35+ min ago  (537+ words) Forget the specialty license plates. Oregon's state legislature passed a bill that offers permanent, dedicated funding for conservation efforts for imperiled wildlife in the state. The bill, which raises the state's transient lodging tax from 1. 5% to 2. 75%, was sponsored by Reps....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (624+ words) DUNCANSVILLE " Wagging tails were encouraged at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Duncansville Borough's free dog park, where dogs and owners celebrated the first of its kind in Blair County. Named after Nicole Flanders' late dog, Beau, who passed away from canine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) Courtesy photo Students and staff at Penn Lincoln Elementary raised $2, 525. 47 for the Central PA Humane Society through a Pennies for Pets campaign, along with a district-wide dress down day. Taking part in the check presentation are (from left): front row…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (925+ words) HOLLIDAYSBURG " In the four weeks that K-9 Officer Dea has been on the streets of Blair County with her handler, Officer Bryan Ketner of the Hollidaysburg Borough Police Department, she's already been deployed eight times and played a vital role leading…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (280+ words) A wild horse and burro adoption event is slated for 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. May 8-9 at Gentled Hearts Stable in Huntingdon, where guests can meet 40 unhandled and untrained animals looking for a forever home. Stacy Hickes, the owner of Gentled Hearts Stable, partnered…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (630+ words) For more than 140 years, Penn's Cave and Wildlife Park in Centre County has connected guests with history and nature through educational experiences, such as cavern and wildlife tours, giving visitors a unique look inside central Pennsylvania's mountains. While the cavern…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (546+ words) With all ears, animals are considered some of the best listeners, as they can help improve reading skills and confidence levels in children. According to Scholastic, reading with animals can improve fluency and comprehension skills while creating a comfortable environment…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (546+ words) With all ears, animals are considered some of the best listeners, as they can help improve reading skills and confidence levels in children. According to Scholastic, reading with animals can improve fluency and comprehension skills while creating a comfortable environment…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (121+ words) Ron Sheppard's 4-year-old German shepherd, Jade, keeps him company as he shovels the driveway of his Park Avenue home in Cresson on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Ron Sheppard's. .. Dog days of Winter Ron Sheppard's 4-year-old German shepherd,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (615+ words) My sister-in-law's dog, Molly, died recently. She was a sweet, graying Portuguese water dog, one of the gentlest pups I've ever met. She displayed a propensity for stealing food off the counter, refused to walk in heat, rain or cold…...