Silas Corvin is watching the hills, the hollows, and the halls of power. While Washington cuts deals, he’s tracking what those deals cost — your hospital, your farm, your paycheck. Policy impacts, local stakes, and the questions your representative hopes you won’t ask.
This is the District 13 Raven; Silas Corvin reporting.
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Check Out the Courthouse
There is something about civic buildings that has always stopped me in my tracks. I can drive past a strip mall without noticing it. A
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Franklin Street United Methodist Church in Johnstown, PA
An Architectural Presence More Than a Historical Footnote Johnstown’s Franklin Street United Methodist Church stands at the corner of Franklin and Locust as a physical
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Johnstown, Pennsylania
I’ve Talked About Why I Moved Here. Let Me Tell You Why You Should. I’ve written before about why I chose to plant myself in
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A Stone Porch Victorian Transitional
This house is an example of why Johnstown never fits neatly into one architectural category. Johnstown wasn’t built in one confident burst. It was built,
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A Different Way to Think About Data Centers
A Local Ownership Model for Johnstown and Cambria County (This could work anywhere and should. Also site selection on the image was for convenience. No
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First United Methodist Church
There are buildings that announce themselves, and there are buildings that hold a city. The First United Methodist Church of Johnstown belongs firmly to the
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The City of Johnstown Firefighters Memorial Bridge
Franklin Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania It’s tempting—especially if you’ve spent any time around modern infrastructure manuals—to describe the Franklin Street Bridge as a basic bridge. A
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Steel, Stone, Survival, and the St. John Gualbert Cathedral
St. John Gualbert Cathedral and the Architecture of Flood City One of the great, underappreciated truths about Johnstown is that it is a city told
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The Mansard on Vine Street
At 510 Vine Street in Johnstown, there is a building that does not quite belong to its surroundings—and that is exactly why it matters. In
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Welcome (Back)
to the Blue Ribbon Team …and to our new home in beautiful Johnstown, Pennsylvania It feels good to say that out loud — we’re home.After
This page will include news from the following places and municipalities included in the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania:
Adams County (34): Abbottstown, Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville, Bonneauville, Carroll Valley, East Berlin, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Littlestown, McSherrystown, New Oxford, York Springs, Berwick Township, Butler Township, Conewago Township, Cumberland Township, Franklin Township, Freedom Township, Germany Township, Hamilton Township, Highland Township, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Liberty Township, Menallen Township, Mount Joy Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Oxford Township, Reading Township, Straban Township, Tyrone Township, Union Township.
Bedford County (38): Bedford, Coaldale, Everett, Hopewell, Hyndman, Manns Choice, New Paris, Pleasantville, Rainsburg, St. Clairsville, Saxton, Schellsburg, Alum Bank (CDP), Bedford Township, Bloomfield Township, Broad Top Township, Colerain Township, Cumberland Valley Township, East Providence Township, Harrison Township, Hopewell Township, Juniata Township, Liberty Township, Londonderry Township, Mann Township, Monroe Township, Napier Township, Pavia Township, Snake Spring Township, Southampton Township, St. Clair Township, Union Township, West Providence Township, Woodbury Township.
Blair County (25): Altoona (city), Hollidaysburg, Roaring Spring, Martinsburg, Tyrone, Williamsburg, Duncansville, Bellwood, Antis Township, Blair Township, Catharine Township, Frankstown Township, Freedom Township, Greenfield Township, Huston Township, Juniata Township, Logan Township, North Woodbury Township, Snyder Township, Taylor Township, Tyrone Township, Woodbury Township.
Cambria County (63): Johnstown (city), Barnesboro, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Cresson, Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin, Gallitzin, Geistown, Hastings, Lilly, Loretto, Nanty Glo, Northern Cambria, Patton, Portage, Sankertown, Scalp Level, South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Tunnelhill, Westmont, Adams Township, Allegheny Township, Barr Township, Blacklick Township, Cambria Township, Carroll Township, Chest Township, Clearfield Township, Conemaugh Township, Croyle Township, Dean Township, East Taylor Township, Elder Township, Jackson Township, Lower Yoder Township, Middle Taylor Township, Munster Township, Richland Township, Southmont Township, Stonycreek Township, Summerhill Township, Susquehanna Township, Upper Yoder Township, Washington Township, West Taylor Township, White Township.
Cumberland County (partial — 9 municipalities): Hopewell Township, Lower Mifflin Township, Newburg, North Newton Township, Shippensburg Borough (part, shared with Franklin County), Shippensburg Township, Southampton Township, Upper Frankford Township, Upper Mifflin Township.
Franklin County (22): Chambersburg, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Mont Alto, Orrstown, Shippensburg (shared with Cumberland), Waynesboro, Antrim Township, Fannett Township, Greene Township, Guilford Township, Hamilton Township, Lurgan Township, Metal Township, Montgomery Township, Peters Township, Quincy Township, Southampton Township, St. Thomas Township, Warren Township, Washington Township.
Fulton County (13): McConnellsburg, Taylor Township, Ayr Township, Belfast Township, Bethel Township, Brush Creek Township, Dublin Township, Licking Creek Township, Thompson Township, Todd Township, Union Township, Wells Township.
Huntingdon County (48): Huntingdon, Mount Union, Mapleton, Orbisonia, Rockhill, Shade Gap, Shirleysburg, plus 40+ townships including Barree, Brady, Carbon, Cass, Clay, Cromwell, Dublin, Franklin, Henderson, Hopewell, Jackson, Juniata, Lincoln, Logan, Morris, Oneida, Penn, Porter, Shirley, Springfield, Tell, Todd, Union, Walker, Warriors Mark, West, Wood, and others.
Juniata County (17): Mifflintown, Mifflin, Thompsontown, Beale Township, Delaware Township, Fermanagh Township, Fayette Township, Greenwood Township, Lack Township, Milford Township, Monroe Township, Spruce Hill Township, Susquehanna Township, Turbett Township, Tuscarora Township, Walker Township.
Mifflin County (16): Lewistown, Burnham, Juniata Terrace, McVeytown, Kistler, Armagh Township, Brown Township, Bratton Township, Decatur Township, Derry Township, Granville Township, Menno Township, Oliver Township, Union Township, Wayne Township.
Perry County (30): Bloomfield, Duncannon, Landisburg, Liverpool, Marysville, Millerstown, New Buffalo, New Bloomfield, Newport, plus townships including Buffalo, Carroll, Centre, Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Juniata, Liverpool, Madison, Miller, Oliver, Penn, Rye, Saville, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora, Tyrone, Watts, Wheatfield.
Somerset County (partial): Conemaugh Township (part). The district document only lists this one municipality as the Somerset slice in the spreadsheet-format section. However, the campaign photo document references a much larger Somerset County presence — Shanksville, Somerset Borough, Confluence, Meyersdale, Berlin, Rockwood, Ursina, Wellersburg, and dozens of townships.
It may have some other tidbits too….but that you can be sure of.