January 2021
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Handy Delivery Closing Taxi Service
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A longtime State College area taxi service is shutting down at the end of January. Handy Delivery announced on Wednesday that it is closing its taxi business on Jan. 31. The family-owned business will continue to operate its delivery, courier, chauffeur, warehouse, storage and parking services. Noreen and Jim Byers have owned the cab company…
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Centre County Adds 55 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,984
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Centre County reported 55 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 10,357, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 5,984 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 783,170. The county also had 157 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 55,074. Across Pennsylvania there were 12,813 new negatives for…
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Tippecanoe But Please, Not Biden Too
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Today’s forecast for our nation’s capital is bearable for January – 43 and sunny – but, mindful of what befell William Henry Harrison, I’ve been worried about old Joe Biden. The story goes that Harrison was sworn in on a cold, damp day and did himself no favors by not bundling up and worst of…
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Lose to No. 22 Illinois, as the Past Year Starts to Take Its Toll
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Texting with someone inside the Penn State men’s basketball program the word “tired” has come up on more than one occasion. It is a rarity that these things are ever spoken out loud. Coaches and support staffs are often equipped with this strange sense of defiance to the concept of being tired. You don’t admit…
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Pennsylvania Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
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Phase 1A, the current phase of distribution, now includes anyone age 65 and older, as well as those ages 16 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions that make them more vulnerable to the virus.
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Special Education School Opens in Former Lemont Elementary Building
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The former Lemont Elementary School building will soon be welcoming students once again. New Story Schools, which operates private special education schools for students with complex behavioral and educational challenges, opened its new location in the 82-year-old school building at 675 Elmwood Street this week to begin accepting students from State College and surrounding areas.…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Preparing for Spring Ball, Assuming It Happens
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Penn State football is preparing for spring practice, but as coach James Franklin pointed out on Monday afternoon. Nobody actually knows if it’s going to happen or not. “Nobody has really come out and said it either way,” Franklin mentioned during a media session Monday. “And I guess what I’m saying is, what 2020 has…
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Penn State Outlines COVID-19 Testing Plans for Spring Semester
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Penn State will ramp up its COVID-19 testing requirements for the spring semester, requiring students to be tested before the start of in-person classes next month and again within the first two weeks of returning to campus.
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Penn State Basketball: Jim Ferry Fined $10,000 for Comments Made after Purdue Game
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The Big Ten fined Penn State men’s basketball interim head coach Jim Ferry $10,000 and issued a public reprimand Tuesday afternoon. This is the second fine for a Penn State basketball coach since 2015 when then head coach Pat Chambers was fined for postgame comments made following a home loss to Maryland. The conference announced in…
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Centre County Adds 67 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,341
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Centre County reported 67 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths attributed to the virus on Tuesday.