January 2021
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Centre County Adds 74 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,785
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Centre County reported 74 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday to bring its total to 10,525, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 5,785 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 799,957. The county also had 280 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 55,596. Across Pennsylvania there were 13,149 new negatives for…
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Penn State Hockey Beat No. 12 Wisconsin 5-4 For Series Split
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Penn State hockey upended No. 12 Wisconsin hockey with a 5-4 victory on Friday night for a series split as the Nittany Lions found their offense, picking up their fourth win in five games. Penn State is now 8-8 on the year and 6-8 in Big Ten play. It was a Penn State-heavy first period…
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Penn State Basketball: Two Upcoming Games Rescheduled, One More Postponed
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As the Big Ten continues to shuffle and reschedule previously postponed games due to COVID-19, Penn State will now face No. 7 Michigan next Wednesday instead of No. 10 Wisconsin. Penn State’s meeting with Nebraska in Lincoln on January 30 has also been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Cornhusker program. That postponement was…
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Penn State Golf Courses Named Among Top 50 Public Facilities
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The Penn State Golf Courses have again been named among the top 50 public facilities in the United States by the Golf Range Association of America. GRAA — which publishes leading trade publications PGA Magazine, The Met Golfer and PGAmagazine.com — unveiled the list of 2020 award winners earlier in January. Penn State Golf Courses…
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Police Continuing to Investigate Burglary at State College Church
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State College police on Friday renewed their call for the public’s assistance in the investigation of a break-in and vandalism at a borough church. A board member of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension, discovered on Sunday afternoon that someone had broken in by smashing the window of a religious education…
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Local Providers Begin Offering Scheduling Options for COVID-19 Vaccinations
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After Pennsylvania expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility earlier this week, several Centre County providers are beginning to offer scheduling for appointments or to get on a waitlist to receive the vaccine. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its vaccine distribution plan’s first phase to include anyone age 65 or older, as well as those…
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Centre County Adds 43 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,338
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Centre County reported 43 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 10,451, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 5,338 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 794,172. The county also had 132 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 55,316. Across Pennsylvania there were 12,925 new negatives for…
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Beat Rutgers 75-67
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There’s a fair debate to be had about how much “didn’t win but almost won” counts towards the merits of being a quality basketball team. Winning is – after all – the whole point of playing. If you’re losing you must not be very good. So on the one hand, Penn State basketball has not…
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Penn State Hockey: Penalties Doom Nittany Lions in 4-1 Loss To Wisconsin
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Sporting events often require a certain amount of nuance to unpack. Things are rarely black and white, or at least rarely as straightforward as you might imagine. But then there are the games when everything is pretty clear cut. Take for example, Penn State hockeys’ 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in Thursday night, a game that…
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Penn State Wrestling Season Opener Postponed Again
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Penn State wrestling will continue to wait to get its already delayed 2021 season underway. The Nittany Lions’ dual meet against Michigan State scheduled for Sunday at Rec Hall has been postponed, according to a statement from Penn State Athletics on Thursday night. “The universities mutually agreed to the postponement out of an abundance of…