The 68th Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions will bring a field of 101 golfers to the Westmont course, including defending champion Preston Summerhays. The tournament will begin Wednesday and conclude on Saturday at the par-70 Sunnehanna Country Club. Summerhays shot a final-round 5-under 65 to finish with a Sunnehanna Amateur record-tying 14-under 266 – matching…
With so many different sides to it, Pennsylvania really is a treat to travel around and surely has something for everyone to enjoy. While its big cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia bustle with life, countless small towns in Pennsylvania can be found tucked away among the fertile farms and fields of Amish Country or the stupendous scenery…
Over the past 35 years running JWF Industries, President and CEO Bill Polacek has faced several obstacles that required him to step back and rethink his approach. “I hit either a ceiling or we were at the point where the market was oversaturated, the market was going a different direction, so it made it tough…
Jay and Nikki Forde are from Seattle, Washington and moved to Johnstown last year. “Seattle has been very good to us. We lived there, raised our kids there. But we’re looking to get away from the hustle and bustle,” said Jay. Since they run a website design business from home, they were able to switch…
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — James Blachly, music director of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and 2021 Grammy Award winner, is inviting the community to come out and celebrate the historic win this weekend. The celebration will take place in Johnstown’s Central Park this Saturday, March 20, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and everyone is encouraged…
A multi-million-dollar effort is one step closer to turn the former Cambria-Rowe site in Johnstown into a call center to support people recovering from opioid addiction. State lawmakers and the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority Chairwoman Melissa Komar said a Pittsburgh-based healthcare technology company, Telehealth Suite, received $1.4 million in state funding to renovate the longtime education…
A local Johnstown investment group led by Dominic Chippie, owner of Rizzo’s Restaurant in Windber, and Corey Crocco, owner of Flair of Country in Johnstown, is preparing to open a new restaurant in Johnstown. The Fifth Local Eatery and Alehouse is planned to open at 11 a.m. Sunday in the former Alibi at 1424 Scalp…
A Johnstown area lawmaker has been picked to head the state Senate Transportation Committee. It makes state Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Richland Township, the majority chairman of an influential committee tasked with identifying, steering and sorting Pennsylvania’s transportation issues and priorities – at a time the region is pushing to complete Route 219 to Maryland…
Johnstown natives who have moved away and people with friends in the area may soon notice Facebook content that promotes living in Johnstown. Targeted Facebook ads are part of a nascent campaign to attract telecommuters to move to Johnstown, which is being promoted for its affordability and outdoorsy appeal. The Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce has…
After months of fundraising and work, the grand opening of the Virtual Learning Center at The Flood City Youth Fitness Academy is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 1. “It’s going to be, we think, a real game-changer for the youth of our city,” academy Program Director Deacon Jeffery Wilson said. Local students will be able…