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Spring Cove School District Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker spoke of the district’s 2020 graduating class with pride at the Monday, June 22, virtual school board meeting. Baker said, “I am extremely pleased that all 142 seniors completed their...

The Greenfield Township supervisors voted to approve line painting on Sheetz Way, Corporate Boulevard and Corporate Boulevard Extension at their regular monthly meeting, June 3. The $2,985 project will include restriping faded lines and the painting...

Blair DUI Task Force On Saturday June 13, 2020, 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: • 67 individual contacts • 60 citations or...

Joseph Claude Brown, 29 of Claysburg, is being charged by police with endangering the welfare of children after an incident on June 4. According to court records, Chief Ronald J. Sharkey, Sr. of Greenfield Township Police, and Chief Terry Dellinger...

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is nine cents higher this week at $2.440 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Weekly increases were minimal for the majority of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region...

Two Roaring Spring men are being charged with felony drug crimes after a routine traffic stop. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Bedford, at approximately 9:12 a.m. on May 21, a white Ford Mustang driven by James B. Weir was pulled over for an...

The Northern Bedford County School District Board met Tuesday, June 16, for an in-person meeting. The board had several items of importance to discuss including approval of the 2020-21 school year calendar as well as the budget for the upcoming...

El gobernador Tom Wolf recordó el 18 de junio a los pennsylvaniaes que se requiere el uso de máscaras al entrar en cualquier negocio en todos los condados del estado en las fases amarilla y verde de reapertura. Las máscaras se consideran...

Claysburg-Kimmel school directors gave final approval to the 2020-21 budget during their June 10 meeting. Expenditures for the next fiscal year in the budget will be $13,402,378 million and the revenue is $12,516,011 million, a deficit of $ 886,367....

At the regular Catharine Township meeting on June 18, Blair County Planning Director David McFarland gave an update to supervisors on the Ganister sewer project funding. McFarland said that six residents in the Ganister area still have not returned... Full story

The Williamsburg Community School Board unveiled its health and safety plan for summer practices and fall sports during its June 18 regular meeting. Superintendent Lisa Murgas said she worked with the PIAA to develop a plan of safety procedures for...

Recent alarming news reports aside, Asian giant hornets – sometimes referred to, hyperbolically, as “murder hornets” – are not an immediate concern in the Northeast, nor are they likely to be for a long time, if ever, according to an entomolo...

Best practices in home food preservation techniques will be the focus of a Penn State Extension webinar series with topics ranging from pressure canning to pickling and drying. • Water Bath Canning: June 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and July 15,...

The Morrisons Cove Herald again is providing articles about the coronavirus. The information below is the latest that could be included in this week’s edition. This information is taken from the sources listed at the end of the article. Blair and...

This is a year of doing things a little differently. As a community, the people of the Cove are doing their best to maintain tradition while taking precautions to keep everyone safe. George Replogle thinks this is a great time to add a little...

During their time teaching their students from home, the teachers of the Spring Cove School District through the Spring Cove Education Association donated almost $1,700 to two local food banks/pantries and to three local volunteer fire companies to...

Many people were in their garages this past weekend preparing for the upcoming Community Yard Sales. The Herald has had a few people call for a spot in the yard beside the Herald. “We’ve got lots of space but the whole yard is not the...

The Little Miss Spring Cove Pageant is back. The pageant will be held on Monday, June 29, in the Kenneth and Gladys Weaver Banquet Hall at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg. Age groups will be based on grade just completed: pre-school...

Motor Vehicle Accident Pennsylvania State Police, Bedford, reported that at 11:10 a.m. April 6, Daniel N. Nolt, 21, New Enterprise, was riding his bicycle east on the 3900 block of Brumbaugh Road, South Woodbury Township and turned in front of a...

El Morrisons Cove Herald está publicando actualizaciones y noticias sobre el coronavirus de nuevo. La información abajo es lo más reciente que se pudo incluir en la edición de esta semana. La información viene de las fuentes que están enumerado...

The following are the results of the Primary Election held June 2, 2020 in Pennsylvania. Blair and Bedford county results are summarized. For full results, go to the county election office or check the county’s website. These results were not...

The Wall That Heals, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is coming to Bedford County this summer from July 23-26. Bedford County Commissioner Josh Lang has been instrumental in bringing the Wall That Heals to...

The Blair County Chamber has announced that it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. The Blair County chamber will join the U.S. Chamber’s national town hall event on June 25...

The monthly meeting of the Inkwell will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, via Zoom. Guest speaker award-winning author Stuart Horwitz will conduct the live-stream workshop “A Letter Writing Workshop.” This workshop will introduce writers to the...

All customers of the Roaring Spring Municipal Authority are on a "boil water" notice until at least Monday, June 15. The borough experienced at least three water main breaks starting around 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, according to borough... Full story

A post on Facebook Friday evening, June 5, caused a great outcry in the home of the “world’s largest small town parade.” The Morrisons Cove Parade Committee posted a graphic announcing: “Parade postponed out of consideration for public...

The Morrisons Cove Herald again is providing articles about the coronavirus. The information below is the latest that could be included in this week’s edition. This information is taken from the sources listed at the end of the article. Blair and...

The Pa. Department of Health on June 5 launched an online dashboard to show county progress as Pennsylvania moves through the COVID-19 phased reopening plan. The dashboard breaks down four main categories that are used to determine if a county can mo...

Under an abundance of caution because of COVID-19 Pandemic, Diana G. Walter-Dively and her planning board have decided to cancel the 2020 Little Miss Claysburg Pageant in conjunction with Claysburg Area Community Days  originally scheduled to take...

El Departamento de Salud de Pensilvania lanzó el 5 de junio un panel en línea para mostrar el progreso del condado a medida que Pensilvania se mueve a través del plan de reapertura por fases COVID-19. El panel desglosa cuatro categorías...

El Morrisons Cove Herald está publicando actualizaciones y noticias sobre el coronavirus de nuevo. La información abajo es lo más reciente que se pudo incluir en la edición de esta semana. La información viene de las fuentes que están...

The 2020 Primary Election was held on June 2, 2020. Election results were not available from Blair or Bedford counties before the Herald’s deadline for the June 11 edition. The Herald will publish the Primary Election results as soon as they are...

The Martinsburg Community Library would like to thank the local community for your donations to our “Love Your Library” campaign this year. Your continued support allows us to fund the purchase of new materials, conduct programs for all ages and...

Last year, the Williamsburg Borough council placed a lien against the Dollar General store in Williamsburg after council stated that the store failed to pay a bill for snow removal. Council stated at the June 1 regular borough council meeting that th...

With current Secretary/Treasurer Eleanor Harclerode unavailable for an undetermined length of time, the Woodbury Township supervisors discussed the options of hiring an assistant secretary/treasurer to keep things running smoothly at the township. Du...