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Two Cove communities are losing a business with the announcement that Dick's Pharmacy, an Altoona-based business founded in 1928, will be permanently closing its doors this month. Dick's has two Cove locations, Claysburg, which opened in 1980, and Williamsburg, which opened in 1985, According to a company announcement, Claysburg will shut its doors at the end of business on Nov. 11, while Williamsburg will be permanently shuttered at the end of business on Nov. 13. The closing of the...
Fire broke out in the barn of Harker Farm along Dunnings Highway on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. Fire crews from Freedom Township, Roaring Spring, Claysburg, Blue Knob, Duncansville and Hollidaysburg responded to the scene at approximately 6 a.m. Freedom Township Fire Marshall Melvin Edmundson said a skid steer parked in the barn caught fire. He said the barn sustained moderate damage....
Martinsburg Borough Council is expected to hold the line on real estate taxes in 2020. Council on Monday evening, Nov. 4, approved a preliminary balanced budget of $863,7000. Real estate taxes will remain at 1.871 mills. If council adopts the preliminary budget during the Dec. 2 meeting, it will mark the ninth straight year that real estate taxes in the borough have not increased. Other taxes for 2020 include per capita tax, $5; and earned income tax, 5 mills. The proposed budget is available for public inspection at the borough building, 110...
Dairy producers and food entrepreneurs are invited to join Penn State Extension for the “What You Need to Know About Starting a Value-Added Dairy Business” webinar, from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 20. “Our goal in offering this webinar is to assist dairy producers who are thinking of starting a value-added dairy business by providing a framework for exploring considerations surrounding this type of undertaking,” said Ginger Fenton, Penn State Extension Dairy Team educator. This webinar will introduce the basics of value-added dairy enterpr...
Cash flow is a critical financial measure for business managers and lenders. Understanding how and when money is earned and spent is one of the best methods to spot potential problems in a business, and to plan how to address them. Analyzing cash flow is one way that lenders determine the feasibility of financing a new venture. It is common for new businesses to struggle with cash flow as upfront capital purchases are made and markets are established. In addition, many businesses with seasonal s...
Cara Lourenna "Smith" Rinker of Huntingdon and special friend Paul Crabtree of Venango County were spending Aug. 10-17 at Outer Banks-Salvo, N.C. They are holding a copy of the Aug. 8, 2019, edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald....
Each year, dozens of students are not dressed properly for the winter season at no fault of their own, nor the parents. Understand, Hollidaysburg does have those stubborn ones who will wear shorts and hoodies all year round. During the Christmas season, the school nurses will call parents who are on the lower end of the income guidelines and ask if they would like their child to participate in a Christmas program giving those in need new clothes. But what about those children who are not in the...
Fire struck the Martinsburg laundromat Sunday night, causing significant damage to the laundry area and displacing a family from the second-floor apartment. No one was injured in the fire. The family living upstairs was not home at the time. Fire officials said the fire likely started in a dryer. A laundromat customer put a load of laundry in the dryer, started it and then left the laundromat, intending to return shortly. In the meantime, the dryer apparently malfunctioned and sparked a fire whi... Full story
The Herald is reminding readers that it now publishes an online version and has launched a sister publication, the Hollidaysburg Herald. The online version of the Morrisons Cove Herald is free to all those who purchase print subscriptions. Those who live outside the Cove community and who have experienced mail delays may now switch to an online-only subscrition. The full content of the Herald is uploaded every Thursday around noon so online-only subscribers will not experience mail delays. Both Herald websites are designed to be viewed on...
Deborah Scully, Lee Worley, Linda Strobert and Joyce Wilt took a copy of the Oct. 10, 2019, edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald while they toured with Freedom Excursions on the Potomac Eagle Railroad in West Virginia Tuesday, Oct. 22....
Everywhere we go can be a lesson in history, all it takes is a little imagination and a willingness to look behind the surface of the present. Blair County is 173 years old and filled with stories of those who came before us. Whether tucked away in a family Bible or packed away in a long-forgotten box in the basement, the written history of our ancestors is important reminders that the lives of those long gone don't have to be forgotten. Fortunately for us, a group of volunteers met 40 years ago...
Bonnie Hammond and Ruth Hoffner putting tickets in baskets during the annual Chili Cook Off benefiting the Williamsburg Public Library. More than $1,700 was raised between the chili contest and the basket raffles. The winners of the Chili Cook Off were: 1st - Lugene Shelly; 2nd - Valerie Wyland-Prough; 3rd - Max Adams. The Chili Cook Off was held Nov. 2 at the Williamsburg CMA Church....
Trick or Treat was held for Williamsburg on Saturday evening, Nov. 2, due to the windy and rainy weather on Thursday evening. Out for some treats were Ingrid Parks, 9; Juliana Houck, 8; and Emma Stone, 9....
Trick or Treat was held for Williamsburg on Saturday evening, Nov. 2, due to the windy and rainy weather on Thursday evening. Out for some treats were Abbie Merritts, Allee England, Morgan Reighard and Maggie Merritts....
Trick or Treat was held for Williamsburg on Saturday evening, Nov. 2, due to the windy and rainy weather on Thursday evening. Out for some treats were Makenna Prough, 8; Kaylee Prough, 4; and Myah Clark, 7....
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collects shoeboxes filled with school supplies, hygiene items, and fun toys, and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is Nov. 18-25, 2019. Williamsburg United Methodist Church, West 2nd Street, Williamsburg, is the drop-off location for this area. Hours for collection are as follows: Week of Nov. 18 Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to Noon Tuesday and Friday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m...
