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Nicktown blaze leaves home a total loss
A Barr Township woman is homeless after fire destroyed her two-story wood-frame home on the 100 block of Trout Road located between the villages of Marsteller and Nicktown early Monday morning.
A driver and a motorcyclist were killed in separate traffic accidents in Indiana and Cambria counties Wednesday evening and early this morning.
In brief: Recycling event set for Saturday
The Cambria County chapter of Pa. CleanWays, a nonprofit with a mission to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in Pennsylvania, is conducting appliance, tire and electronics recycling collections.
Young workers go into the mines for money
Dustin Ludwig lives in a 1930s log cabin off Luther Road, two lanes of tar-and-chipped rock in Nicktown.
Success Stories | Collegian awarded scholarship
Amanda Strittmatter, daughter of Bernie and Tess Strittmatter of Ebensburg, has been awarded the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society scholarship for the 2008-09 school year.
Northern Cambria arson investigated
Northern Cambria Borough police are investigating a late Tuesday night blaze that was started with a Molotov cocktail - a homemade bomb.
Area metal band makes a bid for tour berth
If you don't live in a major metropolis, breaking into the music business can be a grueling endeavor.
United School board Tuesday adopted a final 2008-08 budget that includes $18,534,647 in expenditures and a property tax hike of 4.3 mills.
Two ISPs on Cambria Connected: In The Stix and Digital Razor
Three ISPs are serving customers, as of this month, on the network of Cambria County in Pennsylvania.
Amish reject community service for outhouse violation, instead face jail time
In a clash of conservative traditions and society's modern laws, two Amish men may spend 90 days in prison for refusing to pay fines over the use of an outhouse.
Two ISPs on Cambria Connected: In The Stix and Digital Razor
Two typical but very different ISPs are representative of the ISP industry as a whole.
Inaugural year a kick for Susquehanna Twp. youth soccer
More than 80 youth soccer players are finishing Susquehanna Township's inaugural season of American Youth Soccer.
Cambria County Capp: John A., 87, Nicktown. Ramus: Mary Jane, 76, Portage. Somerset County Conti: Helen A. , 94, Central City.
Soldiers get warm welcome upon return from Iraq
“We treat them well, and we make sure they have everything that they need, equipment- and training-wise”
Sgt. Jonathan Gindlesperger of Seward missed half of his 18-month-old daughter's life. via The Tribune-Democrat
Cambria Township rejects rezoning request
“He can still build a house, but timbering is very limited in a preservation zone”
Saying the topography did not lend itself to agricultural uses, Cambria Township supervisors are rejecting a request to rezone 102 acres near the Twenty Row community, outside of Colver. via The Tribune-Democrat
Rezoning proposal delayed again
With a dozen Colver-area residents showing up to voice their concerns, Cambria Township supervisors again delayed a decision on rezoning 102 acres near the town of Twenty Row from preservation to agricultural. via The Tribune-Democrat
Amish ordered to halt work on house
“If they have moved in, we would have to go back out there and inspect”
The same Amish sect under fire for illegal outhouses at a Barr Township schoolhouse is also under a stop work order for building a house without construction or sewage permits. via The Tribune-Democrat
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“Residents there are in an uproar”
An Amish schoolhouse in Barr Township has unpermitted outhouses that are illegally emptied onto farm fields, sewage enforcement officials say. via The Tribune-Democrat
" Traffic accident closes Nicktown road
Traffic accident closes Nicktown road The Tribune-Democrat NICKTOWN - A ongoing winter storm that began early Friday morning has contributed to a possible fatal two-vehicle crash that closed Nicktown Hill Road ... via The Tribune-Democrat
Township revamping police force
“We should table all three of these (police issues) until we get this straightened out with the union.”
Susquehanna Township supervisors removed their only police officer as officer-in-charge after the municipality reorganized on Wednesday. via The Tribune-Democrat