The 18th annual Cove Relay for Life was held on June 22 at the Roaring Spring Athletic Field....

The 18th year for the Relay for Life of the Cove event will be held only one day rather than the traditional two days. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 22, at the Roaring Spring Athletic Field. Opening ceremonies will get underway...

The Spring Cove School Board’s Committee of the Whole Meeting on Monday, June 17, ended up being quite lengthy when the topic of discussion came to the proposed final millage rates and proposed final tax hike for the 2019-20 school year....

In the June 13 edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald, incorrect submitted information said that Gilbert Hoover has 10 years of service and Byron Ferry 20 years of service as members of the maintenance crew at Fairview Cemetery in Martinsburg. Hoover...

The Board of Supervisors of South Woodbury Township met on Tuesday, June 4. Work has begun on the bridge on Replogle School Road. A detour is in place for motorists. Jeff R. Wos, CBSI Transportation from Keller Engineers, was present to discuss repla...

This year’s Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Service, hosted by the Blair County Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Foundation Inc., will be held at 6 p.m. today, Thursday, June 20, at the memorial site in front of the Blair County...

The Roaring Spring Borough Council met for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 10. Borough manager Lisa Peel informed council that the borough has been awarded $20,000 in demolition grants from the Blair County Demolition Fund. The award was...

In its most recent report, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Nason Home Health with a five-star rating in both quality and patient satisfaction. According to the data, the Roaring Spring...

In an effort to provide continued accurate and timely 911 dispatching services to its residents and assist those who use mobile/broadband based communication devices, Blair County is being proactive in its response to the Commonwealth of...

PennDOT District 9 is continuing its “Paint the Plow” program. The success of the program is affording PennDOT the opportunity to continue the initiative to high schools and career technical school in each of the district’s six counties; Bedfor...

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, has earned full accreditation for compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Health Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program. The accreditation was awarded by Corazon. The Joint Commission...

Christ Church in Roaring Spring will host Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 24-28. The Knightlights ministry team from Bedford will facilitate the program, which will feature various puppets and skits. The theme...

During Greenfield Township’s cleanup day on April 27, 221 tires and 91 tons of scrap metal were collected, township officials reported at their June 4 meeting. Statistics on the other items gathered are still being calculated. Matt Treon,...

Blair County Maintenance Forces was scheduled to begin work on Monday, June 17, on the Route 2005 Bridge Replacement Project in North Woodbury Township. Work on this project includes the removal of the existing structure, excavation, installation of...

The Intermunicipal Relations Committee will host the annual household hazardous waste collection from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 12, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, at Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona. There will be a charge...

Many attendees including local farmers voiced their concerns and questions on Thursday, June 6, during the Woodbury Township (Blair County) supervisors’ meeting, Williamsburg. The nuisance ordinance dealt with junk cars, noise, accumulating trash...

The Blair County Tea Party will present an educational meeting on the Electoral College led by President Rhonda Holland and Vice President Jason Gardner at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at the Bavarian Hall in Altoona (112 S. 13th St). The BCTP will...

Herald of June 14, 1894 A “hog law” was enacted in Martinsburg after several years of complaints by borough citizens. Residents were no longer allowed to let their swine run free in the streets and alleys of the town. Those not confining their...

Herald of June 20, 1919 Albert H. Tipton arrived home Friday noon. He was a member of the 319th infantry, 80th division. Sergeant Daniel C. Dilling arrived home Saturday evening. He was with the headquarters detachment of the 305th engineers, 80th di...

Herald of June 22, 1944 That snakes are plentiful this summer is well known to Borough Officer Ralph S. Bowers, who visited the Herald office on Thursday afternoon and displayed a rattlesnake that he had shot at the town’s reservoir. It measured...

Herald of June 19, 1969 Fire broke out at 9 p.m. Sunday on the third floor of the parsonage of Trinity United Methodist Church, 430 E. Main St., Roaring Spring. The Rev. Leland Keemer and Mrs. Keemer had just returned to their home with their guests,...

Herald of June 16, 1994 Elizabeth H. Loose, Martinsburg’s oldest resident and possibly the oldest person ever in the Cove, died at 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 1994, after a brief illness. Mrs. Loose was less than four months short of reaching...

Herald of June 18, 2009 A number of Ore Hill residents were recently surprised to find pink ribbons tied to trees on their property. The ribbons are a notification from Penelec that the “tagged” trees will be cut down in October. Penelec said it...

Herald of June 7, 1894 The Pennsylvania Railroad issued a new train schedule that cut the number of runs between the Cove area and Altoona. Only one train was scheduled to stop in Henrietta and the Williamsburg area each day. Many local residents...

Herald of June 13, 1919 Arch R. Lykens, D. Emmert Brumbaugh and Charles Mentzer, three of the boys who went out from this place to fight in the great world war, returned to their homes and friends here this week. Arch Lykens was a member of the 80th...

Herald of June 15, 1944 The family and friends of Technical Sergeant Norbert E. Rhodes of Royer, near Williamsburg, were much relieved when his mother, Mrs. Elmer E. Rhodes, received a telegram from the war department Monday stating that he was a pri...

Herald of June 12, 1969 Work on the Gary D. Frye Memorial Field, a regulation Little League field at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, Martinsburg, is nearing completion. The field is ready for use now and workmen are completing construction of...

Herald of June 9, 1994 Three students will share valedictorian status at Claysburg-Kimmel High School this year. Tying for the top spot in the Class of 1994 are Gavin Claycomb, Bonnie Nesselroad and Kelli O’Harrow. Central High School has named...

Herald of June 11, 2009 A rainy commencement night could not diminish the sunny smiles of the 160 Central High School graduating seniors or their best wishes for one another. The sea of scarlet and gray gowns on the stage along with the overflowing a...

The fourth annual Paws In the Park to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg. The weekend will start with a “Stray Dog Strut 5K/2K Run/Walk....

Hayden K. Acker Thad C. Albright Wesley D. Albright Alison C. Appleman Alex N. Aungst Drew W. Aungst Neeley A. Ayers Alexzander S. Barnes Kayla B. Baum Alyssa G. Becker Hailee B. Benton Thomas W. Beyer-Reasey Dylon M. Bianconi Caitlyn J. Boggs Logan...

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Nineteen members of Claysburg-Kimmel High School’s Class of 2019 were presented with awards and scholarships during the 98th commencement exercises Sunday, June 2, at the high school. Recipients of awards and scholarships (in alphabetical order)...

More than 700 students received degrees from Saint Francis University, Loretto, on May 12. The following local students earned degrees: Crystal Llewellyn, of Everett, graduated with a Bachelor of Science – behavioral science. Sara Watson, of East...