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BASD tackles extracurricular spending
Parents in attendance at the Bedford Area School Board meeting Tuesday made known their displeasure with the board majority’s focus on fiscal responsibility, when it comes at the expense of supporting students in their extracurricular activities. Members of the community are still showing up to the meetings to voice...
NJ man gets 7 to 20 years in drugs-by-mail scheme
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A New Jersey man involved in a scheme that brought 5 pounds of illegal drugs to Altoona by mail has rendered guilty pleas for a sentence of seven-to-20 years’ incarceration. Kareem Ali Bailey, 30, Newark, who has been in the Blair County Prison since his June...
Johnstown native Stewart leaves athletic trainer position with NHL's Penguins
Greater Johnstown High School graduate and former Johnstown Chiefs staffer Chris Stewart stepped away from his role as the Pittsburgh Penguins head athletic trainer after 18 seasons with the franchise and 29 professional hockey seasons overall. Stewart confirmed that he left his position after years of “the grind, with travel...
Senators question NS CEO in letter
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators have sent a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern complaining about the company’s alleged failure to communicate readily with local emergency officials after a minor local derailment, about layoffs the company has made at the Juniata Locomotive Shop in a quest for efficiency and about assigning tasks there to workers in crafts that are not authorized to perform such work based on labor agreements.
Area family recalls Saturday's unfortunate incident
Families from across west-central Pennsylvania were in attendance at Saturday’s Donald Trump rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County. That included Rick Stancombe Jr. of Johnstown and his daughter Jenna, who were accompanied to the rally by his father Rick Stancombe Sr. of Indiana.
PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES TUITION FREEZE FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR
Earlier today, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors approved holding the line on tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students for the seventh consecutive year. The rate remains at $7,716 per year, which was possible due to a 6.5% increase in the state’s contribution to the system in...
Ambulance association seeks financial assistance
PORTAGE — Faced with depleted funds and a nearly $200,000 deficit, the Portage Area Ambulance Association is seeking financial assistance to keep the service operating in the community. Charles Rimini, the association’s business manager, said a billing company the association previously used failed to follow up and rebill over...
Gerald L. Thomas
Gerald L. Thomas, 90, formerly of Thomasdale, died July 16, 2024 at Laurel View Village, Davidsville. He was born on March 4, 1934 in Thomas Mills, son of J. Wesley and Bessie M. (Weaver) Thomas. He was preceded in death by wife, Joyce E. (Stemmler) Thomas on April 5, 2024; brothers, Richard and R. Glenn Thomas and infant twin sisters Irene and Arlene. Survived by son, Douglas B. Thomas, married to the former Roberta A. Folton and sister-in-law Margaret of Davidsville. Gerald was a 1952 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School and a graduate of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia. He also received a degree as a Nurse Anesthetist from Reading Hospital. He retired from Mercy Hospital of Johnstown as a Nurse Anesthetist. He enjoyed working on and rebuilding any vehicle with an engine. He was a member of AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America), including charter member of the Flood City Region of AACA and was a member of Early V-8 Ford Club and EMMR (Eastern Museum of Motor Racing). At his request there will be no viewing or service. Interment at Thomas Mennonite Church Cemetery will be at the convenience of the family. Donations in his memory can be made to Thomas Mennonite Church, 112 Swank Road, Hollsopple, PA 15935 or The Caring Fund at Laurel View Village, 2000 Cambridge Dr., Davidsville, PA 15928. Arrangements by Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Davidsville. To express condolences, order flowers or plant a memorial tree, visit HoffmanFuneralHomes.com.
TWO VEHICLES DAMAGED BY FIRE AT BLAIRSVILLE WALMART
A car was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon in Burrell Township. Blairsville and Black Lick firefighters were summoned to the parking lot of the Blairsville Walmart around 11:49 a.m. for a car that was fully engulfed by flames. Ab Dettorre with the Blairsville Fire Department said that car was a total loss and one next to it sustained damage from melted plastic.
