Blair County Tea Party President Rhonda Holland will speak about effective activism and leading the campaign to remove a local judge at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Bavarian Hall in Altoona. Holland was the president of the political action committee, Blair County Public Accountability, that recommended citizens vote “no” for Judge Elizabeth Doyle’s […]
The decision by Blair County voters to not retain President Judge Elizabeth Doyle for another 10-year term and the death of former Congressman Bud Shuster were voted the top local stories of 2023 by the Mirror newsroom. The news staff voted in December on the top stories from a ballot that included the most prominent […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County Judge Ilissa Zimmerman of Duncansville is completing her judicial appointment on Dec. 31 and returning to her former role as the county’s divorce and custody master. Zimmerman, 67, was appointed to the post in July 2022 to fill a vacancy created by the early retirement of Judge Daniel J. Milliron. Mirror […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG An Altoona man who has been fighting to prove his innocence in a 2017 drug sale has lost his latest quest for a new trial. President Judge Elizabeth Doyle, after reviewing Nickolas B. Stitt’s post-sentence motion, issued a Nov. 28 opinion concluding that Stitt’s evidence in pursuit of a new trial amounts to […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County judge is allowing a 4-3 vote by Altoona City Council not to rezone land to stand. President Judge Elizabeth Doyle concluded that there were no flaws in the procedures leading up to the decision in May 2022. Doyle evaluated the process at the request of Juniata businessman Edward Kreuz Jr., […]