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In August 1968, Lawrence "Wade" Rodland was on a "rat" patrol with the 198th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam when a booby trap exploded, breaking both legs, his left arm, and severing the index finger on his left hand. After nearly a year in Vietnam, Rodland's injuries would send him home. Although Rodland's time in Vietnam was over and he would soon be heading home, he unknowingly left behind a momento of his time in the jungle, one that would find its way to Rodland's home in Mckee 52 years...
After two years, and I can honestly say they have been the best two years of my professional life, it is time for me to say goodbye to the Herald. I freely admit that before I started working here, I didn’t know much about the Herald. I knew it was a weekly paper covering the Cove, and I knew it had been around for over a century. That was the extent of my knowledge. To help me prepare, I gathered up as many issues of the Herald I could find and read them cover to cover. I wanted to get a sense of the paper’s identity and figure out how I cou...
A man collecting garbage along Ski Gap Road in Greenfield Township was struck by a car at around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. According to Greenfield Township Police Chief Ron Sharkey, 43-year-old Roger Musselman, of Duncansville, was collecting garbage along Ski Gap Road when he was struck by a car driven by 69-year-old Jerry Clapper of Claysburg. Musselman was thrown approximately 96 feet. Sharkey said Musselman sustained severe injuries with multiple broken bones. He was taken to UPMC Altoona Trauma Center and admitted to the intensive...
Roaring Spring Water, a fifth-generation family-owned company in Roaring Spring Borough, has been sold. Cott Corp., a provider of home and office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe, announced last week that DS Services of America Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cott, acquired “substantially all” of the assets of Roaring Spring Water. Roaring Spring Water was founded in 1981 and provided bottled water delivery and coffee service to more than 30 counties in central Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and nor...
When familial relations fracture, it takes all sides to be willing to come together to heal the wounds. So, what happens if one of those sides passes away, taking any hope of reconciliation to the grave? For former Williamsburg resident and first-time author Patricia Moser, she found a way to forgive her father and bring closure to a relationship that for many reasons remained strained to the day he died. Her debut novel, "A Journey Through Heaven," provided Moser a unique way to connect with...
A mid-morning fire in Williamsburg on Thursday, Jan. 23, left one couple homeless and claimed the lives of two pets. Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ted Hyle said the alarm came in around 10:20 a.m. for a fire at 809 W. Second St. Crews from Roaring Spring, Hollidaysburg, Martinsburg, Geeseytown and Bellwood assisted Williamsburg. Alexandria manned the Williamsburg station on stand-by. Hyle said they had the fire under control in about 90 minutes but that the home appears to be a...
Members of the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company responded to 243 calls, including 218 emergency calls, during 2019, according to a report filed by Randy Acker, fire chief. The total loss from fires in 2019 was $554,000. In Martinsburg Borough, firefighters responded to 63 calls, including 54 emergency calls. The total loss of $342,000 was the result of three structure fires totaling $310,000 in loss and one vehicle (bus) fire (a $32,000 loss). Firefighters responded to 76 calls in North Woodbury Township, including 71 emergency calls. The...
The Roaring Spring Borough Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday evening, Jan. 13. Council discussed the ongoing issue with the wall on Main Street. Access has been restricted to traffic coming in town since a portion of the wall collapsed last year. Because the borough did not own the properties where the wall was built, it was limited to what it could do to rectify the problem. The borough has since purchased all but one property behind the wall and had the buildings on the properties torn down. Council has an agreement in...
A former Appvion employee is facing multiple charges in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the Roaring Spring plant. Chad G. Morningstar, 46, of Saxton, is accused of taking pieces of equipment from the plant and selling them on eBay. The investigation into Morningstar began on June 20, after an electrical tech at Appvion could not find a part he needed. The tech told police he commonly goes on eBay to find parts. After a while checking eBay, the tech found the part he was looking for. The seller’s locatio...
An East Freedom man was jailed on drug charges and fleeing from police after police initiated a traffic stop along Plank Road in Allegheny Township at around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 16. According to charges filed by Allegheny Township police, an officer on patrol near Walmart in Altoona spotted a black SUV with a broken brake light. After running the license plate, the car was identified as belonging to the girlfriend of Ronnie V. Snyder, 27, of East Freedom. The officer said he had dealt with the wom...
