March 2021
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Two Residents Taken to the Hospital, Home Destroyed After 2nd Alarm Fire in State College
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Two residents were taken to the hospital and several first responders were treated for injuries after a second alarm fire on Thursday afternoon at a State College house. Centre Region Fire Director Steve Bair said the home at 801 Crabapple Court, in the Greentree neighborhood, is “a total loss.” Alpha and Boalsburg fire companies were…
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Penn State Football: Acclimation Key for New Staff Members as Much as New Players
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As Penn State football heads into the 2021 season there are plenty of questions that will need to be answered and plenty of storylines to follow as the Nittany Lions look to bounce back from an underwhelming 2020 campaign. Of course most of these things will unfold on the field, that’s where the game is…
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Students in Two Penn State Residence Halls Encouraged to Get Tested for COVID-19
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University health officials on Wednesday advised students living in Hastings Hall and Stone Hall to get tested for COVID-19 after “several” positive tests were reported among residents of the two East Halls dorms. “We have had a few students from each of these residence halls test positive this week,” Kelly Wolgast, director of Penn State’s…
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Centre County Adds 102 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,126
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Centre County reported 102 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, its highest single-day increase since Feb. 7, to bring its total to 13,665, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 3,126 positives, bringing its total to 976,847. The county also had 136 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 63,437. Across Pennsylvania, there…
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Arts Festival Cancels In-Person Events for 2021
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For the second year in a row, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has canceled in-person events because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philipsburg’s Heritage Days also announced its cancelation, according to a statement on Thursday from the Arts Festival board of directors. The Arts Festival board said that even though more people are getting…
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Active Adult Center to Reopen on Limited Schedule
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The Centre Region Active Adult Center will reopen on a limited basis starting next week after being closed for much of the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Agency staff have been following Governor Wolf’s re-opening plans along with consulting the state and county offices of aging on opening guidelines as mitigation efforts are…
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From a Hometown Hill
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Last week, after two weeks of procrastination, I made time to head out to Tussey Mountain, throw on my skis and live a little. It was sparked recently when I caught up with a childhood friend who asked if I’d been out to Tussey Mountain this winter. Regretfully, I hadn’t. Pete is a kindred skiing…
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Slim Chickens to Replace Chick-Fil-A in Penn State’s HUB-Robeson Center
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Chick-Fil-A is leaving Penn State’s HUB-Robeson Center after more than 20 years of business inside the University Park campus student union building. Another fast casual chicken franchise, Slim Chickens, will open an express location in its place in the fall, the university announced on Wednesday. Chick-Fil-A informed Penn State that it would not renew the…
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Candidates Set for State College School Board, Centre Region Township Races
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With the primary election now two months away, candidates are set for Centre Region township positions and what will be a crowded field for State College Area School Board. March 9 was the deadline to file nomination petitions and Tuesday was the last day to file challenges to petitions. Candidates cast lots for ballot positions…
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Cantorna Running Unopposed in Primary for District Attorney
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Candidates are set for the May 18 municipal primary election, and among Centre County-wide offices only one race is contested. March 9 was the deadline to file nomination petitions and Tuesday was the last day to file challenges to petitions. Candidates cast lots for ballot positions on Wednesday. District Attorney Bernie Cantorna will be running…