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HOLLIDAYSBURG — Keller Engineers is expected to move forward with engineering work on a replacement for Bridge 33 on Old Mill Run Road in Logan Township. Blair County, which owns the bridge, is working with PennDOT on the project expected to require creation of a temporary access for nearby residents while a new bridge is […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County pension plan investments generated $1.6 million during the first quarter of 2024, helping push the fund to $35.9 million at the end of March. The improvement, from $34.66 million at the end of 2023 and from $33.51 million as of March 2023 — plus contributions from the county’s general fund and […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Tuesday fired a longtime county employee without explanation. Katherine W. Swigart, who was hired in 2012, was terminated effective Monday based on the commissioners’ action and an email distributed Monday to county employees. Commissioner Laura Burke, liaison to the human resources department, said Tuesday that the county salary board […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners seem to be on the verge of returning to weekly meetings — instead of twice weekly — to reduce the time involved. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling, who took office in January, said Tuesday that the developing change in practice reflects a request from county personnel. “We’ll see how it goes […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday heard several ideas on how they could spend opioid settlement money, including ones to help those with drug addictions and families who have lost loved ones because of addictions. “These funds exist because hundreds of thousands of parents like me have buried our children due to the responsibility […]