News Releases

A local dairy processing facility in Lower Mifflin Township will receive a state grant to boost its productivity and hire more employees, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30) and Representative Barb Gleim (R-199).   [Read More]

Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) today announced that Healthy Mom yogurt processor in the 199th District has secured a $97,450 grant to begin developing a new product.   [Read More]

A $77,387 grant awarded by the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) today will improve the ability of local schools and businesses to work together to better prepare students for different career paths, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30).   [Read More]

A $200,000 grant awarded by the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) today will improve the ability of local schools and businesses to work together to better prepare students for different career paths, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30).   [Read More]

ALTOONA – Several fire companies and emergency medical service providers in the 79th Legislative District will receive funding through the Office of the State Fire Commissioner’s Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) announced. “Fire and EMS personnel provide key services when we are most […]   [Read More]

A $77,387 grant awarded by the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) today will improve the ability of local schools and businesses to work together to better prepare students for different career paths, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30).    [Read More]

A grant from the Department of Agriculture will support agriculture education in Williamsburg Junior/Senior High School, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30) and Representative Jim Gregory (R-80).   [Read More]

Hollidaysburg and Spring Cove school districts will receive grants from the Department of Education to improve classroom instruction by connecting educators with local employers, according to Senator Judy Ward (R-30) and Representative Jim Gregory (R-80).   [Read More]

Governor Wolf signed into law, on December 27, a bill containing two legislative initiatives sponsored by Senator Judy Ward (R-Hollidaysburg) aimed at enhancing fundraising opportunities for local organizations whose missions are to help individuals with cancer and disabilities and their families.   [Read More]

Fulton County Medical Center has opted to join the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, a decision Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Franklin/Fulton) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) praised.   [Read More]

Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) and Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) today praised Tyrone Hospital in Blair County for agreeing to participate in the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model.   [Read More]

To assist with providing young adults who were once in the justice system with educational and skills-building opportunities to better prepare them for good jobs and successful careers, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) announced the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board is the recipient of a $492,509 Youth Reentry Demonstration Project grant through the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I).   [Read More]