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The federal National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has determined that the documentation submitted by Pennsylvania asserting the 2020 seat belt use rate of 88.9 percent meets the requirements of certification set forth in the Uniform Criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use. In 2019, seat belt use in the United States ranged from 70.7 percent in New Hampshire to 97.1 percent in Hawaii. Twenty-six states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Northern Mariana...
On Oct. 16, the Bedford County Board of Commissioners opened the second round of CARES Small Business, Tourism, and Nonprofit Support Grant Program, to assist small businesses, local tourism, and nonprofits affected by COVID-19. The program will be funded using federal CARES Act funds provided to the county by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant (CRBG). The primary purpose of the Program is to provide immediate relief to small businesses, local tourism, and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19. Any previous...
Crowdfunding can be a great way to raise money for a good cause. The effectiveness of crowdfunding can be seen in just how much money is raised through this relatively recent platform each year. According to the small business financial resource Fundera, crowdfunding campaigns raise $17.2 billion each year in North America. But raising money and having a successful campaign are not necessarily the same thing. Crowdfunding platforms differ, but some return donations if the campaign’s financial goal isn’t met. People who want to start a cro...
President Donald J. Trump spoke for a little over an hour at the Altoona-Blair County Airport on Monday, Oct. 26, just hours before the United States Senate confirmed the president's third nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, about a week before Election Day and 30 days after she was nominated by President Trump to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Trump's visit to Martinsburg...
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) has announced it will be partnering with Girl Scouts in the Heart of PA (GSHPA) to provide a series of educational sessions that teach core financial principles and help girl scouts pursuing a variety of merit badges. Under its Investing in Women initiative, the department is committed to reducing the investment participation gap between men and women and providing noncommercial education on a variety of financial topics. Earlier this year the department released research that looked...
Pennsylvania’s fall turkey season kicks off Saturday, Oct. 31, in 19 of Pennsylvania’s 23 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), with more fall turkey hunting – including the return of a three-day Thanksgiving season – around the corner in much of the state. While fall turkey hunting occurs in most of the state, there is no fall season in WMUs 5C or 5D, and season lengths differ in different WMUs. Hunters are advised the three-day Thanksgiving season to be held in 12 WMUs this year will run Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 through Nov. 27...
Pennsylvania has a chance to break last year’s record bear harvest of 4,653 in the coming bear seasons. At first glance, it seems an unlikely possibility given so many bears were taken last fall. But even with last fall’s phenomenal harvest, there’s still about 20,000 black bears roaming Penn’s Woods. And those new and extended bear seasons that helped hunters set the record harvest are back this fall. In fact, an additional week of hunting has been added to the archery bear season, and the four-day general bear season, which starts on a Satur...
The South Woodbury Township Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the township building. Dave Butterbaugh from Lehman Engineers was present to get signing on a plot of ground from the Detwiler Farm’s F5111. Matt Godissart from the Bedford County Library reported what the library is currently doing during this time of COVID-19. Godissart showed electrical, architectural and building basic learning kits the library had available to send home with children. Godissart explained the cost to create the kits, discussed other items the l...
Over 39,000 new protection from Abuse (PFA) orders were filed statewide in 2019. A PFA is a civil court order that protects victims of domestic violence, providing relief from abuse by an intimate partner, family or household member. The infographic above highlights 2019 court data including the statewide number of PFAs filed over the last five years, the top 10 counties with the highest number of PFA filings and the percentages of PFA case outcomes....
The Herald is introducing a new community calendar that is free to use. The Herald’s Cove Calendar has been completely revamped and is now easier to use. The entire Cove community is invited to make the calendar a central place to find out what’s going on in the Cove. There are no fees and no charge and the calendar is easy to use. “Our plan is to have one central calendar for the Cove community,” said Herald Publisher Allan J. Bassler. “We set up this new calendar to give the community one place to go for all the events happening in the Cove....
The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets to ensure a strong blood supply for patients as the U.S. braces for flu season while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flu shot doesn’t affect blood donation eligibility Medical experts are urging people to get the flu shot to avoid a flu epidemic on top of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Because blood can only be given by those who are feeling well, a severe flu season could create additional challenges to maintaining a sufficient blood supply f...
Evan Cottle, of Hopewell, has been named to the Central Penn College (Summerdale) dean’s list for the summer 2020 term. Cottle is currently majoring in legal studies. To qualify for the designation, an undergraduate student must carry six or more credits and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or better for the term....
President Donald J. Trump spoke for a little over an hour at the Altoona-Blair County Airport on Monday, Oct. 26, just hours before the United States Senate confirmed the president's third nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, about a week before Election Day and 30 days after she was nominated by President Trump to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Trump's visit to Martinsburg...
