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Gates Bradley RJ Gates, 35, of Roaring Spring, died unexpectedly on Monday. He was born in Roaring Spring, the son of Steven L. Gates and Lisa A. (Nofsker) Peel. He married Tosha A. Dively on June 15, 2013. He is survived by his wife; two sons, who were his “little buddies,” Silas and Jax; five siblings: Kaitlyn Franks and her husband, Justin, and their daughter, Kayleigh; Meagan Kelly; Matthew Peel and his wife, Annah, and their daughter, Hadlee; Bailey Gates and Jude Gates; and many speci...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County’s COVID-19 cases have been declining, creating reasons for optimism, Public Safety Director Mark Taylor told commissioners Tues

Local Paper Mill Closing 12:14 am The Roaring Spring paper mill will soon be closing for good, according to the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation. ABCD Corporation spoke directly with Appvion officials who confirmed the plant would be closing in March or early April, according to ABCD President Stephen McKnight. “In the best economic times this would be devastating news for the local workforce, their families and our community,” McKnight said “In the current glob...

wfrank@altoonamirror.com First shift workers leave the Appvion paper mill in Roaring Spring on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski ROARING SPRING — One of Blair County’s oldest manufacturing facilities is closing its doors, and nearly 300 jobs will be lost. Appvion Inc. officials announced Monday they will close the Spring Mill, which has been operating since 1866, this spring. Altoona Blair County Development Corp. President and CEO Stephen McKnight said he had been in tou...

March 22, 1948 - Feb. 13, 2021 Feb 15, 2021 William E. “Cougar” Feathers, 72, of Roaring Spring, died Saturday at UPMC Altoona following a battle with COVID-19. He was born in Roaring Spring, the son of the late Irvin and Lillian (Kennedy) Feathers. He married Alice (Corle) Feathers on May 3, 1995, in Winchester. He is survived by his wife; two daughters: Bobbi Jo Cunningham and husband, Dave, of Roaring Spring and Heidi Roseberry and husband, Rich, of Odessa, Fla.; three stepchildren; 12 ...

Daniele Edmond D. “Chico” Daniele, 78, of Altoona, passed away Thursday at UPMC Altoona, following a brief illness. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Joseph Louis and Carmel Marie (Santa Croce) Daniele. Ed married Sue A. Davis on Sept. 2, 1995, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Ed is survived by his loving wife; his four children: Eric J. Stoehr, Erik C. Daniele, Yvonne M. Prevost and Yvette M. Daniele; four grandchildren: Zachary Stoehr, Zen C. Baudoux V, Chantz E. Baudoux and Samant...

Pa. craft brewers adapt as they face uncertain future due to coronavirus pandemic Updated Apr 07, 2021; In January, owners and father and son, Clifford and Michael Lindgren, announced they had purchased the former PNC Bank building at 5 N. Market St. in the borough and were moving operations from their Perry County family farm. The new building offers ample space to expand production from a two to a 15-barrel system with additional room for a taproom and possible restaurant. They anticipated a...

Jan 12, 2021 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The phone rang over the gurgle of embalming fluid as Geoff Burke wearily eyed the corpse of the woman on the gurney. Another victim of the coronavirus, she’d have to wait. On the phone, a nurse delivered the news: body pickup needed. Passing the cremation oven, still hot from the morning’s use, Burke changed from his plastic embalming apron to a necktie and collared shirt as Sunday football commentators bantered on the television. As he prepared the hearse...

By Oona Goodin-Smith, Jason Nark, Dylan Purcell and Tim Tai The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The phone rang over the gurgle of embalming fluid as Geoff Burke wearily eyed the corpse of the woman on the gurney. Another victim of the coronavirus, she’d have to wait. On the phone, a nurse delivered the news: body pickup needed. Passing the cremation oven, still hot from the morning’s use, Burke changed from his plastic embalming apron to a necktie and collared shirt as Sunday footbal...

In April, as the coronavirus gripped portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, western and central counties remained largely unaffected, but that has now changed.