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At merely 20 years old, Riley Wiesinger of Altoona is on her way to setting up a nonprofit organization that will benefit Blair County and the environment. Wiesinger started and runs the Hemlock Project, designed to connect the community to the environment. Wiesinger plans environmental service projects at parks, streams, gardens and more. She partners with educators, farmers, and local/state parks around Blair County, including the Lower Trail in Williamsburg. Volunteers clean up trash, plant...
"Momie, now I'm too warm." The blue eyes of Kameron, age 3, were puzzled. His blonde hair was hidden under the hood of his sweater that he had just labored to put on correctly. His socks had been reclaimed as balls in a corner to warm his chilly feet again and his shoes were on the right feet. Our grandson, along with his siblings, was at our house while his parents traveled to Union County for an ordination. His attempt to find comfort was a perfect example of last week when May gave way to...
People who live down the street from Iron Masters Country Club in Roaring Spring don't know that the restaurant is open to the public. "People think, 'Oh, it's a country club. Members only,'" said Helen Lipko, who is the head cook and runs the kitchen at the restaurant. "We like to say we're not a country club – we're a club in the country." The restaurant is managed by Rick Grubb, who runs the golf course, but Lipko and Tammy Croft Hoover have been running the restaurant day to day for at l...
A traffic stop has led to drug charges against a Roaring Spring Man. Kelton E. Ferry, 60, is facing multiple and felony and misdemeanor charges after a search of his vehicle allegedly turned up drugs and paraphernalia. According to the charges filed by Roaring Spring police, Ferry was pulled over just after midnight on May 26 for not using his turn signal. When an officer approached Ferry’s vehicle, he allegedly saw a glass pipe in plain view. Police said Ferry denied them permission to search the vehicle, so it was impounded until a search w...
A Saxton man is behind bars after a traffic stop in Newry Borough led to a foot chase and the discovery of drugs. According to charges filed by Freedom Township police, on May 30, an officer pulled over a vehicle driven by Eric M. Simpson, 38, due to an expired registration. While running Simpson's information, police discovered he had active warrants for his arrest out of Blair County. While processing the information, police noticed that Simpson exited his vehicle which was parked in front of...
SOFTBALL ALL-STARS Claysburg-Kimmel Haileigh Reed, INF, Senior Emalee Cavender, OF, Freshman Harleigh Cavender, C, Senior Williamsburg Elizabeth Frederick, P, Senior Honorable Mentions Olivia Bushore, Claysburg-Kimmel; Morgan Webb, Williamsburg; Abby Kline, Northern Bedford BASEBALL ALL-STARS Claysburg-Kimmel Preston Imler, OF, Junior Corey Chamberlain, P, Senior Northern Bedford Andrew Lazor, INF, Senior Honorable Mentions Evan McDonald, Claysburg...
Emma Shunk's family got together for Memorial Day and to celebrate her 9th birthday at Trough Creek State Park....
When I was young, more than 50 years ago, bass fishing was a much different sport from the one that exists today. In those dear, departed days of yesteryear, bass fishing around here was mainly a live-bait proposition, with hellgrammites and soft-shelled crabs (crayfish) being most favored. A few more progressive (not in the political sense) bass fishermen tossed various lures to catch bass, mainly plugs, which are now referred to as crankbaits. Old Lake Raystown was not the huge impoundment it...
Northern Bedford County High School made it to the PIAA State Baseball Tournament. The Panthers lost to Juniata Valley 9-6 on Monday, June 7, in the first round of the tournament. The game was held at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. Northern Bedford also made it to the District V finals this year. The final round was held on June 2. The Panthers lost 14-3 against Southern Fulton. Overall, the team had 11 wins and 13 losses....
The Central Dragons beat Tyrone 11-1 on June 2....
Central defeated South Park Monday, June 7, at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The final score was 12-8....
Martinsburg Borough Council held their monthly meeting Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Jeff Gunnett, engineer and surveyor, presented on behalf of Ed Bellock. Gunnett proposed that the Spring Drive Mobile Home Trailer Park expand into the meadow by Spring Drive. In the 1970s, plans to have the trailer park expand into this meadow were designed and approved by the state. Gunnett showed the original plan. The property is split between Martinsburg Borough and North Woodbury Township. Gunnett has already met with North Woodbury and has approval. Gunnet...
Byron Smail, owner of Roaring Spring-based Byron Smail Landscape Contracting, and a small army of workers spent Monday, June 7, working....
Those driving past Frederick's Meat Market in Roaring Spring on Friday, June 4, may have been concerned that the shop was being torn down. Luckily, that is not the case. The house beside the meat market was demolished by Haven Ridge Excavating to allow the market to expand into a 50 by 60 foot store. The garage beside Frederick's will be torn down as well. Mitch Frederick bought Frederick's Meat Market around 27 years ago with his father. After renovations are finished, Mitch's oldest son...
When Julie Russell joined the Conemaugh Nason Medical Center team more than 14 years ago, she knew she belonged there. And Russell's Conemaugh Nason colleagues clearly gained an important asset. Russell was announced as a recipient of a 2021 Mercy Award on May 26, after being nominated for the prestigious award by colleagues. The Mercy Award is an annual recognition program established in 2002 to honor the life and contributions of Scott Mercy, LifePoint's founding chairman and chief executive...
As the summer months approach, police are once again warning the public to be on the lookout for scammers, especially those targeting the elderly. Education is best defense North Woodbury Township Police Chief Dave Rosamilia, said scammers who prey on the elderly are predators who target the most vulnerable of the population. With two retirement communities in Martinsburg, Rosamilia said scammers have a lot of people in one area to target. "They try to scare people into giving up their money...
A piece of Freedom Township history has returned home after nearly 40 years, and members of the Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company are excited to see their old friend. The 1959 International cabover engine truck that served the borough from 1962 until the early 1980s when age and space limitations forced the company to sell it is back where it belongs. "I hated to see it go back then," said Ed Bender, Freedom Township supervisor and longtime volunteer firefighter. "That thing was almost...
Due to vaccine distribution and CDC guidelines, the Herald is updating its policy on COVID-19 restrictions in the Herald office at 113 N. Market St., Martinsburg. Masks are no longer required for entry to the Herald office. The clear plastic shields will remain up to ensure a safe distance between employees and customers. Customers are free to wear a mask if they wish or to ask staff to put a mask on. Thank you for your courtesy....
Martinsburg Borough Office will be hosting a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination site on Tuesday, June 15, and Monday, June 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. Blair County EMA Director Mark Taylor asked the borough office if they would like to host a site. The Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine will be administered, as well as the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. Participants will be able to choose between the two. The clinic will come back in 28 or 29 days to administer the second shot. “Not as many people are getting COVID right now,” said Borough Man...