JANE COLEMAN, CO-FOUNDER OF ACCENT FUELS, DIES AT THE AGE OF 86
One of the founders of a long-standing fuel sales business has passed away. Jane Coleman of Brush Valley founded Accent Fuels with her husband in 1964. She worked there for almost 50 years before Accent’s warehouse was destroyed by a fire in 2013. The business had been sold to their sons prior to the fire on West Indiana Street. The business is still in operation today.
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Bedford Borough under mandatory water notice. The borough’s municipal authority has issued a mandatory water conservation notice. Prohibited uses include watering lawns, gardens, landscaped areas, trees, shrubs and outdoor plants, watering golf courses, washing paved surfaces, such as streets, sidewalks, driveways, garages, parking areas, tennis courts and patios, operating water fountains, artificial waterfalls and reflecting pools, washing vehicles, serving water in eating places unless specifically requested, filling and topping off swimming pools. Questions should be directed to the borough manager at 623-8192.
Former Bedford DA has license suspended
The former Bedford County District Attorney, who is now an attorney with Fleming Law Office in Altoona, will have her law license suspended for two years effective Aug. 15. The move to suspend Lesley Rae Childers-Potts was announced Tuesday by the Disciplinary Board of the state Supreme Court and stems from four cases while Childers-Potts was acting as district attorney in Bedford County, court documents state.
Mixing two adult sports
With scholastic sports on a break until August, many kids — and their parents — are spending the summer playing recreational sports. Many sports, like football, wrestling and baseball (unless you play for Lilly’s City League team), get harder or impossible to participate in the older you get. If you can find a league, you also run the risk of injury which could keep you away from a full-time job.
Preview: Indiana Fever face tough challenge against Minnesota Lynx
Sunday will feature four WNBA games, with the highlight undoubtedly being the matchup between the Indiana Fever (10-14) and the Minnesota Lynx (16-7) at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. This will be the final weekend of regular season basketball for a month, with the WNBA All-Star Game and the Olympic break approaching. So, let's see what the matchups are and what to expect from each team on Sunday.
FIVE POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED ON MONDAY
First responders were busy yesterday with multiple calls related to utility lines coming down. The first such call was at 2:40 PM yesterday as a line went down along Two Lick Drive in White Township. Four other calls were reported by Indiana County 911 between 4:58 PM and 7:26 PM in locations in Rayne, Canoe, Green and Banks Townships.
Sixteen Hit Offensive Outburst Lifts Somerset Over Erie
The Somerset Patriots were propelled by a 16 hit offensive explosion in their 10-3 victory over the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday night in game five of a six-game series at UPMC Park in Erie, PA. Eight different batters had a hit, while six different Patriots had multiple hits in the contest. Somerset’s 16 hits marked their second highest total in a game this season, trailing only their 17 hits vs. BOW on 5/31. The Patriots went 8-for-16 (.500) with runners in scoring position, their best single-game mark this season.
MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE DUE IN COURT FOR STATUS CONFERENCE
A status conference is scheduled for today for a man charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and other crimes. Court documents show that 24-year-old Reed Tantlinger of Homer City will go before President Judge Thomas Bianco for the conference today. Along with the previously mentioned charge, he is accused of accident where the victim dies, two counts of DUI-controlled substance, along with seven summary traffic counts in connection with an incident on January 7th, 2023 that killed 25-year-old Hunter McCloskey. The crash happened in the Westbound lanes of Route 422 in Pine Township as Tantlinger allegedly rear-ended McCloskey’s vehicle, pushing him into several boulders and a utility pole along the side of the road. Tantlinger fled the scene but was later found at a relative’s house.
Which Pennsylvania city is home to the world’s steepest incline plane?
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Did you know the steepest vehicular incline plane in the world is located in Pennsylvania? In May 1889, the historic Johnstown flood took the lives of 2,209 people. The Cambria Iron County then began construction of the inclined railway in 1890, in order to carry people, horses and wagons to the new […]
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