JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Richland School District has added another accolade to its collection, this time earning the Great Pennsylvania School designation from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

The district is the first in the Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 region, which covers Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties, to receive the honor.

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Joshua Byers is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5054. Follow him on Twitter @Journo_Josh.