February 2021
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Site Plan Approved for Aldi Store in College Township
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Discount grocery store Aldi is moving forward with its second planned State College-area location following unanimous conditional approval of its final site development plan by College Township Council on Thursday night. The 19,221-square-foot store will be constructed on the former Krentzman Supply property at the corner of Benner Pike and Shiloh Road, next to the…
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Centre County Adds 36 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,818
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Centre County reported 36 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday to bring its total to 12,555, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 2,818 cases, bringing the statewide total to 911,591. The county also had 55 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 60,278. Across Pennsylvania there were 8,051 new negatives for a…
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Penn State Women’s Hockey Clinches First CHA Regular Season Title
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For the first time in program history, Penn State women’s hockey sits atop the CHA. Following a 5-0 win over RIT on Friday, Jeff Kampersal’s Nittany Lions have captured their first CHA regular season championship. It’s the first championship of any kind for the women’s hockey program, which was founded as a Division I programonly…
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Upper-Weights Push No. 2 Penn State Wrestling Past No. 12 Ohio State 28-12
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No. 2 Penn State wrestling (5-0) won its fifth straight road dual Friday night with a victory over No. 12 Ohio State (5-4) in Columbus. After the dual was tied up 12-12 heading into the 174-pound weight class, the Nittany Lions won the final four bout of the contest to triumph 28-12. The strong performance…
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‘Our Mission Hasn’t Changed.’ THON Weekend Goes Virtual
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At 6 p.m. on Friday, hundreds Penn State students got on their feet, like in so many years past, to kick off THON Weekend. But this year, the 592 students selected to be THON dancers weren’t in a packed Bryce Jordan Center as they raise money and awareness for the Four Diamonds at Penn State…
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Penn State President Eric Barron to Retire in 2022
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Penn State President Eric Barron announced on Friday that he will retire at the conclusion of his current contract in June 2022, with the university’s Board of Trustees taking a phased approach over the next 16 months to select his successor. Barron, a former faculty member and dean in the university’s College of Earth and…
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After 8-Month Effort, College Township Council Approves Ordinance to Permit Backyard Chickens
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College Township Council on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance to permit the keeping of chickens on residential properties, the culmination of an eight-month effort that began when a 10-year-old and her family fought to keep the girl’s pet hens. Maeve Elliott began raising her four pet hens — Purple, Banana, Waffles and El — at…
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Centre County Adds 50 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,778
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Centre County reported 50 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 12,519, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 2,778 cases, bringing the statewide total to 908,773. The county also had 236 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 60,223. Across Pennsylvania there were 7,811 new negatives for a…
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Why They Dance: THON 2021 Dancers Share Their Inspiration
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At 6 p.m. on Friday, 592 dancers will stand for the first-ever virtual THON. While THON 2021 will look a little different this year, its dancers are showing their passion for the cause as much or more than ever before. Now in its 44th year of supporting the Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s…
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Giant Confirms Plans to Build Store in New Benner Pike Shopping Center
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Giant Food Stores on Friday confirmed the company plans to build a new supermarket on Benner Pike near Bellefonte. The 50,000-square-foot store will be located in a new shopping center planned for a 15-acre tract along Benner Pike and Paradise Road in Benner Township. According to a news release, construction is scheduled to begin in…