Hollidaysburg News

Leo John "Skip" Dunn, 85, Potomac, Md., passed away peacefully in his home with loved ones at his side May 7, 2013, from complications of old age.

Perry Wellington Realty is a full service real estate brokerage based in Hollidaysburg with offices around the region.

A 22 YEAR OLD ARMY SENIOR COMBAT MEDIC FROM PINE GROVE MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY, lost his legs from THe knee down while trying to save fellow soldiers tuesday in afghanistan.

The Hollidaysburg Area school board's preliminary budget contains a financial shortfall, but no tax increase is on the table.

The State Health Department is confirming an outbreak of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, in our region.

Pennsylvania is ranked at #5 in terms of dog bite insurance claims according to new numbers released by State Farm Insurance.

Blair County commissioners plan to move the county's Penn State extension office from Valley View Home to the Altoona-Blair County Airport.

Intergenerational communication isn't always easy - Garvey Manor Nursing Home resident Monsignor Thomas Mabon recalls some visits with young people where neither side could find common ground with the other.

A handcuffed client decked his defense lawyer Monday in a Blair County, Pa., courtroom, in front of the judge who was hearing his post-conviction argument that he should not be sentenced to the death penalty.

Surviving are a son, Steven J. Perts of Hyndman; four grandchildren: April, Heather, Jessica and Hollie "Sally"; and a great-granddaughter, Madison Ross.

The effort to rewrite a quarter-century-old state law governing financially distressed municipalities like Scranton is taking a new turn with a "big tent" task force convening to try to work out a compromise acceptable to municipal and state officials, business and labor and financial lenders.

The return of warmer weather means more individuals and pet owners have discovered parasitic ticks hitching a ride on their bodies.

As one local district cuts ties to a local cyber charter school to save money, another is looking to take it over as a source of revenue.

Students at the Hollidaysburg Area School District spent weeks creating 1,000 hand-crafted ceramic bowls designed to raise awareness of the millions around the world who often go hungry.

Buying a house for the first time can be a little scary, but Adam Conrad from Perry Wellington Realty has some tips to make the experience a little easier.

The Hollidaysburg Community Partnership decided Friday afternoon to cancel its Allegheny Street Cruise-In & Sidewalk Sale, citing the potential for rain showers and thunderstorms Saturday.

HOLLIDAYSBURG MAYOR JOSEPH DODSON READ A PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY SETTING ASIDE TODAY, MAY 10TH, As DANIEL BAKER AND CALEB PARNELL DAY IN THE BORO.

She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Henry and Naomi Eger. She married Gary L. Gonder on June 30, 1984, in Reno, Nev.

She was born in Westmoreland County, daughter of Jacob W. and Sallie Gilmer. She married Marcus A. Ketterer in St.

The excited talk among a group of Hollidaysburg Area teachers Tuesday evening was that they knew who the board was going to choose to replace 14-year Superintendent Paul Gallagher.