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Consumers say they will spend more than ever on Father's Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation's annual survey conducted by Prosper Insight and Analytics.
Consumers are expected to spend an average $125.

Two superintendent candidates remain after the Altoona Area School Board narrowed down a pool of 17 applicants since May, board President John Donley said Monday.
Also during the board meeting, teachers defended the William P.

TYRONE - A 7-year old Tyrone boy was missing for three hours Sunday afternoon, leading to a search that ended when he walked home from the house of a friend he'd visited without telling his family, on the way home from another friend's house.

MARTINSBURG - Three companies have informed the federal government of their interest in providing subsidized passenger service at the Altoona-Blair County Airport.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - The incentive for the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society to hold its first-ever Paws in the Park here Saturday was Altoona native Lawrence Frederick's offer to stage a demonstration with his world-champion Frisbee-catching dogs.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Live music may soon be played outside of the Old Canal Inn after a Thursday night vote from Borough Council set the stage for further discussion.

Summer is definitely a busy time for Prince Gallitzin State Park naturalist Beth Garner.
On a recent weekday morning, she started her day kayaking with a group of ladies. They saw a juvenile bald eagle, blue heron and fishers.

TYRONE - A 7-year old Tyrone boy was missing for three hours Sunday afternoon, leading to a search that ended when he walked home from the house of a friend he'd visited without telling his family, on the way home from another friend's house.

MARTINSBURG - Three companies have informed the federal government of their interest in providing subsidized passenger service at the Altoona-Blair County Airport.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - The incentive for the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society to hold its first-ever Paws in the Park here Saturday was Altoona native Lawrence Frederick's offer to stage a demonstration with his world-champion Frisbee-catching dogs.