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DUNCANSVILLE - Dozens of festivalgoers browsed vendor booths and watched live entertainment Saturday, when roads surrounding Duncansville's community center and fire hall were closed for a celebration of the community.

WILLIAMSBURG - Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania is looking into the possibility of paving another section of the 17-mile Lower Trail.

Local nonprofit organizations and service clubs have until Sept. 9 to submit information on their activities for inclusion in the 2016 Blair County Proud edition.

State data show that despite steady traffic rates in recent years, the number of vehicle crashes along Interstate 99 has been increasing.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Former Blair County commissioners are offering no protests to the ongoing reassessment project that will generate updated property values to use in calculating real estate taxe.

HARRISBURG - Central Pennsylvanians will have fewer options to purchase health insurance through the federal exchange, a new Kaiser Family Foundation study estimates.

STATE COLLEGE - Penn State's student-run newspaper is objecting to the university's plans to honor the 50th anniversary of former head coach Joe Paterno's first game later this month.

The house built by Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center students at 1313 Harrison Ave. is the new home of Altoona Area Superintendent Charles Prijatel.

ALEXANDRIA - America's dairy farmers are facing a milk price crisis that is forcing some producers to exit the business, putting the nation's milk production infrastructure at risk.

PETERSBURG - Soon, the screeching of eagles and falcons will have to compete with the rumbling of construction equipment at the Shaver's Creek Environmental Center.