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Editor's Note: This notice was received from the Bedford County Commissioner's Office on Nov. 9. It is posted here exactly as received. The Bedford County Election Office continues to receive questions about the use of Sharpie pens to mark ballots at polling places on Election Day. Sharpie pens were provided by our office for that purpose. The decision was made to use the Sharpie pens based on the recommendation of Dominion Voting Systems, the manufacturer of our voting equipment and state approved voting software. These pens were approved by...
Editor's Note: The following notice was received from the Blair County Return Board on Nov. 9. It is posted here exactly as received. From: Blair County Return Board Subject: End of November 9th Update The Blair County Return Board re-convened this morning. Unofficial results will be submitted to the state and updated on the website tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th. The Return Board will re-convene at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12th for the Challenge Hearing on Provisional Ballots....
Editor’s Note: The following is the latest information received from the Blair County Return Board. It is presented here to Herald readers unedited. The Blair County Return Board re-convened this morning [Nov. 7]. We continued reviewing provisional ballots. We reviewed a total of 937 provisional ballots. 728 of the provisional ballots will be counted. 6 of these provisional ballots will partially count because they were people who voted in the wrong state legislative district. The remaining 215 provisional ballots were either rejected, c...
In August 1968, Lawrence "Wade" Rodland was on a "rat" patrol with the 198th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam when a booby trap exploded, breaking both legs, his left arm, and severing the index finger on his left hand. After nearly a year in Vietnam, Rodland's injuries would send him home. Although Rodland's time in Vietnam was over and he would soon be heading home, he unknowingly left behind a momento of his time in the jungle, one that would find its way to Rodland's home in Mckee 52 years...
Bedford's Elijah Cook (32) goes up the middle before being brought down by Central's Eli Lingenfelter on Friday, Nov. 6, at Hollidaysburg's Tiger Stadium. Bedford defeated CHS, 28-13, in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. Northern Bedford was knocked out of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs with a 28-13 loss to Redbank Valley on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Windber....
About 200 people attended a post-election rally in Hollidaysburg on Sunday, Nov. 8, offering continued support for President Donald J. Trump and rejecting the apparent election of former Vice President Joe Biden to the presidency. Speakers at the event included state Rep. Jim Gregory (R-80th) who was unopposed in the Nov. 3 election. Speakers and the crowd expressed skepticism of the validity of voting by mail and Rep. Gregory told the crowd that he would be introducing legislation to end...
Republican leaders in the General Assembly confirmed Friday, Nov. 6, that a certified popular vote victory for former Vice President Joe Biden for the presidency will stand, despite rumors to the contrary still circulating on social media. Pa. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-Centre) and House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) told reporters that legislators care only that the state follows election law, no matter the outcome. “Our role is to provide oversight,” Corman said. “Certainly we want to stay with that tradition that the popul...
The chief of police of Martinsburg borough was recognized for his efforts in the planning and execution of the security detail for President Donald J. Trump during his visit to Morrisons Cove on Oct. 26 during the Nov. 2 meeting of the Martinsburg Borough Council. During the meeting, Mayor Richard Brantner Sr. read a letter to attendees that recognized Chief of Police Kerry L. Hoover for his efforts on the day President Donald J. Trump visited Morrisons Cove on Oct. 26. The following letter...
Woodbury Borough Council met Nov. 2, at the Woodbury Area Community Center. The council tentatively adopted the 2021 budget, which would include a real estate property tax increase from 1 mill to 1.5 mills. For the average homeowner, this would cost approximately $20 more a month and provide about $6,000 a year to the borough. A raise has not been initiated for about 10 years. The budget is available for review at the Woodbury Post Office. The council will adopt the 2021 budget at a later meeting. The council discussed two new ordinances that...
The Greenfield Township Board of Supervisors approved a revision to the township’s burning ordinance at the request of township residents during their Nov. 4 meeting. The original ordinance required open burning to occur at least 50 feet from any building, structure, or road edge, but was amended to at least 30 feet to allow for fire pits closer to buildings. The individuals requesting the change paid for solicitor and advertising fees associated with the modification, so as not to spend taxpayer dollars on the issue. The township is e...
Central and Northern Bedford's run in the high school football postseason came to an end last weekend in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Central (8-1) lost to Bedford (9-0), 28-13, in a Class 3A battle Nov. 6 at Hollidaysburg's Tiger Stadium. Northern Bedford (7-2) was knocked out by Redbank Valley (9-0) in a Class 1A matchup Nov. 7 at Windber Stadium. Stories and additional photos will appear in the Nov. 19 edition of the Herald....
