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🌱 Blair County’s $97,500 foster care settlement: what taxpayers should know

Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Hollidaysburg! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Blair County’s $97,500 foster care settlement: what taxpayers should know
  • What Blair County’s new hazard plan means for funding and emergencies
  • Hollidaysburg state police detail the deadly Kettle Road crash sequence

Also on today's calendar: Stream Exploration and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 61.
  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blair County settles foster care case for $97,500 (altoonamirror.com) — Blair County commissioners in Hollidaysburg have agreed to pay $97,500 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by three former foster children, without admitting wrongdoing. The county must cover the payout and legal fees itself after insurance carriers declined coverage, following the foster parents’ earlier criminal convictions in Clearfield County for years of abuse.
   

• Blair County OKs hazardous mitigation plan (altoonamirror.com) — Blair County commissioners in Hollidaysburg have finally approved a new hazard mitigation plan, restoring eligibility for certain state grants and protecting access to disaster relief funding through 2031. The move follows months of controversy over the Blair County Planning Commission, the resignation of its executive director, and a formal request for the state to review the agency’s operations and finances.
   

• Details released in fatal accident (huntingdondailynews.com) — State police based in Hollidaysburg have released new details about a single-vehicle crash in Tyrone Township that killed a 19-year-old Tyrone resident early Sunday morning. Investigators say the car left Kettle Road while negotiating a curve, hit several trees, then a large tree on an embankment before rotating and coming to rest in a roadside ditch.
   

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    Exterior and Interior Painting Rental property turnover and service calls Plumbing/ Electrical Furniture assembly All those odd jobs Much more… (Nextdoor Blair)
  • Lisa Mancinelli - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Associate - State Farm Agent Team Member in Hollidaysburg. Apply here.
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate at Walmart in Altoona, Pennsylvania in Altoona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hollidaysburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • WTAJ to volunteer in downtown Altoona for cleanup ahead of summer events (wtaj.com)
  • Altoona Area Public Library kid librarians inspire young readers (altoonamirror.com)
  • Demolition set for historic Altoona homes damaged by fire (wtaj.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hollidaysburg

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.