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– Jan. 31, 2022– The Lady Bulldogs dominated Southern Fulton 42-32. The game was at Southern Fulton. Bailey Garver supplied the most points for C-K with 18, while Rebekah Claar hit 15. SCORE BY QUARTERS Claysburg: 10 09 15 08 Total: 42 Southern Fulton: 06 04 12 10 Total: 32 3-POINT GOALS Claysburg: 7 (Claar 2, Garver 4, Poullos) RECORD Claysburg (8-9) – Jan. 27, 2022– The Lady Bulldogs fell to Southern Huntingdon at home, 53-45. Rebekah Claar was Claysburg-Kimmel’s high scorer with 23 points. Sarah Helsel put up 19 points for C-K, while Bai...
The Central Dragons faced three daunting games this week against the Bedford Bisons, the Forest Hills Rangers, and the Westmont Hilltoppers. They came out victorious in all their games this week with scores of 61-60, 52-45, and 61-34. The Dragons began their week with a home game against the Bedford Bisons. Eli Lingenfelter led the Dragons with 20 points. Hunter Smith also put up 13. Trailing by one point in overtime, Central’s Rylan Daugherty was fouled and put on the free throw line. He made both shots to give the Dragons the one point l...
Northern Bedford defeated Tussey Mountain 67-55....
Are you a budding photographer? Do you like to take pictures around the Cove? Do you like to see local pictures in the pages of the Herald? The Herald is reminding readers and subscribers that they are encouraged to send in local photos or photo suggestions. If you see something around the Cove and think, “That belongs in the Herald,” please feel free to call and ask us to come out. You can also snap a photo and forward it along to us at news@mcheraldonline.com. When people ask what I like about my job, I often tell the same story. One day I w...
FEBRUARY Cayden Wright • Parents: Troy and Polly Wright • Roaring Spring • School Activities: Marching Band (Drumline), Cross Country, Volleyball • Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, backpacking, drumming, tinkering, camping, kayaking • Honors/Awards Received: Named inventor on a pending U.S. patent, high honor roll, National Honor Society, 1st place in National Inventions & Innovations Competition • Favorite Quote: "Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today." • Future Plans: Attend college, major in co...
Paper plate bird feeders With cold weather come thoughts of keeping warm and providing for wildlife. John Bandzuh of the Blair County Conservation District will hold a class on paper plate bird feeders. With all the snow, the birds can use our help finding food. Please sign up for this class, which will be held on Feb. 10 from 6 to 7 p.m. Afternoon tea We humans are thinking about keeping warm, the library will host an Afternoon Tea on Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. You will enjoy sampling treats with learning the origin of tea and tea etiquette....
The Spring Cove School District announced Feb. 2, 2022, as the online registration start date for children who will begin Kindergarten in the 2022-2023 school year. To be eligible to enter the Kindergarten program, a child must be five or become five years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2022. Any child who did not attend Kindergarten and will be six years of age on or before the first day of the school term may register for first grade. To access online registration go to: • www.springcovesd.org/Registration/ • 2022-2023 Kindergarten Registr...
Region 5 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) – comprised of Altoona Area High School, Bishop Guilfoyle, Claysburg-Kimmel, Forest Hills, Hollidaysburg Area, and Northern Bedford – held its Regional Leadership Conference on Jan. 14, 2022, at Saint Francis University. The chapters of Region 5 were very appreciative of Saint Francis University sponsoring the conference and their faculty for judging the events. The day consisted of competitive events, presentations from SFU faculty, and the bus...
Two Cove high schools saw their graduation rates increase over the last two school years, while two saw decreases in graduation rates. Spring Cove's Central High School and Northern Bedford County School District's high school both saw increases from the 2018-19 school year to the 2019-20 school year. The Claysburg-Kimmel and Williamsburg Community School District both saw decreases from the 2018-19 school year to the 2019-20 school year. Williamsburg schools Williamsburg schools Superintendent...
Less than one month into the new year has brought some tragic reminders of the high danger of fire during the winter months while highlighting the need to take fire prevention seriously. Seventeen people, including eight children, lost their lives when fire ripped through an apartment complex in New York City on Jan. 9. Fire officials said the fire started due to a malfunctioning electric space heater. On Jan. 5, 12 people were killed in a Philadelphia row house fire reportedly started by a 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter. Fire...
The Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company honored its members with an awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 29. Melvin Edmundson was presented a plaque commemorating his 50 years of service to the fire company. An emotional Edmunson said serving with the fire company has been an honor and appreciates everyone he has worked with during his half-century of service. "It really is special," he said. "I have loved every minute of it." Fire company President Matt May said Edmundson's years of service to...
At last month’s meeting of the Williamsburg Borough Council, representatives from Martin General Store asked council to approve an intermunicipal transfer of a restaurant liquor license from Tyrone Borough to its convenience store in Williamsburg. By a vote of three to two with one abstention, council rejected Martin General’s request, seemingly putting an end to the convenience store’s plan to sell beer in Williamsburg. However, after reviewing its options, Martin officials discovered that council’s approval for the transfer was not needed...
Two Cove school districts will be using grant money from the Commonwealth to improve school security. Claysburg-Kimmel will use a $25,000 grant to install a keyless entry system for the elementary school. Spring Cove will use one grant of $25,000 for the purchase of school safety and security equipment for district facilities, including electronic locking systems, indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras, emergency and safety lighting, panic buttons, and emergency radios. In addition, Spring Cove received a two-year grant to offset the cost of...
The Altoona-Blair County Airport rebounded from a low point in 2020 with a record number of passengers in 2021, according to Airport Manager Tracy Plessinger. Manager Plessinger told the Herald that overall passenger totals for 2021 were 8,915 "enplanements," the aviation term for passengers getting on planes. That was the highest annual total since 2009, he reported. In particular, December 2021 was good for the airport, with more than 900 enplanements in the month, the highest since July...
