Hunters ready for season

November 25, 2017 / Front Page

Hunters ready for season

Rifle season opener helps boost county’s economy

By APRIL FEAGLEY
Daily News Staff Writer

As residents of Huntingdon County know, the holiday immediately following Thanksgiving is not Christmas — it’s deer season. Avid hunters and amateurs alike will set out into area forests Monday, Nov. More...

Municipal, PennDOT crews prepared for winter weather

By MICHAEL KANE
Daily News Staff Writer

As the weather gets colder and the chance of winter weather increases, PennDOT and county municipalities are getting ready for the season. PennDOT officials report their crews have already gone through the process of attaching spreader boxes to More...

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Central court cases continued

By KAYLA HANDY
Daily News Staff Writer

Due to the holiday weekend, nearly 30 cases were continued in central court Wednesday and will reappear in court early in December. More...

Volunteers preserve piece of steam railroading history

By RON MORGAN
Daily News Staff Writer

A piece of regional steam railroading history is being preserved in the former coal mining community of Dudley Borough thanks to the efforts of several local preservationists. More...

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Community Calendar

Saturday, Nov. 25 AA Meeting o Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Mount Union. For more information, call 643-0623. Sunday, Nov. 26 More...

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State/National Sports Free Access

Pitt upsets No. 2 Miami in decisive 24-14 stunner

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miami spent the better part of 13 months putting together the nation’s longest winning streak behind a series of comebacks that returned the swagger to “The U” in all of its “Turnover Chain” glory More...

Steelers looking for sixth straight win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy grew up in Pittsburgh and the roots still run deep for the longtime Green Bay Packers coach. More...

Penn State seeking its 10th victory

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Religion News

New pastor welcomed at Huntingdon Presbyterian

The Rev. Brett D. Hoover was installed as the 16th called pastor in the 228 year history of the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church (HPC) during a service Oct. 1 attended by more than 100 people. More...

How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics

By SUSAN ANDERSON
Elon University

The tax package pending in Congress includes a provision that would leave churches and other nonprofits, which by law must be nonpartisan, suddenly free to engage in political speech. This measure, currently only in the House version of the bil More...

Ministerium to host memorial service

The Broad Top Ministerium will be sponsoring a Memorial Service for victims and families of the opioid crisis plaguing the community and nation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Saxton Fire Hall. More...

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SA kettles, bells begin nationally

By APRIL FEAGLEY
Daily News Staff Writer

The bells are officially ringing at Walmart in Smithfield Township as of Friday morning, just two weeks after kicking off the local Red Kettle Campaign in Huntingdon County. Black Friday is the traditional start for the Walmart location, expand More...

‘Wonder’ sparks discussion locally

By APRIL FEAGLEY
Daily News Staff Writer

A recently-released feature film has sparked conversations on kindness, acceptance and belonging among parents, youth and teachers. “Wonder” opened at Huntingdon Cinema’s Clifton 5 and in theaters across the nation Nov. More...

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General News

Miami’s iconic offshore Stiltsville survived Hurricane Irma

By JENNIFER KAY
Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — Stiltsville, a stubborn relic of Miami’s less-glitzy past as a sun-soaked outpost, has survived Hurricane Irma’s brutal winds and waves, much to the surprise of the landmark’s caretakers and fans. More...

First US firm to offer virtual sport betting

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The company behind internet gambling website PlaySugarHouse.com became the first in the U.S. to let gamblers bet real money online on the outcome of virtual sports events. More...

A whale’s tale: Longest painting in North America restored

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Associated Press

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A museum has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public. The quarter-mile-long (0.4- kilometer-long) panorama toured the U.S. More...

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