March 2021
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Mount Nittany Officials ‘Very Concerned’ by Rise in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
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As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb in Centre County, Mount Nittany Medical Center officials are urging community members to continue practicing safety measures including masking, frequent hand washing and social distancing. The hospital has 29 COVID-19 inpatients between the ages of 47 and 90 as of Tuesday morning, an increase of five since…
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People’s Choice Festival Canceled for 2021
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Another Centre County summer festival is canceled for the second consecutive year. The People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania will not be taking place this July, organizers announced on Tuesday. The decision, they wrote in a Facebook post, was out of their hands. The festival has been held annually since 1993 on the grounds of the…
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Two Daughters, Two Memorials: A 1906 Ceremony Sheds Light on Centre County’s Civil War History
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On a hot June day in 1906, two daughters unveiled two memorials before a crowd of 10,000 people. Miss Margaret Burnet pulled a golden cord to reveal the statue of her great-grandfather, Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin. Miss Helen Fox, the daughter of the late Lieutenant Joseph Fox, held an identical cord in her hand, awaiting…
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A New Way to View ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’
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Looking for something to binge watch this week, besides the gratuitous violence of another crime drama or another superhero movie series? Something that is relevant to the problems facing society today but will leave you with a sense of hope and encouragement? I have an entertaining and uplifting show for you to consider, regardless of…
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Centre County Schools to Receive Nearly $20 Million in Federal COVID-19 Relief Money
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Centre County’s five school districts and one local charter school will receive a combined $19.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, according to an announcement from Gov. Tom Wolf’s office on Monday. Pennsylvania is expected to receive $4.9 billion in relief money for K-12 schools from the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency…
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Man Charged in Connection with Fatal Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash in Bellefonte
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State police at Rockview on Monday charged a Howard man who allegedly fled the scene after striking a pedestrian in a fatal crash last summer in Bellefonte. Brandon Scot Deitz, 36, is accused of hitting Stephanie Wilson with his 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck at about 8 a.m. on July 22, 2020 near the intersection…
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Penn State Football: Clifford Learning from Both Yurcich and the Season That Was
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It’s not lost on anyone, least of all Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford that things could have gone better for the Nittany Lions in 2020. And it’s also not lost on Clifford he was partially responsible for some of the low points Penn State had last season. It’s not lost on him he has to…
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Centre County Adds 214 COVID-19 Cases Over 3 Days; Pennsylvania Reports 10,101
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Centre County reported 214 COVID-19 cases over the past three days to bring its total to 14,439, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases include 116 on Saturday, 53 on Sunday and 45 on Monday. Saturday’s total is the highest since Jan. 31. Pennsylvania added 10,101 over the same period —7,178 combined…
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Penn State Women’s Soccer Claims Big Ten Regular-Season Title
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For the 20th time in program history, Penn State women’s soccer has been crowned Big Ten regular-season champions. The top seed in the conference was locked up on Sunday afternoon when the team beat Nebraska 3-0 in Lincoln. Penn State and No. 19 Rutgers were deadlocked for most of the season in a first place tie.…
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DOH Says ‘Technical Issues’ Delay Release of Accurate COVID-19 Data for Saturday
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Editor’s note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Saturday night that technical issues delayed the release of COVID-19 data for Saturday, March 27. Data displayed on the DOH COVID-19 dashboard on Saturday morning that was used for the original version of this story appeared in error, according to the department. Full weekend data will…