An East Freedom woman and two former co-workers are facing multiple felony charges in the theft of nearly a quarter of a million dollars from their former employer. Stephanie D. Wyant, 52, of East Freedom; Jodie Potter Neely, 53, of Hollidaysburg; and Mandi L. Claycomb, 35, of Altoona were brought before Magisterial District Judge Paula Aigner on Thursday, Jan. 16, for arraignment after an investigation by Hollidaysburg State Police into the theft of the money from Allegheny Real Estate Closing Co. Inc. of Hollidaysburg over a nearly 13-year...
Monday, Jan. 6, was a busy day at Blair County Courthouse. A packed Courtroom 1 saw the swearing-in of two new commissioners, one incumbent, and other county officials. But before anyone took the oath of office, another ceremony took place in the recently renovated "Lawyer's Lobby," honoring Senior Judge Jolene G. Kopriva. Kopriva, a strong supporter of the courthouse renovations, spent 30 years on the bench, retiring in 2017. "To echo Lou Gehrig, I feel like the luckiest person on the face of...
The Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company released its year-end report and 2019 was another busy year for the men and women who answer the whistle. The fire company responded to a total of 371 alarms covering working fires, accidents and investigations. Freedom Township was called out to 40 structure fires, 21 of which were working dwelling fires. In addition to the 21 dwelling fires, Freedom Township responded to three electrical outlet fires, two barn fires, two cases of burnt food setting...
On Monday, Jan. 6, Blair County swore in two new commissioners and one incumbent. Republican Amy Webster and Democrat Laura Burke joined second-term Commissioner Bruce Erb at the table to begin four years of leading county government. Once again the board is made up of two Republicans and one Democrat, but in county government, party affiliation should not matter. November’s election clearly showed that voters wanted a change at the county level. While Commissioner Terry Tomassetti chose not to run for another term, Commissioner Ted Beam, f...
The Roaring Spring Borough Council held its reorganization meeting on Monday evening, Jan. 6. Mayor Ron Glunt administered the oath of office to two new members as well as a sitting council member starting his second term. Dane Noel and James Musselman were sworn in to begin their first terms, each having won a seat in last May's primary election. Rodney Green took the oath to begin his second term on council. In a vote of five to two, Green was appointed council president. Kevin Snowberger was...
The Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company and the entire firefighting community is mourning the loss of one of its own. Dennis L. Feathers, long-time chief and president of the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2 at the age of 64 following an extended illness. Feathers joined the Claysburg volunteers in 1970, serving as chief for 26 years of his half century of service. After stepping down as chief, he continued to serve the fire company as its president, a position he...
Blair County Coroner Patricia Ross has identified the man found dead in his car in a field along Cross Cove Road and Ellis Road near Martinsburg Friday morning, Jan. 3. According to Ross, an autopsy performed Friday at Forensic DX in Windber showed that Aaron Rose, 23, of Bedford, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Ross said Rose was on his way to work along Cross Cove Road between 3 and 4 a.m. and when he didn’t show, his employer contacted his family. His car was found at around 8:30 a.m. in the field with the front end f...
The newly renovated Courtroom 1 at the Blair County Courthouse was the scene for what Blair County Commissioner Bruce Erb called "one of our nation's most valued principals, the orderly transfer of authority the rule of law allows." Before President Judge Elizabeth Doyle administered Pennsylvania's path to newly elected and re-elected county officials, Erb paid tribute to the two men who sat on either side of him at the commissionerss' table for the past four years as well as retiring County...
A Martinsburg woman died from injuries suffered in a trailer fire on Sunday evening, Dec. 29. Fire crews were called to 214 N. 3rd Alley in Martinsburg after Blair County 9-1-1 received a call from a woman inside at around 9:45 p.m., who told the dispatcher that the trailer was filling up with smoke and that she couldn't get out. Firefighters arrived on scene and pulled the woman, Jane E. Weaver, 75, and her dog from the structure. Blair County Coroner Patricia Ross said Weaver died of smoke...