Northern Bedford High School senior Ian Zimmerman placed sixth at the PIAA Class 1A Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Hershey Park. Zimmerman, who placed fifth at the state championships in 2019, finished with a time of 17:07. Zimmerman ended his high school cross country career with four District 5 titles and two top six finishes in the state meet. Northern Bedford sophomore Harley Socie placed 95th in the girls' championship meet with a time of 24:27. NB sophomore Emilee...
NBC Girls Seeded fifth in the District 5 Class 1A soccer playoffs, Northern Bedford traveled to fourth-seeded Berlin Brothersvalley and earned a 2-1 victory Oct. 28. Berlin grabbed a 1-0 lead before Sidney Coffey and Abby Kline scored first-half goals for Northern Bedford. Ashley Kichman and Lydia Ritchey were credited with assists in the win. NB’s season came to a close Nov. 2 with a 3-0 loss at Fannett-Metal in a District 5 semifinal game. NBC Boys Xander Brown scored two goals and assisted on one as Everett knocked off Northern Bedford, 4...
The Central High School boys’ cross country team placed fifth in the six-team field at the Mountain League Cross Country Championships on Oct. 21 at Penns Valley. Central finished with 117 points, finishing behind champion Penns Valley (22), Bellefonte (58), Tyrone (68) and Clearfield (101). Philipsburg-Osceola was last with 151 points. Tyler Biesinger led CHS with an 18th-place finish (20 minutes, 8 seconds). Cayden Wright was 21st (20:44), Michael James placed 24th (21:18), Ethan Dilling came in 26th place (21:52), Walker Eckenrode took 29t...
Whether inspired by a record 2019 harvest or the new hunting opportunities dotting the 2020 calendar, bear hunters are lining up to buy licenses at a rate never before seen. And those who experience success in the coming bear seasons should be prepared for some changes at bear check stations that include limited opportunities for the public to observe bears as they’re checked, and changes to check station locations and hours of operation. Three check stations have changed venue and will be held at different locations than what is published i...
Randy McCready of Sewickley, Allegheny County, was back in the Cove the weekend of Oct. 24-25 for the muzzleloader deer season and took the above photo the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24 on Lock Mountain, the first day of the pheasant season. "It was fun seeing people out hunting and especially seeing fathers passing on the tradition with their sons ... there weren't any girls or that would have added to the fun," McCready said. McCready said this photo represents so much of the...
It is nearly here: the week of the whitetail rut that bowhunters and crossbow hunters have lobbied to have added to the autumn archery season. Next week is the big week. In the past, the first two weeks of November have been the ones that archers have hoped would get wary bucks moving past their stands. However, archers have lamented that the week following these two weeks is the one when power-rack bucks that are rarely seen leave their security areas and are out looking for does to breed. "We...
– WEEKLY UPDATE – As of 12 a.m. 11/9/2020 Area Counties Cases / Death / Rate* Bedford: 528 / 9 / 18.7 Blair: 1,733 / 35 / 28.6 Cambria: 1,046 / 13 / 9.9 Centre: 4,483 / 22 / 13.5 Clearfield: 493 / 7 / 8.8 Fulton: 100 / 4 / 27.5 Huntingdon: 1,101 / 29 / 64.2 Somerset: 492 / 3 / 4.1 *Rate is number of deaths per 100,000 population. Sixty-six (66) counties have reported COVID-19 deaths. Pennsylvania 221,437 cases 9,024 deaths United States 10,017,951 cases 237,762 deaths Worldwide 50,635,232 cases 1,259,332 deaths Update: Nov. 9, 2020 The Pen...
The superintendent of the Spring Cove School District, in a letter dated Nov. 6, alerted parents and guardians that the district has been notified of an individual who has tested positive for COVID and may have exposed a very limited number of our students and staff. According to Dr. Betsy Baker, superintendent, under the direction of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, any individual who was potentially exposed has been contacted by the school and directed to quarantine. She said if parents or guardians have not been contacted, their child...
The Bedford County Technical Center's Health Assisting program raised $502.77 for Breast Cancer Awareness during October, which was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The students in Mrs. Styer's class reached their goal of $500 in just two weeks. The Bedford County Technical Center's culinary arts class baked and donated pink ribbon cookies for the health assisting students to sell. The money was donated to the Joyce Murtha Breast Cancer Center in Windber. Many of the health assisting students...
