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  • Happy Tears for Four Happy Years

    Mar 2, 2023

    Williamsburg Senior Kendel Norris gets a congratulatory hug from her coaches Amy and Adam Hileman Saturday as she came out of the game with Bishop Carroll late in the fourth quarter. Williamsburg, 25-1 overall, defeated Bishop Carroll 55-41....

  • NES&L Plan to Lower Quarry Draws Water Supply Concerns

    RICK BOSTON, Staff Writer|Mar 2, 2023

    Roaring Spring Borough officials are expressing concern with New Enterprise Stone & Lime’s plan to deepen its Taylor Township quarry by about 250 feet. NES&L filed an Industrial Minerals Mine Permit with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and presented its plan to the Blair County Planning Commission last week for review. The commission will now send its review to DEP along with comments presented at the meeting. While Taylor Township officials voiced no opposition to the plan, Roaring Spring officials are wary. R...

  • Barn Fire Causes Major Damage, Displaces 1,600 Cows

    RICK BOSTON, Staff Writer|Mar 2, 2023

    The fire that ripped through Pleasant View Farms in Martinsburg on Thursday, Feb. 23, was ruled accidental, according to a Pennsylvania State Police public information release statement. According to Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company Chief Randy Acker, crews were called out at around 4 a.m. and arrived to find the farm's offices and part of its milking barn fully involved. "When we pulled in, the front of the barn was totally engulfed in fire," Acker said. Acker said the area on fire contained...