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  1. Eleanora (Appel) Nusser MorrowRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | LancasterEagleGazette

    ... Lancaster, Ohio passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Pickering House. She was born on December 14th 1923 in Portage, Pennsylvania to the late Carl and Mary Appel. Eleanora was a 1941 graduate of Lancaster High School. She married Russell ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  2. Community-wide celebration | Portage WinterFest will feature holiday-related eventsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | The Tribune-Democrat

    By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Music, mirth and merriment are key ingredients in the third annual Portage WinterFest.

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    Related Topix: Cassandra, PA, Lilly, PA, Wilmore, PA, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  3. Towns defining border: New marker addresses safety along Route 53

    Friday Dec 4 | The Tribune-Democrat

    Two Mainline communities will soon have, well, a main line. Representatives of Portage and Washington townships will meet in coming days to establish a temporary marker showing where one locality ends and the other begins.

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    Related Topix: Cresson, PA, Lilly, PA, Cassandra, PA

  4. Portage Township mulls hiring manager

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Tribune-Democrat

    The Portage Township supervisors say they want to hire a professional manager. In a rare display of unity, the three-member board has agreed to investigate the role a manager could play in the township of nearly 4,000 people and look at ordinances needed to create the post.

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    Related Topix: Cassandra, PA

  5. District Deaths,Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... parentheses after the addresses are those of a funeral home or crematorium. Cambria County Stombaugh: Harold L., 87, Portage. (Serenko) Stuver: Ellen R., 86, Johnstown. (John Henderson) Somerset County Wilson: Phyllis F., 83, Windber. (Marron) ...

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  6. One killed in head-on crash in Indiana County

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    A Cambria County man was killed yesterday in a two-car crash in Indiana County. State police said David McKrush, 49, of Portage, was a passenger in a pickup truck when the accident occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Route 286.

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    Related Topix: Indiana County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Blairsville, PA

  7. Portage area man killed in Route 286 crash in Young TownshipRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... two-vehicle crash on Route 286 in Young Township in Indiana County. David A. McKrush, 49, of 958 Munster Road, near Portage, was identified as the victim by Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker. Baker said McKrush was the passenger in an eastbound ...

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    Related Topix: Cambria County, PA, Indiana County, PA

  8. DUI driver gets jail in fatal crash

    Monday Nov 23 | The Tribune-Democrat

    With the grieving families of four young men killed in a crash sobbing in the courtroom, a Portage man was sentenced Monday to three to 15 months in prison, plus suspension of his driver's license for 15 months, in the wreck which authorities said was not his fault.

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    Related Topix: Johnstown, PA

  9. Bringing a twinkle to downtown

    Sunday Nov 22 | Altoona Mirror

    Downtown Portage has been a bit brighter since Bonnie Fox came back to town. Since the Portage woman came home in 2005, she's been a big part of efforts that brought the now-annual Winterfest celebration downtown and boosted Main Street's light-up night.

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  10. Undefeated squads meet in semifinal.....Read the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Altoona Mirror

    ... and the ecstasy in his infrequent football encounters with Bellwood-Antis High School. When Gouse was a senior at Portage Area High School in 1974, he recovered a fumbled opening kickoff around the Blue Devil 10-yard line and surpassed the ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football

  11. Cambria County Court Report

    Saturday Nov 14 | The Tribune-Democrat

    The following have been sentenced in Cambria County Court on guilty pleas to criminal charges : Kristy Lee Koval, 32, 1300 block of Springhill Road, Portage, forgery.

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    Related Topix: Cambria County, PA, Johnstown, PA

  12. Grant writer to be hiredRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | The Tribune-Democrat

    After months of planning, the three municipalities comprising Portage Area School District have ironed out administrative issues and are ready to hire a grant writer.

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    Related Topix: Patton, PA, Cassandra, PA, Northern Cambria, PA

  13. Townships reach agreement on boundary dispute

    Wednesday Nov 11 | The Tribune-Democrat

    A long-running boundary dispute between Portage and Washington townships appears to have been resolved during an informal meeting Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Railroad, PA, Lilly, PA, Cassandra, PA, Blair County, PA

  14. St. Francis students helping with fitness effort in Portage schools

    Nov 4, 2009 | The Tribune-Democrat

    A push for improved physical fitness among students in Portage Area High School has prompted a partnership with St.

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    Related Topix: Saint Francis University, Family, Kids

  15. Sinosky sets mark in Portage winRead the original story

    Oct 24, 2009 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... carry of the game, and one of the most memorable of his career. "There have been a lot of great running backs in Portage history including Coach (Gary) Gouse, Coach (Josh) Burkett, Coach (Marty) Slanoc, Ryan Kovach and of course Mike Chobany," ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Pennsylvania High School Football

  16. Sinosky sets mark in Portage winRead the original story

    Oct 24, 2009 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... carry of the game, and one of the most memorable of his career. "There have been a lot of great running backs in Portage history including Coach (Gary) Gouse, Coach (Josh) Burkett, Coach (Marty) Slanoc, Ryan Kovach and of course Mike Chobany," ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Pennsylvania High School Football

  17. Sinosky sets new recordRead the original story

    Oct 23, 2009 | Altoona Mirror

    On a night reserved for a celebration of both history and present - senior night - in Portage Area High School football, the game was the most important event taking place - and the Mustangs didn't disappoint one bit.

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    Related Topix: High School Football

  18. Licensed to love: Couplea s marriage made legal a " 49 years lateRead the original story

    Oct 23, 2009 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... through the International Ladies Garment Workers Union because of her days at factories in Johnstown, Windber and Portage. She needed documents to reflect her status change and her married name. A trip to the Cambria County courthouse brought a ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Wilmore, PA, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Johnstown, PA

  19. Violet P. HahnRead the original story

    Oct 23, 2009 | ETruth.com

    ... died Wednesday (Oct. 21, 2009) in Heartland Health Care Center, Three Rivers. She was born July 7, 1913, in Portage, Pa., to Joseph K. and Savannah (Griffith) Adams. On Nov. 28. 1930, she married Raymond Hahn in Cumberland, Md. He died Aug. 24, ...

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  20. Mainline races heating upRead the original story

    Oct 20, 2009 | The Tribune-Democrat

    Among election races in the Mainline area are: A*A duel between a sitting supervisor and a former officeholder in Portage Township.

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    Related Topix: Cresson, PA, Lilly, PA

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