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altoonamirror.com > news > seniors > 2026 > 03 > is-your-aging-parent-safe-at-home

Is your aging parent safe at home?

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (337+ words) After watching the coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, I'm worried about my own elderly mother who lives alone in another state. I want to make sure she's safe without being intrusive. Are there simple, affordable ways to check…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > seniors > 2026 > 02 > nursing-homes-choosing-avoiding-ick-factor

Avoid ‘ick’ factor when choosing a nursing home

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (382+ words) NEW YORK " Sometimes it's a fall that brings a broken hip and a loss of mobility. Or memory problems that bubble into danger. Or the death of the partner who was relied upon for care. The need to move to…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 02 > pa-erie-canal-bicentennial-recalls-transportation-projects

Canal bicentennial recalls transportation projects

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (524+ words) Two hundred years ago, Pennsylvania lawmakers arrived at the Capitol in a state of panic. Pennsylvania's economic standing was jeopardized by the opening of the Erie Canal across New York State in the fall of 1825. A new transportation route linking…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 02 > pa-taps-new-rural-health-money

State taps new rural health money

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (274+ words) Federal cuts hang over Pennsylvania's state budget, except in the area of rural health. Pennsylvania is due to receive $193 million in federal dollars this year to help implement its Rural Health Transformation Plan (RHTP). Total federal aid for the plan…...

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altoonamirror.com > znewsletter-sunday > 2026 > 02 > fish-tale-local-groups-reel-em-in-during-lenten-fish-fry-season

Fish tale: Local groups reel ’em in during Lenten fish fry season

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (1015+ words) Baked, fried, with a side of fries, macaroni and cheese or stewed tomatoes " no matter how it's served, Friday fish dinners during the Lenten season draw in customers, helping area fire companies, churches and other organizations raise money for programs....

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altoonamirror.com > znewsletter-sunday > 2026 > 02 > tyrone-k-9-set-to-retire

Tyrone K-9 set to retire

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (713+ words) TYRONE " Getro, Tyrone Borough's K-9 officer, is set to retire March 11 after a majority of borough council members voted in favor of ending the dog's service, without giving prior notice to his handler, Officer Traci Winters. During Monday's meeting, the borough…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 02 > tyrone-boroughs-k-9-officer-set-to-retire

Tyrone Borough’s K-9 officer set to retire

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (713+ words) TYRONE " Getro, Tyrone Borough's K-9 officer, is set to retire March 11 after a majority of borough council members voted in favor of ending the dog's service, without giving prior notice to his handler, Officer Traci Winters. During Monday's meeting, the borough…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 02 > america250-blair-courthouse-clocktower-legion-restoration-perfect-timing

Perfect timing: Fort Fetter American Legion aims to restore Blair County Courthouse clocktower for nation’s 250th birthday

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (645+ words) HOLLIDAYSBURG " It's been decades since the clock in the tower rising above the Blair County Courthouse has chimed the time, but that's about the change. The Fort Fetter American Legion is spearheading a campaign to restore the clock tower to…...

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altoonamirror.com > sports > national-sports > 2026 > 02 > figure-skater-alysa-liu-thrives-for-us-with-new-outlook

Figure skater Alysa Liu thrives for US with new outlook

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (430+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu is back at the Olympics on her own terms, and she's thriving on the U.S. team. Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice…...

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altoonamirror.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > 2026 > 02 > the-age-of-not-so-happy-times

The age of not so happy times

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (250+ words) Not long ago, a Charlie Kirk comment could cost your job or land you in jail. But Rob and Michele Reiner's killing is TDS and acceptable. They were deranged. Did you read Reiner's Kirk comments? For 15 years, Republicans and Trump…...