Only 4.2 million Americans received their first dose of the COVID-10 vaccine by the first week of January.  That is about 15 million doses short of what federal officials had hoped for by December.

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Students at Tyrone High School headed to the polls last Tuesday to cast a ballot for the next President of the United States.

Many of these students were not old enough to vote, but none of them were…

Altoona resident Michael Fanella was just 21 years old in May of 1944. Hunched down in a foxhole, Fanella and his fellow artillerymen were taking cover under intense German fire during the Battle of Anzio…

The 2020-21 school year is filled with uncertainty, but one thing is not up for debate: face coverings.

All TASD staff and students are required to wear a face-covering to prevent the spread of Covid…

Balancing work and school is a challenge for any teen, but some Tyrone High School students are more stressed than usual because a handful of local employers are taking advantage of the pandemic and the…

The debate over the current hybrid model of instruction being used at Tyrone Area Middle and High School and a proposal to return students to full-time instruction has been a hot topic among students at…

As summer looms with no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight, the big question on every student’s mind is: “What will happen next school year?”

Unfortunately, public health officials, politicians,…

Due to the coronavirus, athletes across the country have been forced to be creative in order to prepare for what will hopefully be the fall sports season. Makeshift at-home gyms, team zoom meetings, and…

Seventy five years ago today, guns across the European continent fell silent for the first time in over five years. VE (Victory in Europe) Day brought a partial end to one of the most devastating wars…

The abrupt cancellation of high school sports isn’t just affecting the players. High school coaches are also experiencing the pain of cancelled games and seasons.

Like their college and professional…

Most TAHS students have been at home since Pennsylvania’s school shutdown on March 13. But for a select few, what was once just a common part time job has taken on new meaning, and new risk.

Teens with…

During this time of global worry and panic, a tiny movement started by one mom from Galesburg, Illinois is spreading a little bit of happiness and hope to people around the world.

What started as a…

This story was originally published on Tyrone Eagle Eye News on April 11, 2020.

The advance of the Coronavirus into central Pennsylvania is having a significant impact on the community’s economy. While local schools and many businesses have remained closed, other essential businesses…

When a ninth-grade English teaching position opened up at Tyrone Area High School last summer, the number of applicants was shockingly low.
“We only had three other teachers interview for Ms. Budny’s…

Everyone has been affected by this national crisis, and while teachers have not experienced mass layoffs like retail workers, or increased workplace danger like healthcare workers, they are facing one…

With the COVID-19 crisis closing schools as well as many businesses, local parents may find themselves without a paycheck for at least the short term, maybe longer. This will cause many hardships for families,…

As the statewide Coronavirus school shutdown enters its second week, Tyrone Area School District students and parents are wondering when, or even if, this school year will return to normal. 

Any hope…

As the coronavirus has sparked growing fears among students and the community, the Tyrone Area School District officially addressed its response to the pandemic in an email to staff this morning.

Acting…

A law passed by the Pennsylvania state legislature and signed by Governor Tom Wolf in June 2018 requires that by the 2020-2021 school year all school districts in Pennsylvania must test students in topics…

Penn State junior Haley Hamschin has struggled to overcome an eating disorder since middle school.

For Hamschin, a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball and running cross-country, her eating disorder…

The Tyrone Area School District can make a strong argument that it gets more for its money than just about any school district in Pennsylvania.

Over the years, Tyrone has been able to accomplish more…

Music has always been a cherished part of Tyrone High School’s culture. Tyrone students have excelled in many successful musical endeavors like marching band, concert band, jazz band, chorus, and POPS….

Monday began normally for Tyrone first-grader Taryn Confer, but a big surprise at the end of the day had Taryn, her teachers, and nearly everyone waiting outside of the Tyrone Area Elementary School shedding…

Yesterday will be a day forever remembered in the sports world. The NBA, along with the rest of the sporting world, lost an icon. They lost a hero, a teammate, but most importantly, they lost a friend…

The Talon-T Talk show hosts junior Brandon Lucas to discuss the Boys Basketball 2019-2020 season.

