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When Kim Cady visits a museum, her fascination isn’t just with the objects themselves — it’s with the stories they tell and what those stories reveal about society as a whole. She’s looking forward to telling more of those stories as the new executive director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage

The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is seeking candidates to fill the position of executive director, overseeing its 200-mile heritage corridor and the Lincoln Highway Experience museum in Unity. The search is made necessary by the resignation of Executive Director Lauren Koker. “While I love the work I do for the

Gas was an average of 22 cents per gallon when gas pumps resembling the 21-foot-tall replica along Route 30 east between Latrobe and Ligonier were used in the 1940s. Now, tack on an additional $4 to that price and the 4,900-pound supersized structure is a reminder of bygone days. It

For 25 years, Olga Herbert helped grow interest and the attractions along the local portion of the Lincoln Highway. Herbert, 73, of Latrobe, recently retired as executive director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, which she helped to found 25 years ago. According to Herbert, she created the organization in 1996 including: filing articles of incorporation and bylaws; also securing 501c3 nonprofit determination with the IRS; and forming a board of directors who created the bylaws. She als...