Farm friends
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A Jacob sheep allows a horse to scratch its head on one of its horns Sunday in a field along Dibert Road in Bedford. Jacob sheep typically have four horns and are piebald or spotted. Mirror photo by Holly Claycomb
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Moshannon Valley detainee removal case heard by judge
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JOHNSTOWN — Federal District Judge Stephanie L. Haines on Monday afternoon heard final arguments on a petition by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the proposed deportation of an alleged member of the Venezuelan criminal gang known as Tren de ...
Altoona may hire economic development assistant
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The city may apply to the International City and County Management Association for inclusion in a program that would provide a “special assistant” for two years to help promote economic development in the downtown and elsewhere — at no cost to Altoona. Applications for the Economic ...
Carrolltown woman allegedly took $198K from job
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A Carrolltown woman is facing nearly 1,500 felony counts after embezzling about $198,500 from her employer over a period of about two years. Stacey Marie Eckenrode, 48, was arraigned April 29 by Magisterial District Judge David L. Beyer on 864 felony counts of theft, 288 felony counts of ...
Fed likely to defy Trump, keep interest rates unchanged
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs. After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he ...
Morrisdale man gets prison for assaulting troopers
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CLEARFIELD — A Morrisdale man was sentenced in Clearfield County court Monday for assaulting two state troopers in December. President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman sentenced Keatin Jarrid Gaines, 36, to 11.5 months to three years in prison for two felony counts of aggravated assault. The ...