Bigfoot Legends NY | radioNOVO News for Altoona: April 16, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 04/16/26          AFTER FOUR YEARS AND SEVEN PROVISIONAL LICENSES, BLAIR COUNTY CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES HAS OFFICIALLY HAD ITS FULL OPERATING LICENSE RESTORED. STATE ADMINISTRATORS SAY THE AGENCY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DURING RECENT INSPECTIONS, MEETING COMPLIANCE STANDARDS SIX WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. DHS SECRETARY VAL ARKOOSH PRAISED COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO STABILIZING THE OFFICE. CYF'S NEW, FULL LICENSE REMAINS VALID THROUGH OCTOBER 10TH.          CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING A TAX INCREASE AS THEY WORK TO CLOSE A $1.4 MILLION DEFICIT IN THE DISTRICT’S 2026–27 PRELIMINARY BUDGET. OFFICIALS SAY EXPENDITURES ARE PROJECTED AT $17.1 MILLION, WHILE REVENUE SITS AT $15.7 MILLION. BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED RAISING TAXES UP TO THE ACT 1 INDEX, WHICH COULD GENERATE ABOUT $250,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS BUDGET TALKS CONTINUE.THE ALTOONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BRIEFLY ISSUED A STAY-PUT ALERT WEDNESDAY AFTER A BOMB THREAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A HOAX SWATTING CALL TRACED TO CALIFORNIA. OFFICIALS SAY THE ALERT AFFECTED MULTIPLE CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND WAS LIFTED AFTER POLICE CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO DANGER.