Claysburg News

A Claysburg couple is facing a combined 281 charges after state police at Hollidaysburg contend they defrauded customers and the state through their Greenfield Township business.

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Alice E. Lawrence of Altoona says it makes her want to cry seeing young men in prison - many involved with drugs - on the verge of wasting their lives.

A Claysburg man was jailed Tuesday after a chase that brought in police from two counties, Greenfield Township police said.

In the middle of Roaring Spring, where five streets meet in front of the borough building, about a dozen people had an outdoor shower Saturday morning.

Two area brothers, who at one time sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illegally obtained items on eBay, will spend the next several months in home detention and the next 10 years after that on probation, a Blair County judge ordered Friday.

A local organization is attempting to extend a helping hand to some families affected by the state budget stalemate.

State-funded program supporters chanted "Fair budgets for families!" and carried signs reading "Pass a good budget" and "Level funding for public libraries" as they approached the steps of the Blair County Courthouse Tuesday morning for a rally.

Altoona parents Joelle and Jason Peragine are making tough choices after receiving a letter telling them their 4-year-old son Devin could become one of the local educational casualties of a state budget cut.

Keeping a son's memory alive through helpingothers is what a Portage couple has accomplished through a charity motorycle ride.

Altoona parents Joelle and Jason Peragine are making tough choices after receiving a letter telling them their 4-year-old son Devin could become one of the local educational casualties of a state budget cut.

From July 22 through July 28, 2009, the U.S. Government Printing Office awarded 90 one-time print jobs to 35 print supplier clients of Government Print Management.

CHAMBERSBURG, PA From June 24 through June 30, 2009, the U.S. Government Printing Office awarded 121 one-time print jobs to 44 print supplier clients of Government Print Management.

Two Western Pennsylvania residents are among the latest recipients of the Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism.

A Blair County logger serving four to nine years in prison for stealing timber now faces 21 new charges.

Francis I. Ritchey, the owner of a Claysburg logging company, will face 21 additional charges of stealing timber from rural properties in Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties, according to a court order filed Tuesday in Blair County.

Several family members of Central High School's graduating Class of 2009 are upset because they missed out on their loved ones' graduation experiences.

Having gone to Shippensburg to punch their ticket into the PIAA Class A softball semifinals, the Claysburg-Kimmel Lady Bulldogs are heading even further east.

Claysburg-Kimmel High School's graduation ceremony was webcast live Sunday afternoon to Iraq, Equador and Korea.

CHAMBERSBURG, PA From May 27 through June 2, 2009, the U.S. Government Printing Office awarded 113 one-time print jobs to 44 print supplier clients of Government Print Management.