This story was originally published on Tyrone Eagle Eye News on January 23, 2020.

To recycle or not to recycle? In 2020 this shouldn’t really be a question, but surprisingly at Tyrone Area High School and many other rural schools across the state, it still is.

While TAHS currently…

Like many small towns across America, Tyrone’s downtown business district had been in a steady decline since the 1970s. Where there were once movie theatres, department stores, and specialty shops, there…

Nearly four years ago, in a high school varsity game against Bellefonte, current Penn State Altoona senior Finnley Christine was driving for a layup when her knee gave out. Lying on the Tyrone gym floor…

When Charles Wilson-Adams and his family moved to Tyrone from Philadelphia when he was in middle school, he quickly earned a reputation as an outstanding athlete in both basketball and football. In high…

For nearly thirty years, Tyrone native Aaron Vance has served his country in the United States Air Force in both active duty and as a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.

Vance graduated from…

When 2015 Tyrone graduate Davina Lee faced the difficult decision of what to do after high school, she was at a crossroads. After considering her options, like many graduates Lee first decided to try…

Monday is an important day for all Americans. It is a day set aside to take time to thank all of those who serve, or have served in our armed forces. It is possibly the most important holiday for our nation.

Sadly,…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Lady Eagles soccer team honored someone very close to them who is bravely fighting this disease.

Doreen Walls, the mother of goalkeeper Rayann Walls…

Thanks to vaping, I am one of the millions of American teens currently struggling with nicotine addiction.

I first tried a Juul when it became popular during my eighth-grade year. The buzz felt good…

Tyler Beckwith, a life-long Tyrone resident and senior at the Tyrone Area High School, has done some very admirable things as a standout member of the Tyrone Boy Scouts.

Beckwith joined the Cub Scouts…

Everyone in Tyrone knew him as June. Most people didn’t even know his last name. But everyone recognized his friendly face. Unfortunately beloved citizen John “June” Wolford Ott III passed away…

In 2014 the Tyrone carpentry program broke ground on its most recent house project.  Five years later the students are still hard at work and hope to finish construction by the end of the 2019-2020 school…

Disclaimer: This staff editorial contains mentions of death and suicide and may be triggering to some readers. Please use caution before reading. 

If you or someone you know needs help, visit the guidance…

Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 is a colossal disappointment, and surely not a masterpiece. “Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterpiece. 10/10…” wrote just about every video game critic on the internet….

Penn State Altoona head women’s basketball coach Casey Wilt isn’t from Tyrone and probably couldn’t tell the difference between a Macs and an East End hoagie, but she definitely knows a good Tyrone basketball…

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a quaint town of just over 5,700 people, explodes to 25,000 or more every February 2 as visitors from all over the world make the pilgrimage to see Phil the Groundhog’s annual…

The fifth graders are just like the “big kids” now. 

For the first time at Tyrone Area Middle School, the fifth grade switched classes at the end of the second marking period. This marks the end…

Students from Tyrone Area High School received a visit last Friday from representatives of the organization founded to support the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Denis Mukwege.

Panzi USA Foundation…

A look inside the decision to cancel school and its consequences.

Tyrone senior Connor Gority has yet to graduate high school, but as a writer he already has three published books to his credit.

Gority has been working on his Elderquest trilogy for six years, and…

Since early November, teachers at Tyrone High School have been randomly disappearing. A morning here. An afternoon there.

What is the reason for this? Don’t they understand that students need to turn…

The 2018 Tyrone/Bellwood girls junior high soccer team did something never before accomplished in Tyrone soccer history, an undefeated season. 
Going 16-0, the team scored an amazing 83 goals, while…

When sophomores Brandon Lucas and Rodney Shultz were in fourth grade, they lost their dear friend and classmate, Adam Fink, to cancer.  This year the boys honored the memory of their friend by celebrating…

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to two campaigners against wartime sexual violence, Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege.  Tyrone has a special connection with one of the winners. Although his work…