October 2021
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General Election 2021 Voters Guide: District Attorney and Judges
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The League of Women Voters of Centre County 2021 Voters Guide concludes with candidates for Centre County district attorney, magisterial district judge, Pennsylvania Justice of the Supreme Court and state Superior Court and Commonwealth Court judges. The material in this guide was compiled by the candidates and the League of Women Voters of Centre County…
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Penn State Fraternity Placed on Interim Suspension Following Misconduct Allegations
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Penn State has placed Chi Phi fraternity on interim suspension while it investigates multiple allegations of “serious misconduct,” according to a university spokesperson. A spokesperson said on Friday that the university’s Office of Student Conduct received information suggesting that Chi Phi fraternity engaged in hazing, including alleged forced alcohol consumption. Penn State said information on…
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County Election Website Update Provides ‘Trust and Credibility,’ Officials Say
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With election day fast approaching, Centre County Commissioners got a run down of the updated county election website during an Oct. 19 board meeting. The update comes with a new domain name for the website after the county was granted the use of a .gov domain name from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said…
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Letters: Huff Will Bring Leadership, Key Perspective to State College School Board
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Back in the early spring, Jackie Huff set an ambitious goal of knocking on every door in the State College Area School District. In case you weren’t home when she knocked on yours, I’d like to take a moment to introduce her to you. Jackie moved to State College from Texas where she served as…
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Centre Film Festival Returns for Third Year with More Than 80 Films, Celebrity Appearances
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The Centre Film Festival returns bigger than ever for its third year Nov. 1-7, with more than 80 films and special events at three theaters and online, as well as some celebrity appearances. “We have films that educate, films that entertain and films that do both,” Pearl Gluck, festival co-founder and an associate professor of…
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Election 2021: Centre Region Townships
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Voters will be casting ballots for local government leadership in the 2021 municipal election, including for boards and councils in the Centre Region. Among the Centre Region’s five townships, the following are up for election: • College Township — two council members • Ferguson Township — two at-large supervisors; one Ward 2 supervisor for an interim…
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Centre County Adds 46 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,506 New Positives
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Centre County reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 20,613 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,654 are confirmed and 1,959 are probable. Pennsylvania added 4,506 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,557,459. The county also had 90 new negative test results for a total…
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Cranksgiving: Two-Wheeled Food Drive Rolls Out
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CentreBike is gearing up for turkey day with Cranksgiving, a food drive event on two wheels that supports the Centre County Youth Service Bureau by providing holiday meals for those in need. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Videon Central, 2171 Sandy Drive, State College. Bicycle riders will be…
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Previewing Week 10 of Centre County High School Football
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The local Centre County high school football teams are entering the final week of the regular season and looking forward to the District 6 playoffs which are scheduled to begin on Nov. 5 and 6. One team, Bellefonte, has already finished its season and at 2-7, is ranked No. 2 behind Juniata in 4A. If…
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It Will Be a Year and a Day Since the Last Time Penn State Played Ohio State; It Seems Longer
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It’s been a long football season. Already. Make that two seasons: By 11 p.m. on Saturday night, Penn State will have played 17 games in 53 weeks. By Nov. 27, Penn State will have played 21 games in a little more than 13 months. None of them bowls. That’s a ton. And only now is…