May 2021
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Patton Township Rescinds Local COVID-19 Regulations
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Patton Township supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to rescind enforcement of the remaining regulations in the township’s temporary COVID-19 ordinance. The township had previously updated the ordinance to align with Pennsylvania Department of Health guidance on masking, which now no longer requires face coverings for fully vaccinated people in most circumstances and which DOH announced…
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Centre County Employees to Return to Offices
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With COVID numbers down, Centre County government is ready to bring employees who have been working remotely back to county offices on June 28. These offices are scheduled to open to the public on July 6.
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100 Days to the Start of Penn State Football ’21: 21 Numbers to Know
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One hundred days and counting. Penn State opens its 2021 football season in exactly 100 days on the road at Wisconsin. The Sept. 4 contest will test the Nittany Lions early. But, if they beat the Badgers, they have an amazingly long stretch at home in Happy Valley to find their footing before heading to…
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Plans Approved for New Geisinger Primary Care Clinic in College Township
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Geisinger Health System will expand its presence in Scenery Park with the construction of a new primary care clinic. College Township Council on May 20 unanimously approved a final land development plan for the new 15,400-square-foot facility at the corner of Scenery Drive and South Atherton Street. Currently an empty field, the location for the…
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Storm Causes Downed Trees, Power Outages, Road Closures in Centre Region
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UPDATE 7:45 p.m., May 26: As of 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, power has been restored to all but 153 West Penn Power customers in Centre County. Estimated times of restoration are between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday. Most roadways that were impacted by fallen trees have reopened. Original story: A fast-moving thunderstorm brought…
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Penn State Football: 2022 Class Sitting at No. 6 in the Nation Following Latest Commitment
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Penn State football’s 2022 recruiting class is sitting at No. 6 in the nation following the latest commitment by punter Alex Bacchetta on Tuesday evening. Bacchetta is rated a five-star specialist according to Kohl’s Kicking, he is otherwise an unrated prospects on other recruiting services, although generally those sites do not actively evaluate kickers for…
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Centre County Adds 8 COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death; Pennsylvania Reports 1,127 New Positives
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Centre County reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday to bring its total to 16,832, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 1,127 new positives for a statewide total of 1,198,595. The county also had 58 additional negative test results to increase its total to 69,450. Across Pennsylvania, there were 5,926 new negatives…
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Spanier Ordered to Begin Serving Jail Sentence in July
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Former Penn State President Graham Spanier will begin serving a two-month county jail sentence in July, more than four years after he was convicted of child endangerment. At a hearing on Wednesday in Dauphin County, specially presiding Judge John Bocabella ordered Spanier to begin serving his sentence on July 9. It will be followed by…
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Dancing Down the Street Like a Dingledodie
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I read Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” 50 years ago. When I saw a copy lying around the house last week, I took it to mean it was time to read it again. How that book had fired me up! Me and every other teenager who knew, even if we grew up in a definite…
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Penn State Football: Five-Star Specialist Alex Bacchetta Commits
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It’s summertime in Happy Valley, but recruiting is a year-round effort for James Franklin and Penn State football. Five-star punter/kicker Alex Bacchetta announced Tuesday evening that he’s joining the Nittany Lions’ 2022 class. “I would like to thank Coach Franklin, Coach Lorig, and Coach Raisbeck for their time and commitment in recruiting me from day…