More than 11 million children, about one out of every seven living in the United States, lives with hunger. Often, a school lunch may be the only meal such a child receives on any given day, which can lead to another problem – not being able to pay for lunch. That then leads to an increasing lunch account that places an even greater burden on their already financially strapped parents. During the first half of this school year, Claysburg-Kimmel had approximately 100 students delinquent on t...
Ideas can hit when you least expect them. For John Lawler of East Freedom, an afternoon of cutting wood 10 years ago produced an idea that has helped keep those in need warm through the cold winter months. A ministry begins Lawler and his wife were living in Huntingdon but had become members of the New Life Alliance Church, which at that time held its meetings at the YMCA in Roaring Spring. Church members would meet up occasionally to help cut firewood for members of the congregation, and it...
If you stand in front of the old Charlie's Barber Shop in Williamsburg on any given day, you will see people walking their dogs around town. During the summer months, the bench in front of Charlie's is a gathering place for old friends to sit and talk away the evening saying hello to passersby while giving their dogs a gentle pat on the head. It was on one of these evenings last August that an American bulldog named Axel caught the eye of Jon McClintock. What caught the attention of McClintock...
As Williamsburg struggles with the recent loss of its pharmacy, it was dealt another blow with the announcement that the Williamsburg Area Ambulance will be closing its doors at the end of the year. In a letter posted online by ambulance Chairman Robert S. Craig, rising costs and lack of personnel were cited as reasons for the closure. "It is with a sad heart that I need to write this letter," Craig wrote. "The board of directors and Williamsburg Fire Company have tried over the past few years...
At least a dozen families were left homeless after fire ripped through the Country Club Terrace Townhouses in Hollidaysburg on Friday, Dec. 13. Geeseytown Volunteer Fire Company initially responded to the alarm at approximately 1 p.m. The alarm was quickly upgraded to a four-alarm fire, prompting assistance from multiple area fire stations. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire on the third floor of the structure and cut a hole in the roof for ventilation. While fighting the fire, firefi...
A 2019 Jeep Wrangler reported stolen from Enterprise Rent-A Car in Altoona on Sept. 18, 2019, was found burned in a wooded area of Freedom Township. Freedom Township Police Chief Terry Dellinger said the orange in color jeep was discovered in a wooded area between Johnstown Road and Paw Paw Road near the underground pipeline. Dellinger said the Jeep was completely burned, leaving only the frame. In a matter unrelated to the discovery of the Jeep, Freedom Township Police also continue to...
Law enforcement and the Cove community came together on Friday, Dec. 6, to honor one of their own as a permanent memorial to fallen Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Landon E. Weaver was unveiled at the entrance to Mamie's Cafe in Martinsburg. About five minutes before the scheduled start of the ceremony, a fine but steady drizzle of rain began to fall, but as Martinsburg Mayor Richard Brantner stepped to the podium to begin the service, the rain stopped and the sun broke through the clouds,...
Two long-time Roaring Spring Borough Council members presided over their last meeting on Monday evening, Dec. 9. William Brumbaugh and Dennis Igou narrowly lost bids to retain their seats in last May's primary election. They will be replaced by retired borough maintenance supervisor Dane Noel and Friendship Volunteer Company Assistant Chief James Musselman. Igou has spent 20 years serving on council and is also the borough's emergency management coordinator, a position he has agreed to continue...
Williamsburg Area Ambulance has announced it will be shutting its doors and ceasing service effective Dec. 31. In a letter posted to the ambulance service’s Facebook page, Williamsburg Ambulance Chairman Robert S. Craig cited declining reimbursement from insurance companies as well as a lack of up and coming personnel to keep the ambulance running. Craig’s letter said the Williamsburg area will be getting primary coverage from Hollidaysburg American Legion EMS (HALAS) and secondary emergency medical coverage from AMED....
The Pennsylvania State Police have released the results of its holiday traffic enforcement which took place between Nov. 27 and Dec. 1. State Police investigated 1,116 crashes statewide, of which 73 were alcohol related. State Police made 729 DUI arrests, which made for a 14 percent increase in the number of arrests for the same period last year, which netted 683 arrests. Eight people were killed in seven crashes, doubling the total from last year’s enforcement period. Crash-related injuries rose from 213 in 2018 to 247 in 2019. Speeding c...
