January 2021
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Centre County Extends Free COVID-19 Testing Clinic Through February
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A free COVID-19 testing clinic in Centre County will continue through February, following contract approval by Board of Commissioners on Thursday. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare not to exceed $316,032 for the clinic to continue operating Feb. 2-27 at its current location, 1155 Benner Pike, Suite 120. Centre County has offered…
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Fall in Heartbreaker to No. 13 Ohio State
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Penn State men’s basketball (5-7, 2-6 Big Ten) lost a heartbreaker to No. 13 Ohio State (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) 83-79 Wednesday night in Columbus. Seth Lundy led the way with 26 points, 17 of those coming in the first half. Izaiah Brockington chipped in with 18 points, and John Harrar had a double-double with…
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Penn State Athletics Reports 37 COVID-19 Positive Results Following Latest Round Of Testing
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Thirty-seven more Penn State student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Penn State Athletics’ weekly testing data release. Between January 16 and 22, the department administered 1,994 tests, resulting in 37 new positive results. Two tests are currently pending, while another two were inconclusive. Total test administered do not equate to total individuals tested.…
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Hearts for State College Program to Spread Messages of Love
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The second annual Hearts for State College program has kicked off and will be spreading messages of love around downtown State College from Feb. 8 to March 1. It’s part of the State College Sunrise Rotary Club’s Valentine’s Day fundraiser. The hearts allow people and businesses to show their love for that special someone with…
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Penn State’s Online Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best by U.S. News and World Report
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Penn State held its ground for the fifth straight year as one of the most recognized universities in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the best online degree programs in the country. Penn State World Campus, the university’s virtual campus, is ranked in the top 10 of five graduate degree disciplines and the overall bachelor’s…
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State College Mayor, Borough Manager Say Latest Osagie Lawsuit Filing ‘Contains False Claims and Half-Truths’
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Update Jan. 27, 2021: This story has been updated with comments from Osagie family attorneys Andrew Shubin and Kathleen Yurchak. In their most direct comments on the lawsuit to date, State College Mayor Ron Filippelli and Borough Manager Tom Fountaine on Wednesday derided what they called “false claims and half-truths” in the Osagie family’s civil…
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Penn State Football: Barbour Not Worried Following Rocky 2020 Season
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There are a lot of ways to summarize Penn State football’s 2020 season and a lot of reasons why it might have unfolded the way it did. At this point everything has been beaten to death, but for the 100th rehash: There were injuries and departures, a coaching change, a pandemic, some bad luck, some…
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Centre County Adds 124 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,874
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Centre County reported 124 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 10,848, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 5,874 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 818,369. The county also had 62 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 56,336. Across Pennsylvania there were 10,333 new negatives for…
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Penn State Football Adds Harvard Lineman Out of Transfer Portal
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Penn State football continues to address areas of need through the transfer portal, as Harvard offensive lineman Eric Wilson announced his intentions on Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound guard comes to Penn State after having sat out the 2020 season due to the fact the Ivy League did not compete as a result of the…
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Lunch with Mimi: Trish Fulvio Finds Her Dream Job as the New Executive Director of Pink Zone
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Trish Fulvio, a generational Penn State alumna, is back in town from the Philadelphia area as the new executive director for Pink Zone. Fulvio tells Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith about how breast cancer has touched her life personally, her experience working as an executive director for several regional and national non-profit organizations, and her…