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Northern Bedford hosted a track invitational on Friday, April 29....
At the annual meeting of Athletic Directors and Principals of PIAA District VI member institutions, it was announced by Chairman William Marshall that $18,600 was awarded in scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year by PIAA District VI. The PIAA District VI committee organized the annual District VI Student Athlete Scholarship program, named after long-time Hollidaysburg Area and Huntingdon Area Athletic Director Dean Rossi. Dean was a friend who helped influence many Athletic Director’s professional careers and was always working hard to r...
This week in NBC Panther baseball, the team won one game and lost three games. To begin the week, the Panthers lost both ends of a doubleheader to Southern Huntingdon. The first game was by a score of 10-2, and the second game was by a score of 13-4. Overall, the Panthers had 14 errors across the two games. However, the Panthers turned things around on Friday in the Curve Classic. They played Fannett-Metal and beat them by a score of 7-3. Freshman Reese Musselman threw a gem in this one,...
I have fly-fished for more than 50 years. Sometimes I start to think I'm pretty good. Then I endure a day that "brings me back to earth." I experienced one of these not long ago. Seeking a morning hatch of flies, I had driven to the BFO River. I don't regularly fish the BFO because it is often overcrowded, but on this weekday morning it was not. When I arrived at a parking area, I saw flies emerging from the water. I had rigged up with an imitation I believed would match the real flies. In a...
Spring Cove (Central Dragons) Junior High Girls Softball secured their first win on Monday, May 2, against Portage 12-3 after working through a tough start to the season. “We hope to use this momentum to finish strong with increased competitiveness,” said Assistant Coach Victoria Galanti. Lynnae Dibert hit a grand slam. Riley Peterson pitched 7 strike outs. “The girls never gave up,” said Galanti. “As coaches, we stress the importance of perseverance, positive attitudes, and resiliency. Hard work does pay off, not only in sports, but in every...
Central Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women will host Blair County State Committee Candidates on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Altoona Grand Hotel, Ballroom at 6 p.m. Featured speakers are Blair County Republican Committee Chairman Jim Foreman and retiring State Committee Member Nancy Head, along with candidates, Bill Ward, Jr., Michael Routch, Amanda Walker, Shelley Clinich, Kathy Gassler and Trish Haight. This is a free event. Food and drink may be ordered before, during and after this event. For more information, call (814) 201-4938 or...
Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman reminded Pennsylvanians they can apply for, complete and return mail ballots in-person in one visit to their county board of elections office until May 10, 2022. “This is another accessible option available to eligible voters,” Chapman said. “As soon as ballots are ready, voters can ensure their voices are heard in just a single stop to their county board of elections office or other designated location.” Before making the trip to their county board of elections office or satellite office, voters...
An East Freedom woman running to represent Blair County on the Republican State Committee said her experience in state government and knowledge of the issues the county faces makes her an ideal fit. Amanda Walker, District Manager for State Sen. Judy Ward, said she is seeking the seat because she knows the county and its needs. "I feel I have a good pulse on the county, what its interests are and what matters to people," she said. "Blair County is a conservative area, and I am a conservative...
Although the lines for voting districts are set for the next 10 years, there are many people, groups and elected officials who don’t think that the current methods used to create districts are fair and logical. Many of the objections originate with concerns that allowing elected officials to draw the lines of voting districts means that they get to “pick their voters.” This means that elected officials can draw district lines so that the voters in the district are likely to re-elect the current representative. There are also concerns expre...
Three of the elected representatives who represent Morrisons Cove will see changes to the district that they serve as a result of population changes. Those with adjusted district boundaries are • State Rep. Jim Gregory (Republican Party), 80th District • State Sen. Judy Ward (Republican Party), 30th District • U.S. Rep. John Joyce (Republican Party), 13th District Every 10 years, based on the U.S. Census, the districts that elected representatives serve are reformed. This is necessary as peopl...
The Morrisons Cove Herald has won nine awards in the 2022 Professional Keystone Media Awards contest. The awards are: • George Berkheimer, First Place in Enterprise Reporting for his series, "How the Cove is Changing" • Rick Boston, Second Place in Breaking News for his story, "One Dead in Woodbury Fire" • Allan Bassler and Anna Baughman, Second Place in Editorial for a series of editorials. • Baughman and Bassler, Second Place in Feature Page Design. Baughman and Bassler also received Second...
Two candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for the General Assembly in the 80th District. Incumbent Rep. Jim Gregory is facing a challenge from Trish Haight for the two-year seat. Gregory, who was first elected to the seat in 2018, is seeking his third term while Haight is making her first attempt at the office. Since taking office, Gregory said he has been an advocate for victims of child sexual abuse and sponsored a constitutional amendment that would allow for victims to sue...
