Cherry Tree News

"Pennsylvania has a robust freight rail system that helps connect communities and businesses with wider transportation options," Governor Corbett said.

Dora Mae West, 65, Altoona, died Tuesday. She was born in Cherry Tree, daughter of the late Kenneth and Betty Bailey.

Paving of a new runway at Indiana County's Jimmy Stewart Airport to accommodate corporate jets was placed on hold Wednesday because of confusion over a government contract, but the chairman of the airport authority, Ron Anderson, said he hopes things will be ironed out at the authority's meeting on Monday so work can go forward.

No injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at 5:45 p.m. Monday along state Route 255 in Huston Township, Clearfield County.

She was born in Cherry Tree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1918 to Charles and Lura Smith Loveless.