March 2020
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Penn State Football: Franklin and Staff Planning for Everything Amid Uncertain Future
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Talking to reporters Wednesday afternoon via video chat, Penn State coach James Franklin added his name to a country-long list of people uncertain as to when the COVID-19 outbreak will end, and when normal life might resume.
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Days for Girls Club Sewing Masks for Healthcare Workers
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As the coronavirus continues to spread across the world, those working in healthcare are beginning to experience a shortage of medical masks. Members of Penn State’s Days for Girls club saw this shortage and decided to put their sewing skills to work.
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Health Department Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case in Centre County as Statewide Total Surpasses 1,000
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed one new cases of COVID-19 in Centre County, bringing the local total to eight as statewide totals continued to spike.
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Penn State Working on Two-Phase Commencement Option for Spring Semester
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With remote instruction now in place and the need to avoid large gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Penn State administrators took time during a virtual town hall Tuesday afternoon to briefly address the university’s decision-making surrounding spring commencement.
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HVAB, CBICC: Support and Celebrate Local Agriculture
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In recognition of National Agriculture Week, March 22-28, The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County are encouraging residents to support Centre County’s agriculture community and celebrate its importance.
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Community Spotlight: C.S. Myers & Son
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C.S. Myers & Son, Inc. is a full-service, family-owned heating & cooling service and heating oil company that has been serving the Centre Region for 75 years. Centre County is where we live and who we’ve cared about for three generations.
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Community Spotlight: Balfurd Dry Cleaning and Linen Service
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Balfurd Dry Cleaning and Linen Service has been around since 1927; which means we’ve survived the Great Depression, WWII, and countless recessions. But we’ve been losing a lot of sleep over the daily decisions we’ve had to make with this pandemic. This is a hard time to be a small, family-owned b
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The Longest (and Last) Bus Trip of Grant Ament’s Extraordinary Penn State Lacrosse Career
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The news came at 4:16 p.m., Thursday, March 12. On Twitter, of all places. The Penn State men’s lacrosse team bus was back on the road for barely 20 minutes after stopping for a late lunch at a Panera outside of Roanoke, Virginia. Nittany Lion fifth-year senior and co-captain Grant Ament was…
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Property Owner Offers Rent Reductions, Hopes Others Will Follow
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One local property owner is offering his tenants an immediate reduction in their rent amounts, and he hopes others will do the same as a measure of financial relief amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What About the Renters?
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With businesses closing as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, many workers who lose their jobs as a result will be faced with the sudden question of how to pay for needs, including housing.