The Bedford Gazette

As of press time, Bedford County had reported about 15 precincts and many of its mail-in ballots, totaling about 39% of its 34,239 registered voters. President Donald Trump received 10,026 votes compared to 3,212 for former Vice President Joe Biden. Of the 5,394 mail-in and absentee ballots that were recieved prior to election day, Trump received 2,872 votes and Biden received 2,424 votes.... U.S. Rep. Dr. John Joyce received 10,193 votes, while his Democratic challenger Todd Rowley recieved 3,054.

The Everett Area High School football game scheduled for tonight has been canceled and 11 players and three coaches are being quarantined because a coach is showing COVID-19 symptoms. Superintendent Dr. Danny Webb said the football coach is showing severe symptoms, including a high fever. His COVID-19 test results were not available as of Thursday afternoon. The varsity football game scheduled at Claysburg has been canceled, as was the junior varsity game scheduled for Mond...ay. Practices have been canceled until further notice. We didn’t feel it was fair to move on with competition, Webb said. It was not a popular decision, but we’re going to lean on the side of safety. The district was notified about the coach’s symptoms on Thursday morning. Webb said contact tracing was done for the past two days, and the district identified 11 players who were in close contact. If the coach is determined to have COVID-19, each of the players will continue to be quarantined for 10-14 days, Webb said. It’s not the first time a local sports team has been sidelined due to coronavirus concerns. The Bedford High School girl’s soccer team had a player test positive last week, which resulted in 28 close-contact cases who needed to be quarantined. The Everett varsity football game that was scheduled to be against Southern Huntingdon County High School last week also was canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test in that district. The incidents accompany the rising number of COVID-19 cases across Bedford County. The state Department of Health reported 11 new cases in the county on Thursday. The county has had 76 new cases since Oct. 10. Everett Area has had one positive COVID-19 case within the district this year. Webb said it was a staff member, not a student. The district is operating with a hybrid schedule in which students alternate week-to-week between online and in-person learning to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

Firefighters from eight stations in three counties responded to this dwelling fire along Pinchot Road in Liberty Township on Tuesday afternoon. Saxton volunteers were assisted by firefighters from Six Mile Run, Southern Cove, Everett, Markleysburg, Wood, Robertsdale & Broad Top, Huntingdon Regional and Martinsburg, and numerous others were placed on standby. Crews remained at the scene until after 7 p.m.

A spectacular fire late Friday destroyed a vacant motel in Fulton County. Units from four counties were called to the former Days Inn just off Old Route 126 at the Town Hill exit of Interstate 70, about 9 miles south of Breezewood. Flames from the burning motel could be seen for miles as firefighters responded to the 10:40 p.m. alarm. Lack of water severely hampered responders; all water had to be carried in by tanker. Assisting Breezewood firefighters at the scene were units... from Everett, Bedford, Southern Cove and Needmore in Pennsylvania and Hancock, Clear Spring and Orleans from Maryland. The 64-room motel has been closed since around 2013. Crews were still at the scene as of 3 a.m. See more

44 REASONS to shop in beautiful, historic downtown Bedford today! This listing can be found in yesterday's edition of The Bedford Gazette or follow ROUND 1 & ROUND 2+ from our Facebook posts! Come see why it's #betterinbedford

The correct Bingo number for today is: G52 (not O52). We Regret any confusion this has caused.

Monday's online edition will include stories about the unveiling of the Vietnam War statue Saturday in Bedford, a Northern Bedford grad who helped the Marines with a 9/11 salute last Friday, a pause in production of the ever-popular Peeps candy treats through the end of the year and how a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair sold recently at an auction for more than $81,000. See these stories and more in Monday's online-only edition of the Bedford Gazette.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident on Lincoln Highway in the area of Nycum Rd. in East Providence Twp. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning around 3 a.m. The investigation is ongoing pending notification of next of kin. More information will be provided as it becomes available.... https://www.bedfordgazette.com//article_d3e839b1-4294-5ac6