Blair County Coroner Candidates Debate Duties, Efficiency of Office

The Republican candidates for the Office of Blair County Coroner squared off in a debate on Tuesday evening, April 9, in the ballroom at the Altoona Grand Hotel.

Incumbent Patricia Ross, who has held the top spot in the coroner's office since 1998 and before that served as deputy coroner, and newcomer Erin Myers fielded pre-selected questions from moderator Amanda Kenney of WTAJ.

Myers said she is running for coroner because she wants to see changes in the county, saying that the coroner's office is a full-time position and intimated that the current coroner has not been accessible enough.

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