August 2018
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A Flower Basket celebrates first anniversary in Bellefonte
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BELLEFONTE — Susan Munnell, the owner of A Flower Basket in Bellefonte, is celebrating her store’s first year in business with a special sale slated through Thursday, Sept. 1. Munnell and her husband, Craig, opened the doors at the 633 E. Howard St. business last September, and new customers soon became friends. The couple…
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Used furniture store to close in State College
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STATE COLLEGE — After nine years in business, Pete Hosler has decided to close his Westerly Parkway Plaza store, Pete’s Used Furniture. According to Hosler, with shoppers doing more online shopping, he is seeing less business. With his rent set to almost triple, he feels he can no longer stay in business. “One…
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Penns Valley celebrates renovated high school
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SPRING MILLS — At 8 a.m. Aug. 27, the first day of the school year in the Penns Valley district, officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at the main entrance to Penns Valley High School. Hundreds of students gathered as officers of the senior class, flanked by high school principal Dustin Dalton and district superintendent…
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Centre Foundation awards scholarships to local students
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STATE COLLEGE — As the new school year begins, more than 200 local students will be getting a jumpstart on their educations thanks to community members who have established scholarship or award funds at Centre Foundation. “Our community members understand the value of education, whether that is at a two-year college, four-year university or…
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Phase 1 of Whitehall Road Regional Park Proceeding
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Development of the Whitehall Road Regional Park is moving forward. The park has been planned for Ferguson Township for years, but there have been many questions, from environmental to recreational concerns, about the area over that time.
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Little Lions Head to New Jersey for Week 2
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State College football looked strong last week during a 35-12 win over Mifflin County to open the season at home. This week, State High will take a four-hour drive southeast to play New Jersey Catholic prep school St. Augustine.
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Centre County Football Squads Look to Build on (Mostly) Strong Starts
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Four wins in five games for Centre County high school football teams in Week 1 was not bad. All five teams are in action again this week. Here’s a look at the matchups for Friday, Aug. 31:
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TGIF: State College Weekend Events for Aug. 31-Sept. 2
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It’s Labor Day weekend and the next few days highlight a transition into fall. The State College Spikes home finale, the final Lemont outdoor concert of the season and an ice-cream social for our four-legged friends mark the waning days of summer. But the signs of fall are emerging, including Penn
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Penn State Football: Who Runs the Locker Room? The Players Open Up
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Who is Penn State right now — and who will it be in 2018? On the field, we will soon see. Off the field, it’s a tougher question. Who’s in charge, whose locker room is it and how has it all changed since James Franklin arrived in Happy Valley — 1,692 days ago? …
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PennEnergy Resources to Buy State College-Based Rex Energy for $600 Million
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A Pittsburgh company will pay $600.5 million to acquire the assets of State College-based oil and gas producer Rex Energy, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.