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CAROL L. BURKLEY, 76
Carol L. Burkley, 76, of Black Lick, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at Lynn Haven Personal Care Home in Black Lick. A daughter of Luther and Doris Mae (McQuillan) Cobb, she was born Dec. 14, 1947, in Oil City. Carol was graduate of Indiana High School and was retired...
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA's game assists record with 19 in Fever's loss to Wings. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings. The previous record was 18 by Courtney Vandersloot for Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020. Vandersloot also had 18 in a playoff game on Sept. 28, 2021. And the league’s previous record for assists by a rookie was 16, set by Ticha Penicheiro for Sacramento on July 29, 1998. The record-breaker for Clark came on a play where she set Kelsey Mitchell up for a 3-pointer with 2:22 remaining. That tied it at 93, but Dallas closed with an 8-0 run. Clark entered the game as the WNBA’s assists-per-game leader this season. She added 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting.
MARTHA JANE (McCORMICK) COLEMAN, 86
Martha Jane (McCormick) Coleman, 86, of Brush Valley Township, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her home. The daughter of Robert E. “R.E.” and Sara Edna (Auld) McCormick, Jane was born May 31, 1938, in Brush Valley Township. Jane received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of...
In the news on this date: July 18
The Altoona VA Hospital, Dr. Paul J. Kadull chief of staff, was one of only 10 hospitals in the Appalachian Region (six states) to receive medical education programs from the new ATS-F Spacecraft orbiting in outer space. 25 years ago: July 18, 1999. The Blair County Chamber of Commerce was...
EDWARD ALTEMUS, 87
Edward “Dick” Altemus, age 87 of Brush Valley, passed away on July 17, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. Edward was born on May 11, 1937, in Brush Valley and was the son of the late Charles and Mabel (Hileman) Altemus. Edward was a devoted member of the Brush...
‘4Mick’ tourney set for Hess Fields
The seventh annual fast-pitch softball tournament held in memory of Mikayla “Mick” Focht will have a new venue for this year’s event. Instead of Legion Park in Hollidaysburg, the tournament will be held on Aug. 10-11 at Hess Fields in State College. Logan Elementary School Fields in Altoona will also be used again.
Area tourney gets new sponsor
The Dean Patterson automobile franchise has served as the honorable sponsor of the Little World Series baseball tournament in this area for the past 32 years, but this season’s event will be under new sponsorship. The Courtesy Kia automobile business will take over the reins of this year’s 12-team...
INDIANA BOROUGH ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PLANNED POWER OUTAGE
Residents in Indiana Borough are being advised of an upcoming power outage in some areas. According to a Facebook post, a planned outage is scheduled Sunday, July 28th from 7 AM to 3 PM. Areas affected are North 7th Street, North 8th Street, Nixon Avenue, and Philadelphia Street. They did not say why the outage was scheduled.
Rosaline Ann Gualardo, Carolina Shores
Rosaline Ann (Cruse) Gualardo, born March 9, 1934 in Altoona, Pa. passed away peacefully at her home in Carolina Shores, N.C. on July 3, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Versal E. Cruse and Ruth E. (Claar) Cruse, and a brother, Robert Cruse (Mary Zabala). She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Joseph B. Gualardo; daughter, Darcy Ann Tomko (Robert); and son, Samuel Joseph Gualardo (Pamela); grandchildren, Melissa Rose Triplett (Ryan), Matthew Robert Tomko (Desiree), Alexi Rose Neal (Kurt), and Zachary Joseph Gualardo (Dalton); great-grandchildren, Gavin, Makenna Rose, Amelia, Gabriel, Jaxson, Layne, Colson, Baylee Rose and Alaina; brother, Kenneth Cruse (Isabele); nephews, Denny, Shane, Dale; and nieces, Robin and Stacy. A memorial mass will be held on Friday, September 13, at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church, 5101 Ocean Highway West, Shallotte, N.C.
ACADEMIC HONORS FOR IUP VOLLEYBALL
The IUP women’s volleyball program has earned an American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for maintaining a year-long GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale. IUP posted a 3.59 grade point average for 2023-24, the fourth highest in the PSAC. Here’s the release from IUP Athletics:...
Trustee sues PSU board
BELLEFONTE — A Penn State trustee is suing the board for allegedly withholding information about how the university manages its $4.6 billion endowment, which provides financial stability for the institution and includes donations intended to benefit Penn State and its students. The lawsuit was filed days before the trustees’...
Blair bridge set to be named for local Vietnam War veteran
A bridge on Ski Gap Road over South Poplar Run in Greenfield Township, Blair County, will be dedicated as the Cpl. Clyde E. Walter Jr. Memorial Bridge during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. The event will be held at the Ski Gap Community Center in Claysburg. State...
PSP REPORTS: DUI, HARASSMENT
Charges are pending against a Saltsburg man following an incident of DUI earlier this month in White Township. State police say they conducted a traffic stop along the 1300 block of Indian Springs Road shortly after 10 p.m. on July 6th and found the driver, identified only as a 45-year-old man from Saltsburg, under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges are pending in this case.
Child assault charges bound over for court
BEDFORD — A county man accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl in May had all charges against him sent to the court of common pleas during a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Gabriel Martin, 18, is facing one felony count of corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above...
Black gets walk-off hit for Metzler
MARTINSBURG — Winning pitcher Lukas Black hit a walk-off, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead Metzler Brothers Transport to a 7-6 win over Martin Oil in a 19U George B. Kelley Federation game on Wednesday. Andrew Gephart hit a solo home...
CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING ROBBERY IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
State police in Indiana have charged a Clearfield County man following a robbery Tuesday afternoon in White Township. Troopers say 22-year-old Nicholas Joseph Holbert of Osceola Mills was charged with a felony count of robbery along with misdemeanor charges of possessing instruments of crime and theft by unlawful taking for the incident along Pompano Drive. At 5:23 p.m., troopers were called to investigate a robbery and met with the victim, identified only as an 18-year-old man from Indiana, who said he was walking away from a group of friends when Holbert placed him in a chokehold, pressed a pistol to the left side of his abdomen, and demanded his wallet and Rolex wristwatch.
City man’s appeal of life sentence denied
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an appeal requested by an Altoona man serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of an elderly Altoona couple. The bodies of Raymond Bracken, 83, and his wife, Marjorie, 81, were found in their Spruce Avenue home after neighbors became concerned when they saw the daily newspaper was on their porch for a couple of days. They were aware Mr. Bracken liked to read the paper the first thing in the morning.
DUANE LEWIS BASH, 78
Duane Lewis Bash 78, of Dixonville, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, July 13, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving family in the home he loved so much. Duane was born on October 12, 1945, in Indiana, PA to Charles Lewis Bash and Alice (Marsh) Bash. He married...
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