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1 week ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Members of the tri-county Area Agency on Aging’s Citizens Advisory Council listened to a dismal financial report Friday morning that calls for “grassroots efforts” to entice badly-needed funding. That was the urgent message delivered by AAA executive director Connie Brode who oversees valuable services for senior citizens of Huntingdon, Bedford and Fulton counties. The bimonthly session took place in the Hopewell Area Senior Center.
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1 week ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
While rain is certainly necessary for growing flowers and gardens, the recent downpours have hindered the completion of the H&BT Rail Trail in Broad Top and Liberty township, Bedford County. That was the message delivered by Broad Top Township chairman Donnie Hedge Jr., who conducted the April municipal meeting held recently in Defiance. Also attending were supervisors Bryan Melius and Donald Black, as well as secretary Stacey Woomer. kAm“(6’G6 366? H@C<:?8 @?
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1 week ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
With the 2025 travel season in full swing, visitors from out of the area and “locals” are encouraged to check out the numerous and varied heritage attractions throughout Huntingdon County. That was the message from Lonnie Smith Jr., chairman of the Huntingdon County History & Heritage Roundtable, at a monthly meeting held recently in the Broad Top Area Coal Miners Museum in Robertsdale.
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1 week ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
With hopes of attracting new members, the Watson & Black American Legion Post 126, Broad Top City, has launched a new recruitment campaign. The decline in post membership was one of several matters addressed by members of the veterans’ group who gathered recently for their monthly meeting in the post home. Conducting the session was commander Elmer Weimert.
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Patrons of the 12.6-mile H&BT Rail Trail will be pleased to learn that the final section of the recreational path is scheduled for completion early this summer. The trail, which utilizes the abandoned right of way of the old Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad, currently connects the southern-most trailhead at Tatesville with Red Cut, located a few miles north of Riddlesburg. kAm%96 7:?2= EC2:= 4@?DECF4E:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Visitors in search of information about the Raystown Lake Region and the many attractions in the area are invited to contact the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (HCVB), located at the Seven Points Recreational Area, near Hesston. Staffers of the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau encourage visitors to stop by for assistance during their visit to the area. kAm~?6 @7 E96 E@@=D 36:?8 FD65 3J E96 wr'q E@ AC@>@E6 E96 2C62 :D E96 ?6H a_ad ':D:E@CD vF:56 H9:49 7@4FD6D @? E96 E96>6 @7 “#2JDE@H?
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Area Revolutionary War enthusiasts can take a trip back in time near Saxton to learn about Captain Phillips Rangers massacre which took place at the height of the American Revolution. The Captain Phillips Rangers Memorial honors the names of the Revolutionary War militiamen who were massacre near present-day Saxton by 60 Seneca Indians July 16, 1780. kAm$6G6C2= ?2>6D @7 E96 72==6? >:=:E:2>6?
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
All aboard!For a rewarding trip back in time, take a ride on the historic East Broad Top Railroad. Located in Rockhill, the present-day narrow gauge tourist train operates over a restored six mile section of the original 33-mile, coal-hauling railroad line. kAm~A6? uC:52JD[ $2EFC52JD 2?5 $F?52JD[ tq% 6I4FCD:@? EC2:?D >2<6 E9C66 EC:AD 36EH66? #@4<9:== 2?5 r@=82E6 vC@G6 ?62C $9:C=6JD3FC8 D@FE96C? wF?E:?85@? r@F?EJ] %96 “~C3:D@?:2 $E2E:@?” :D @A6?
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Huntingdon County is blessed with a multi-purpose recreational lake that extends south from Huntingdon to Saxton for a distance of 30 miles. If you haven’t already, make it a point this year to experience the sparkling waters of Raystown Lake!On June 6, 1974, the dedication of Raystown Dam and its 30-mile-long recreational waters attracted a large crowd of area business leaders, government agencies and economic development officials to escort a new era of tourism to Huntingdon County.
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2 weeks ago | 
huntingdondailynews.com | Ron Morgan
Operating over the former Shade Gap branch of the narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad, the popular Rockhill Trolley Museum recalls the history and heritage of a transportation era long past. Operating over the weekends between Rockhill and Blacklog Narrows, just off Route U.S. 522, east of Orbisonia, the standard gauge, electric trolley operation recalls a time when the hustle and bustle of city life was made more plausible with its rails and overhead electric system built over major streets.
