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amollenauer@altoonamirror.com The Altoona Area School District says taxes could increase nearly $19 in the next fiscal year for a property valued at $69,500, the median property value. While not specifying a projected millage rate, the increase would be based on the increase allowed by the state’s Act 1 index. Online state Department of Education figures show Act 1 allows the district to increase property taxes by up to 4.3%. The suggested tax hike would be $18.80 more for a property valued at $69,500 or $40.57 for a $150,000 property. Altoona Area School District Superintendent Charles P...

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Mount Aloysius junior Alex Minnick has gone from volunteering at the Eldred World War II Museum in high school to preparing to take over as curator when he graduates next year. Courtesy photo When Alex Minnick first set foot in the Eldred World War II Museum, where he’s spent four years volunteering, he “was immediately entranced by how the museum is organized,” he said. The junior at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson has been volunteering at the museum since he was in high school. He’s given tours, researched artifacts and taken inventory, but the polit...

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School Principal Maureen Letcher has been elected president of the Pennsylvania Principals Association. The election, which ran for two weeks, was completed April 12, resulting in Letcher’s win. Another local winner in this year’s election was Tyrone Area Elementary School Principal Kristin Musselman, who secured the spot of Central 3 Elementary regional representative. Hollidaysburg Superintendent Robert Gildea said Letcher is a great fit for the role of president for the organization. “It is no surprise that Dr. Letcher w...

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Inspired by a poem recited at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January and the outpouring of support it received, Penn State Altoona English professor Erin Murphy came up with a unique way to keep the conversation flowing. The result is a written work about America, the challenges the country faces and the hope many have for a better tomorrow. Written by Penn State Altoona students, staff and faculty, the collective poem “In My America,” also celebrates April’s designation as national poetry month. Murphy said she was inspired to start the project...

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Students walk to the Slep Student Center on the Penn State Altoona campus on Friday afternoon. Rutgers and Cornell universities have made the move to require their students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall. While several area institutions are not requiring their students to follow suit, they are strongly encouraging students to get vaccinated. / Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Area colleges and universities are not requiring students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as fall approaches. Two weeks ago, officials at Rutgers ...