Flinton News

By Terry Whetstone Staff Writer FLINTON - During the Glendale Homecoming game last fall, half of the lights at the Dr.

New - Work begins on Flinton bridges FLINTON - PennDOT has announced that work will begin today to rehabilitate two bridges on Route 1021 in Reade and White Townships of Cambria County.

“It's forbidden to carry a gun in Taiwan. But you sell guns at Wal-Mart.”

FLINTON -- She was a little Spanish-speaking girl from Ecuador, but her 10-week stay sparked a huge change in this rural community.

'She spoke no English. She was 8 years old. I watched her learn English and go home and translate,' said Dennis Bruno, superintendent of Glendale School District. 'That's what really forced me into doing this. We need to get our kids involved in more languages at an earlier age.'

The experience sent Bruno on a global journey that introduced foreign teachers in an unlikely place and opened students' minds to another culture. Read more

Johnstown police issued an appeal Wednesday for the public's help in tracking down Robert Jackson Jr. via The Tribune-Democrat

“We'd like donated land, and if someone wants to donate”

With four qualified lower-income families each willing to invest 500 hours into building their own new home, Habitat for Humanity is looking for a building lot in northern Cambria County. via The Tribune-Democrat

“Julie has been the catalyst of our Main Street (Downtown) Program well before our committee began formally meeting over two years ago”

What happened to winter? While the GantDaily crew was enjoying the warm weather, we were also busy bringing you the news. via GantDaily.com

“We're obliged to bring it to court. Shaw also added that he wasn't saying it was Queen's and Brink's intent to kill Ball. "It's an extremely, extremely unfortunate situation”

Two men accused of voluntary manslaughter had those charges and others dropped after a preliminary hearing Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge James Hawkins. via GantDaily.com