Freedom Township Police were called to the 1700 block of Johnstown Road, Freedom Township, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3, to investigate a drive-by shooting. According to Freedom Township Police Chief Terry Dellinger, an unknown vehicle fired at least six shots into the home located at 1773 Johnstown Road at approximately 6:56 p.m. Chief Dellinger said there were six people inside the home but no one was injured. The bullets did damage several items inside the home. Police continue to investigate and ask that if anyone has any information, or may...
It has been three years since Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Landon E. Weaver lost his life in the performance of his duties, becoming the 97th member of the Pennsylvania State police killed in the line of duty. On Dec. 30, 2016, Weaver was investigating a protection from abuse violation in Huntingdon County when he was shot and killed. Weaver's death was felt through the Cove as the community mourned his loss alongside his family as sadness mixed with pride and a vow to never forget the...
Give any small child a crayon and paper and watch as a creative spirit is instantly awakened to transform that blank sheet into something unique and imaginative. And watch as the child's face lights up with pride at what has been created. Central High School art teacher Heather Trimeloni knows that feeling well. Trimeloni tapped into her creative side from the minute she could hold a crayon and turned her passion into a career that helps others explore the artist in them. "I was passionate...
Harassment Kelli Way, 43, of Claysburg, was charged with harassment with physical contact. State Police, Bedford, said a minor physical altercation took place between Way and a 46-year-old Martinsburg man at a residence along William Penn Road, Kimmel Township, Bedford County, on Nov. 21. Burglary Joshua Dodson, 25, of Roaring Spring, has been charged with burglary. State Police, Hollidaysburg, charged that Dodson entered a vehicle and residence in Tyrone on Nov. 22 while the occupant was asleep. Police accused Dodson of stealing more than...
Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio held a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 27, to announce his intention to retire from the office he has held for the past 15 years. Consiglio's announcement brings an end to a law career that has spanned almost half a century. "It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the district attorney of this great county," Consiglio said. Consiglio has served as a prosecutor for 30 years, trying more than 500 criminal cases including three death...
A man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 slaying of a Roaring Spring woman will be sentenced for the third time since pleading guilty to the crime in Bedford County Court in 2016. Dontaz Moye, 21, was 16 years old when he and an accomplice, Ryan Hardwick, killed 21-year-old Stephanie Waters in the parking lot of the Woodbury Community Center. Waters had gone to the community center to meet the pair and sell them marijuana. According to police, Moye and Hardwick were expecting Waters'...
The officer involved in the fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot of the Roaring Spring Department Store in July has been cleared of any wrong-doing and can return to work. Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio said the months-long investigation into the shooting of Todd Messner, 49, of Three Springs by Roaring Spring Borough Officer Lance Morris was justified. Morris has been on paid leave since the incident while the Pa. State Police and Blair County District Attorney's office...
To honor National Adoption Month, The Smoky Pig Restaurant in McKee hosted a superhero-themed event. Kids were invited to dress up in their favorite superhero costumes and participate in superhero-themed activities. Here, the Miller family of Roaring Spring (from left), Warren, 3; Cori, Brian and Hunter, 8; show their support for adoptive families while enjoying the morning coloring....
Rural healthcare across the United States is facing a crisis. According to data compiled by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 119 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and another 430 are at risk of closing. The loss of a rural hospital not only has a negative economic effect on a community, it also could cost lives by having to travel further for emergency medical services, when often every second counts. While the nationwide trend sees small communities losing their...
A State College man was arrested and jailed on Friday, Nov. 22, on charges of making terroristic threats against the Hollidaysburg School District. Less than 24 hours later all charges were dropped, and police charged another man for the alleged incident. In the initial charges, police alleged that Scott M. Vinosky, 31, had left voicemail messages at all five district schools – the junior and senior high schools as well as Frankstown, Charles W. Longer and Foot of Ten elementary schools. According to police, someone called the schools on Wednes...
Freedom Township Police were called to the 1700 block of Johnstown Road, Freedom Township, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3, to investigate a drive-by shooting. According to Freedom Township Police Chief Terry Dellinger, an unknown vehicle fired at least six shots into the home located at 1773 Johnstown Road at approximately 6:56 p.m. Chief Dellinger said there were six people inside the home but no one was injured. The bullets did damage several items inside the home. Police continue to investigate and ask that if anyone has any information, or may...
