October 2020
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Centre County Adds 46 COVID-19 Cases
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Centre County reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 4,184 since the first was confirmed in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county also had 226 new negative test results, increasing its total to 36,207.
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Opinion: Cast Your Vote and Assert the Power of Ballots Over Bullies
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Election Day is Tuesday and while millions of Americans have already voted, millions more will stand in line to vote on Tuesday. As that day approaches, we’re seeing threats and warnings of confrontation and even violence at polling places. So what should we do?
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Kamala Harris’ Husband, Doug Emhoff, Campaigns for Democratic Ticket in State College
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Six days before the highly anticipated general election, the man who could become the first second gentleman of the United States visited State College on Wednesday to energize supporters of the Democratic ticket.
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Penn State Football: DJing a Whiteout When Nobody Is There? More Work Than You Might Think
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For Beaver Stadium DJ, general do-it-all marketing guru PJ Mullen things will feel normal right until pregame is set to begin. The teams will leave the field and then…?
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Penn State Athletics: Slight Bump in COVID-19 Results as Department Reports 13 New Cases
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Penn State Athletics reported 13 positive COVID-19 tests Wednesday during its latest report of weekly testing numbers. Three results are still pending among the 1,304 tests conducted over the past week.
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Centre County Adds 41 COVID-19 Cases
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Centre County reported 41 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 4,138 since the first was confirmed in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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Trick-or-Treat Night Rescheduled for Several Centre County Municipalities
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Several Centre County municipalities had scheduled trick-or-treat night for Thursday, but forecasted heavy rain from Hurricane Zeta is causing them to postpone.
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TaQuan Woodley Decommits from Penn State Basketball
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TaQuan Woodley has de-committed from Penn State men’s basketball following the announcement of former coach Pat Chambers’ resignation.
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Penn State, Higher Education Groups Oppose New Visa Changes
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Penn State joined other Pennsylvania universities and higher education groups in opposing a new proposed visa rule change that regulates the admission period structure for select nonimmigrant visas.
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Retooled Mountainback Race Unites Young and Old
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Any runner can tell you: you just can’t avoid the hills. The Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon developed a modified game plan for its Oct. 11 event in consultation with the Bureau of Forestry to have the race happen during the continuing pandemic.