HOLLIDAYSBURG A steam locomotive, rather than reindeer, will be pulling Santa around the area on weekends until he makes his big journey on Christmas Eve. The Everett Railroad had its first Santa Express excursion of the season on Friday. The weekend trips will continue until Dec. 23. Jenny Perla of Latrobe was riding on […]
TYRONE The Tyrone Area School Board approved a resolution to not raise taxes above its Act 1 index of 7.5 % for the 2024-25 school year Tuesday night. “That is the highest it has ever been,” business administrator Faith Swanson said. The current mileage is 7.5213 mills for Blair County residents, 27.0550 mills for […]
Community members can give back to people in need through the Blair County Food Drive’s “Fill the Truck” event being held through 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. Donations of perishable and nonperishable food items are being collected each day at Sam’s Club, Walmart and other local businesses to benefit those in need. Penn State Altoona […]
Students are maturing and being exposed to a lot of things going on in the world earlier than previous generations, Altoona Area School Superintendent Brad Hatch said at a town hall last week. Trends in society, the onset of social media and being in relationships bear that out, he said. Mental health struggles are being […]
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 […]