taken from a quarry at the top of Dunning Mountain near...

Herald of Oct. 22, 1998 Willard and Nancy Campbell, owners of Hoss’s Steak & Sea House, were presented with the 1998 ACE Award at the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Farm-City Dinner held at Memorial Park in Martinsburg. The award is...

Herald of Oct. 21, 1948 Martinsburg residents were astonished at the quick construction of a brick dwelling built for the Joseph Cornelius family along West Allegheny Street. While many projects were being affected by supply shortages, the home was...

Herald of Oct. 17, 2013 Northern Bedford County School District’s Plancon hit another snag that may delay construction for up to a year. The proposed work would fall just short of the requirements for an environmental permit, leaving no room for...

Luke 7:1-10 Jesus was entering Capernaum. Our scripture tells us that He had finished all His sayings in the hearing of the people. He had just proclaimed the Beatitudes to His disciples. He had gone on to tell them to love their enemies, give to any...

Christopher E. Ritchey, owner of Curry Supply in Martinsburg, is currently the potentate of Jaffa Shriners in Altoona and vice chairman of the board of Shriners Children’s Philadelphia. In January 2024, he will become the chairman of the board....

Budget Meeting The Borough of Martinsburg will be holding a special meeting on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the municipal building at 110 S. Walnut Street, Martinsburg, PA 16662 to work on the 2024 budget and for general purposes. M.... Full story

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) urge motorists to never drive through flooded roadways. “It’s hurricane season, and Pennsylvania is no...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll recognized 31 PennDOT employees for their outstanding performance with the Star of Excellence Award, PennDOT’s highest recognition. Two employees from PennDOT’s District...

The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library. The speaker this month is Byron Smail. He will be talking about his book entitled “The Iron Furnaces of the Cove.” It det...

The Board of Supervisors of South Woodbury Township met Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 9 a.m. in the township building. The Bedford County Township Officials Association Convention will be held on Oct. 16, 2023, at 9 a.m. The general election is Tuesday, Nov....

Due to the co-op with Juniata Valley, Williamsburg doesn’t get to host a home varsity football game, but that doesn’t dampen the spirits of the seniors for homecoming. All homecoming festivities will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14. The gates for...

It’s homecoming week, and for us older people – Cash Party week – which means all generations will be busting their dance moves on the dance floor. This inspired my question for this week: what was your favorite song to dance to at high school...

Williamsburg Borough announced following its Oct. 2, meeting, that Trick or Treat will be held on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6-8 p.m. Mayor Ted Hyle informed the council that the school district had inquired about borough police being on hand at the...

The Blair County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of residents receiving phone calls from a male caller identifying himself as “Sheriff Ott,” and a representative of “Homeland Security.” The actor claims to be “investigating credit...

Hard country singer Junior Brown is a strong believer that “what was is as important as what is,” and it is a philosophy adopted by a group of Morrisons Cove residents who have set upon a journey determined to capture and record what was for...

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of our 2023-2024 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, a nationwide competition that empowers students in grades 6–12 to harness the power of STEM (Science, Technology,...

Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker announced at the Monday, Oct. 9 Spring Cove School Board of Directors committee of the whole meeting that the new boiler purchased for Martinsburg Elementary School could not be operable until the flue liner, which was...

The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced three opponents throughout the week and found victory against each. The Dragons found a 1-0 victory over the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mountaineers, a 2-1 victory over the Bellefonte Lady Red Raiders, and a 4-2...

If you hunt Pennsylvania black bears, maybe for years without harvesting one, now is not the time to give up hope. It’s true the odds of tagging a bear can seem long. Only somewhere between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent of bear license holders get a...

Numerous hunting seasons open this Saturday (Oct. 14). At one time only small game seasons would come in on Saturday; but the PGC has expanded deer seasons, and one of them begins on Saturday. This is the statewide muzzleloader season. Only...

In a three-match week, the Lady Dragon Volleyball team found a 3-1 victory against the Johnstown Lady Trojans, despite two losses to the Tyrone Lady Golden Eagles and the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mountaineers, both with scores of 3-0. Against the...

The Central Dragon Golf team’s quest for a state championship came to a close last week at Treasure Lake in Dubois. After capturing the first District 6 championship in school history, the squad met perennial powerhouse Clarion in the regional...

Kids go through many rites of passage throughout childhood. There is the first time they go to school and leave parents behind for several hours per day. Another rite is sleeping over at a friend or family member’s house or even summer camp. Still...

Halloween is often just what the doctor ordered. Nestled between the start of a new school year and the arrival of the holiday season, Halloween is an opportunity for children and adults alike to have some fun as they dress up in costumes and indulge...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that high school students from around the state are invited to participate in the seventh annual PennDOT Innovations Challenge, which encourages students to use their problem-solving,...

Homewood at Martinsburg has announced the success of its Auxiliary Fall Bazaar, which raised record funds to support and enhance the lives of our beloved residents. The Homewood at Martinsburg community came together on Oct. 5 and 6, 2023, to...

Greenfield Township supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on Oct. 5. Supervisors approved a subdivision plan request from ABCD Corporation for a new business parcel in the Martin Marasco Business Park. Action on a final land development...

A Claysburg man died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Freedom Township on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4. According to Hollidaysburg State Police, Dennis A. Maurer was killed when a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 79-year-old woman...

Northern Bedford County High School football coach Garry Black feasted on some crab legs for dinner Sunday after finding them on sale during a grocery run earlier that day. Black’s Black Panthers will be looking to feast on the teams with whom...

Every year the boards and administrations at public schools across Pennsylvania agonize over the budget. The numbers start high, and as they start doing the math, weighing the cost of programs against the expected funds from the two main sources of r...