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HOLLIDAYSBURG — Recreational trail supporters and users urged Blair County commissioners on Thursday to move forward with an effort to create leadership and coordination for future recreational trail development. About 60 people attended Thursday’s meeting set up by the commissioners, who are showing interest in forming an independent authority to spearhead future trail development and […]

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 […]

UNIVERSITY PARK — While the teams will be wearing blue and white and maize and blue when Penn State takes on Michigan at Beaver Stadium today, local businesses will be seeing green. According to a study completed in 2022 for Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, Penn State football home games are the biggest drivers of sports-related […]

Blair County will host the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania’s annual trade show and conference for the first time in 2028. Commissioners atte

Blair County will host the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania’s annual trade show and conference for the first time in 2028. Commissioners att

npowles@altoonamirror.com Schawnne Kilgus and her husband, Matt Karabinus, of Altoona take a selfie during a Curve game against the Harrisburg Senators on April 15, 2019. Mirror file photo Thanks to new bipartisan legislation proposed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania minor league teams could be getting a big attendance boost to start the season. State Reps. Jim Gregory, R-Hollidaysburg, and Mark Rozzi, D-Temple, announced a new bill to reduce social distancing requirements in minor league stadiums ...