March 2021
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Nature’s Ways: One of Everyone’s Favorites — the Eastern Bluebird
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Small flocks of brilliant blue and orange birds will soon be redecorating the shrubs and sumac thickets in open areas of Centre County. The eastern bluebird is a “temperate migrant” as opposed to a “tropical migrant.” It migrates southward only into the southern states — rather than flying the entire way to the tropics or…
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1 Person Taken to the Hospital After Crash Involving Gasoline Tanker on Route 322
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One person was taken to the hospital and a portion of U.S. Route 322/General Potter Highway was closed into Tuesday night after a crash involving a car and a tractor trailer hauling 7,500 gallons of gasoline. The crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. near the intersection with Bamboo Lane in Potter Township. According to a…
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Pedestrian Injured in State College Hit-and-Run Crash
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State College police are searching for the driver and vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that resulted in a pedestrian being injured and taken to the hospital. Police said the crash happened at about 6:15 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Atherton Street and West College Avenue. A silver Dodge SUV traveling southbound on…
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Penn State Football: Spring Practice Proving Big As Offensive Line Finds Stride
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The more things change, the more some things stay the same, and for another season Penn State will look to solidify its offensive line after offseason departures to the NFL and a transfer portal entry leave the Nittany Lions partially in flux in the trenches. To set the table for the situation, Penn State will…
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Penn State Wrestling’s Roman Bravo-Young and Aaron Brooks Named Finalists for Hodge Trophy
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After claiming their first career individual national titles this past weekend in St. Louis, Roman Bravo-Young and Aaron Brooks have both been named finalists for the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s best collegiate wrestler. The list rounds out with fellow undefeated national champions Austin O’Connor of North Carolina, David Carr of…
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Penn State Athletics Introduces Nittany Lion Feedback Program
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Got thoughts on Penn State sports and the game day experience? You’ll now have your chance to share them. Penn State Athletics announced the creation of the Nittany Lion Feedback Program Tuesday afternoon, with a goal “to engage and listen to fans about their experiences and thoughts surrounding Penn State’s 31 teams.” The virtual initiative will…
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Centre County Adds 66 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,515
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Centre County reported 66 new COVID-19 on Tuesday to bring its total to 13,975, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 3,515 positives for a statewide total of 991,950. The county also had 60 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 63,968. Across Pennsylvania, there were 6,965 new negatives for a total…
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‘Feeding Happy Valley’ Helps Community Members in Need and Supports Local Restaurants
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A new initiative led by State College native John Patishnock aims to feed hungry community members while also supporting local restaurants. “Feeding Happy Valley” was selected as this month’s recipient of a $1,000 Awesome Foundation grant through downtown State College community space 3 Dots, which awards the grants monthly to a community member-led project. “I…
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Why We Should ‘Wrestle’— Not ‘Fight’— with Our Challenges
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March Matness has come and gone. That’s right, it seems like it was just yesterday the season started. And now it’s over. It culminated this past weekend when the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were held in St. Louis, Missouri and 10 individual national champions and one team national champion were crowned For those uninitiated…
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Students in 3 More Penn State Residence Halls Advised to Get Tested for COVID-19
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University health officials on Monday advised Penn State students living in Beaver, Geary and Packer Halls to get tested for COVID-19, the third time in less than a week that residents of specific dorms have been told to do so. As with two advisories last week for four other residence halls, Monday’s advisory was issued…