Small cartons of milk are a mainstay of school lunches, but with a nationwide shortage of those little containers, at least two area school districts are working on contingency plans. Galliker Dairy Inc. is one of three milk suppliers for the Altoona Area School District, along with Vale Wood Farms and Ritchey’s Dairy, said Paula […]
Janet (Stong) Shaffer, 90, a resident of Graystone Manor, Altoona, formerly of Juniata Gap, entered into eternal rest on Thursday. She was the daughter of Harold and Marie (Stuempfle) Stong. Janet was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband, Albert Shaffer, whom she married on May 2, 1953; […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG The Hollidaysburg Area School Board hired Darren McLaurin as acting superintendent on Wednesday night to fill in for outgoing Superintendent R
Concerns about substitute pay and the Keith Athletic Field were raised at Monday night’s Altoona Area School Board meeting. Rosemary Ellis talked about a p