A suspicious package discovered at the Blair County Airport Friday contained no explosives, according to State Police. Emergency personnel were called to the airport at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, after the packages were discovered on airport's second floor. After a TSA scan showed possible explosive material, airport officials called 9-1-1. Local law enforcement and state police arrived on the scene and evacuated the immediate area. A perimeter was set up to keep people a safe distance...
A Roaring Spring man already facing felony burglary and contraband charges is in jail after the car he was riding in was pulled over by police for an equipment violation along Dunnings Highway near Harker's Farm Lane in Newry on Saturday, Nov. 9. According to charges filed by Blair Township police, an officer observed a silver 2005 Chevrolet Malibu traveling south on Dunnings Highway near Leighty's Hunting Outlet. The officer noted the vehicle had a faulty exhaust system and initiated a traffic...
Tucked away on Back Street in the quiet village of McKee is a small playground that has played a big part in the lives of generations of children. Tracing its roots back to the 1950s, the playground and adjoining community center building has survived throughout the years through the efforts of people who are dedicated to keeping it a hub of children's activity. As with anything, it takes money to keep the grounds and equipment safe and up to date, and the latest fundraiser to benefit the...
November is National Adoption Month and to celebrate, the Blair County Children's Roundtable and Blair County Children Youth and Families brought together foster and adopted families to recognize them for their contributions to helping Blair County's dependent youth. The Blair County Children's Roundtable was started in 2004 when the administrator of the then-named Blair County Children and Youth Services offered the agency to the American Bar Association's (ABA) pilot project to enhance the...
Burglary State Police, Bedford, are investigating the theft of a hand gun from a residence on Texas Corner Road, South Woodbury Township. The victim, a 70-year-old New Enterprise man said someone entered his house Oct. 28 and took the gun. Assault State Police, Bedford, have charged Daniel Brunner, 43, of Martinsburg, with assault. Police said Brunner and the victim were involved in a verbal altercation on Oct. 25 when Brunner struck the victim in the face causing a minor injury. Single-Vehicle Crash State Police, Bedford, investigated a crash...
A suspicious package discovered at the Blair County Airport contained no explosives, according to State Police. Emergency personnel were called to the airport at around 7 a.m. after the packages were discovered on airports second floor. After a TSA scan showed possible explosive material, airport officials called 911. Local law enforcement and State Police arrived on the scene and evacuated the immediate area. A perimeter was set up to keep people a safe distance from the airport. Trooper Joseph Dunsmore of the Hollidaysburg tate Police said... Full story
A Roaring Spring man has been apprehended in Indiana County in connection with a missing, endangered persons investigation of his daughter-in-law and her two children. Edgar Lee Decker Jr., 56, was taken into custody at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, after his car was pulled over on State Route 422 in Armstrong Township, Indiana County. The ordeal began when Decker's daughter-in law, 31-year-old Alicia R. Brumbaugh of Imler, made a "frantic" phone call to the Indiana County 911 cente...
Roaring Spring Borough Council will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday Nov. 20, to give citizens a chance to have their voices heard regarding the proposed alcohol ordinance. The hearing will take place at the borough building at 5:15 p.m, and is open to public comment. In the May 2019 primary election, voters, by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, chose to change Roaring Spring’s nearly 100-year-old ordinance banning the sale of alcohol within borough limits. Council also announced that the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place on S...
Voters who went to the polls last Tuesday to cast their votes for their favorite candidates were met with a new, simplified way to vote. Adhering to the state mandate that all votes have a paper trail, Blair County’s new paper ballot system made its debut. Last April, the county elections board voted to purchase the new voting system from Elections Systems and Software of Omaha, Neb., at a cost of $894,307. The new system replaced the e-slate machines which required voters to navigate the ballot on a screen using a dial to move to each c...
An East Freedom man is behind bars after being arraigned on multiple charges for the sexual assault of two underage girls in two separate incidents in 2018. According to charges filed by the Hollidaysburg State Police, Brandon S. Holsinger, 18, sexually assaulted the two girls, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, within two days of each other in December 2018. The investigation began when police were called to Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring on the evening of Dec. 18 for a report...
