May 2021
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Eying Director of Operations Hire
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Penn State men’s basketball is closing in on what ought to be the final hire of Micah Shrewsberry’s coaching staff as the athletic department listed a job opening for Director of Operations/Assistant to Head Coach position earlier this week. The role comes following the departure of former Nittany Lion and Pat Chambers’ assistant Talor Battle…
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State College Spikes’ Return a Big Moment for the Team and Fans
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It has been a long time coming — 631 days to be exact if Joe Putnam’s math is correct. Not that he has been counting or anything. But Putnam – the Spikes’ communications director and play-by-play announcer – could have also been counting down. Not toward first pitch but toward the last pitch as Major…
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Patton Township Neighborhood in a Pickle over Pickleball
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Pickleball is one of the fasting-growing sports in the country, and courts at Green Hollow Park in Patton Township get plenty of use. However, all the pickleball play is causing issues in the neighborhood surrounding the park and township officials are hearing about it from residents Park Forest resident Stephen Garcia was one of the…
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UEC 12 Theatre Reopening on Friday
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Both of the State College area’s multiplex movie theaters will be open as of this weekend. UEC 12, 125 Premiere Drive in College Township, will open on Friday, according to UEC Theatres. It joins UEC College 9, 3031 Carnegie Drive in Patton Township, which reopened in March. The local theater is one of five UEC…
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State Champion Levi Haines Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Penn State wrestling began its Class of 2022 with a bang on Thursday when reigning PIAA state champion Levi Haines committed to the Nittany Lions. Haines is ranked the No. 12 overall recruit in the Class of 2022, according to InterMat’s current rankings. The Biglerville standout is a three-time state finalist and captured his first title…
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6 Candidates Claim Nominations for State College School Board
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Updated 9:38 p.m. on May 20 with new vote totals. Six of the seven candidates in the primary election for State College Area School Board of Directors appear to have won nominations to be on the ballot in November, according to unofficial vote totals. Four State College school board positions are up for election this…
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Ferguson Township Moves to Adopt New Masking Guidelines
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The Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Monday to hold a public hearing to consider amending the municipality’s temporary emergency COVID-19 ordinance. The change would align the ordinance with new statewide guidance from the state Department of Health concerning the masking of fully vaccinated people. The public hearing will be held June 7.…
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Centre County Adds 6 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 1,430 New Positives
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Centre County reported six new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 16,736, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It’s the fourth time in the past week that the county’s increase has been in the single digits — rates not seen locally since last August. Pennsylvania added 1,430 new positives for a…
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Progressive Candidates Win Democratic Primary for State College Borough Council
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Updated at 9:30 p.m. on May 20 with new vote totals. Three progressive, first-time candidates are the apparent winners of the Democratic nominations for State College Borough Council, making them the front-runners for the three seats up for election in November. Gopal Balachandran (1,690 votes), Divine Lipscomb (1,456) and Richard Biever (1,209) were the top…
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Nanes Declares Victory in Democratic Primary for State College Mayor
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Ezra Nanes appears to be on his way to becoming the next mayor of State College. Nanes garnered a nearly two-to-one majority over Jim Leous in the Democratic primary election, with 1,712 votes (66.25%) to Leous’s 872 (33.75%). Nanes issued a statement on Wednesday night declaring victory. “I am deeply honored to have the support…