Posts by Kris Mamula
Falling vaccination rates could leave Somerset vulnerable to measles outbreak
Fewer students getting immunized against measles could make southern Somerset County vulnerable to an outbreak of the highly contagious disease, according to state health department data. The good news is…
Read MoreSalisbury woman charged in choking death of her husband
A Salisbury woman has been charged with killing her husband Oct. 10, according to Somerset State Police. Police said Wendy L. Wolf, 49, killed her husband, Kenneth Wolf, 60, around…
Read MoreHealth department: Somerset County has 14 cases of measles
Somerset County is among 12 counties in Pennsylvania where measles is spreading without a specific, identifiable source for some or all of the 14 cases reported in the county as…
Read MoreThank you, Confluence!
Hay rides, dancing farm tractors, a quilt show, 5K race and music, music, music – it would be hard to fit more fun into Confluence’s annual two-day PumpkinFest, which wound…
Read MoreSexual assault: the trauma that doesn’t go away
Editor’s note: Christine Roman-Lantzy has spent nearly 50 years helping kids with vision problems, even though their eye exams are normal. She developed a test that is used to measure…
Read MoreBabies born on drugs to Somerset moms ranks second highest in Pa.
The number of babies born to Somerset County moms who were using drugs was the second highest among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties and four times the statewide average, according to a…
Read MoreLigonier group gets $95,000 to build, maintain snowmobile trails
Ligonier-based Rolling Ridge Motorsports Club was among seven organizations to receive state grant funding to expand and improve off-road trails across Pennsylvania. Rolling Ridge Motorsports, which serves Somerset, Cambria and…
Read MorePennsylvania ATV trails expand in Elk, Potter counties
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Sept. 9 announced the addition of six all-terrain vehicle connector routes in Elk and Potter counties, expanding connections to two regional trail systems and boosting the…
Read More9/11 anniversary riders arrive in Confluence
‘the ones who keep it alive’ The need to remember the first responders killed in 9/11 arrived in Confluence Borough in the form of 21 guys on bicycles – hungry,…
Read MoreClosed Confluence Foodmart goes up for sale – with nearby home
The owners of the former Confluence Foodmart are looking for someone to take over the closed grocery – with a nearby three-bedroom house on Williams Street also on the market.…
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