September 2021
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No. 6 Penn State Rolls Past Villanova 38-17
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No. 6 Penn State football (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) took down Villanova (3-1) 38-17 Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium. Sean Clifford led the Nittany Lions with 401 passing yards through the air, while Parker Washington, KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Jahan Dotson each reached the end zone on deep connections. Penn State’s rushing attack struggled to get…
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Kickoff Time, TV Set for Penn State Football at Iowa
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Penn State and Iowa will kickoff at 4 p.m. EDT on Oct. 9 in Iowa City with the game airing nationally on FOX, the network announced on Saturday. FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” show be on site for the game, with the broadcast starting at 10 a.m. It’s the second time this year the Nittany Lions…
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Centre County Adds 1 New COVID-19 Death, 80 Cases
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Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death and 80 more cases of the virus on Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The death is the county’s 235th attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and fourth this month. The new cases bring Centre County’s total to 19,104 (17,303 confirmed and 1,801…
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Centre Safe Awarded $600,000 DOJ Grant to Support Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
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A $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women will help Centre Safe provide legal services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The funds will also help the State College-based nonprofit provide increased access to legal services for survivors in more rural areas of Centre County, according to a…
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Land Another Commitment as Class Now Top 10 in Nation
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Penn State men’s basketball added another verbal commitment to its 2022 recruiting class as Lower Merion center Demetrius Lilley announced his decision on Friday. Lilley hits the scales at 6-foot-10 and 230 pounds and chose the Nittany Lions over a handful of schools, including Philadelphia programs La Salle and Saint Joseph’s. Lilley officially visited Penn…
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Centre County Adds 73 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 5,071 New Positives
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Centre County reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 19,024, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 17,228 are confirmed and 1,796 are probable. Pennsylvania added 5,071 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,402,826. The county also had 166 new negative test results for a total…
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Penn State Football: Five Things to Watch as Nittany Lions Face Villanova
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After three emotional weeks of football Penn State is finally playing what could amount to its first real cupcake game in almost two years [As you’ll recall the 2020 schedule was Big Ten only]. So what is there to watch in a game that feels like it’s already over on Friday? Always keeping your eye…
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Penn State Settles Lawsuit with Man Injured During Police Response to 2018 Tailgate
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Penn State will pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a New York man who says he sustained long-lasting injuries during the police response to a chaotic Beaver Stadium tailgate party that drew national headlines in 2018, according to a document filed in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas earlier this month. William Deegan,…
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Project Aims to Help Community Members Understand Opposing Perspectives
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It’s no secret that in many ways, our country seems more polarized than ever. In communities, workplaces, and families, the pandemic — along with other politically-charged current events — has magnified the divisions. Elle Morgan experienced this polarization within her own family. “Last summer, I had two adult children in their 30s here. They have…
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Little Lions, BEA Leading the Pack Heading into Week 5 of Centre County High School Football
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Bald Eagle Area and State College are both 3-1 as the 2021 high school football season moves into its fifth week, and Penns Valley evened its record at 2-2 against Philipsburg-Osceola last Friday. Bellefonte has had a bone-rattling schedule so far and is 1-3, but it doesn’t get any easier for the Raiders with 4-0…