May 2017
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Championship push continues for some local teams, others go home
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As the Centre County high school teams weave their way through the District 6 softball and baseball tournaments in 2017, there is always one thing that year after year seems to be true. The Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mounties, somewhere along the line, always seem to find themselves in a classic showdown. This year is…
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Lady Mounties continue 2017 playoff run
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PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola softball team was not perfect in its District 6 opening round home game against West Shamokin on May 22. The Mounties committed an error. Otherwise, junior pitcher Kamryn Harris threw a no-hitter, and P-O crashed 13 hits, including two home runs, in its six-inning, 10-0 sprint over the Lady…
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Police Investigating 20 Overnight Car Break-ins
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State College Police are investigating a rash of car break-ins that occurred between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning in Boalsburg.
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P-O baseball district playoff run comes to a close
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PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team could not overcome Mountain League nemesis and No. 1 seed Central in the District 6 AAA semifinal game May 23 at Central. The Mounties advanced into the game with a wipe-out, 7-0 win over West Shamokin, but Central rallied for five big runs in the bottom of the…
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Study explores military-family functioning before and after suicide
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UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first time in modern history, the suicide rate of active-duty service members exceeds that of the civilian population. This finding is even more alarming considering that the suicide rate for U.S. civilians hit a 30-year high in 2014, rising a staggering 24 percent in the preceding 15 years. Neither…
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Geisinger and Jersey Shore announce planned integration
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JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger and Jersey Shore Hospital and Foundation announced the signing of an agreement, upon regulatory approval, to integrate Jersey Shore Hospital and Foundation into Geisinger. The regulatory review is expected to take a few months to complete. “In today’s challenging health care environment, it is extremely difficult for small, independent facilities…
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Penn State Medical Group offering spine treatments
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STATE COLLEGE — Dr. Mark Knaub recently began practicing at Penn State Sports Medicine, a part of Penn State Health, located at 1850 E. Park Ave., Suite 112, in State College. Knaub, who has been with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for the past 13 years, offers specialized spine services. He…
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Penn’s Woods Music Festival to celebrate anniversary
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The Penn’s Woods Music Festival, a summer professional orchestral and chamber music festival, started in 1986. After a five-year hiatus from 2003 to 2008, the festival was reborn in its current format to provide something the community did not have — a professional classical music festival in the summer. The festival, with an active…
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Live in Full Bloom’ to be displayed at BAM
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BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County presents a show of botanical paintings by Lori Fisher beginning Sunday, June 4. Fisher’s large-size format illustrates flowers in a powerful style, highlighting color and plant composition. During her years of painting, she has moved from detailed representational work to close-up studies with some abstract…
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Art exhibit captures culpability of human actions
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State College artist Miranda Holmes’ work will be on display at the HUB-Robeson Galleries. UNIVERSITY PARK – The HUB-Robeson Galleries presents ‘Getting My Way and Whining About It,’ an exhibition of paintings by Miranda Holmes, in Art Alley through Thursday, Sept. 7. A free and public reception celebrating the exhibit will be held from…