October 2021
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Letter: Rebuttal to Centre County Republicans’ Ad
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The author, Hilary Caldwell, is a Ward 2 candidate for Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors. The letter is endorsed by Lisa Strickland and Tierra Williams, at-large candidates for Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors. In the October 14th-20th, 2021 edition of the Centre County Gazette, the Centre County Republicans released a full page ad regarding the…
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Centre County, State College Moving Forward with Health Department Study
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Centre County and State College Borough plan to jointly fund a feasibility study that will help determine the need for a state-authorized health department at the county or municipal level. Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said during Monday’s State College council meeting that he expects the contract with Gorenflo Consulting will be finalized soon. The county…
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King Retiring After 40 Years with State College Borough
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After 40 years with State College borough, assistant borough manager for public safety and former police chief Tom King is officially retiring at the end of October. Borough Manager Tom Fountaine announced King’s retirement at Monday night’s council meeting. King was hired as a State College police officer in 1981 and, after moving up the…
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Centre County Adds 22 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,899 New Positives
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Centre County reported 22 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to bring its total to 20,222, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,296 are confirmed and 1,926 are probable. Pennsylvania added 3,899 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,517,231. The county also had 84 new negative test results for a total of…
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Penn State Football: Roberson Latest In Long Line Of Backups Thrust Into Bigger Role
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It goes all the way back to the 2015 season as Christian Hackenberg left the game with an injury during the TaxSlayer Bowl and Trace McSorley took the field in his place. From that moment on a lineage of backup quarterbacks shaping the future of Penn State football began to unfold. If you look at…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Revises Visitation Policy
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After prohibiting visitations for nearly two months because of the rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Mount Nittany Medical Center is once again allowing a limited number of visitors for most inpatients. Inpatients — with the exception of those who are COVID-positive — can designate two individuals who are permitted to visit them throughout their stay,…
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Penn State Football Appears Set to Go with Roberson or Veilleux Against Illinois
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Penn State appears set to face Illinois this weekend without the services of quarterback Sean Clifford, according to remarks by coach James Franklin on Tuesday. Clifford sustained an injury in the second quarter of the Nittany Lions’ 23-20 loss to Iowa two weeks ago and returned to the sideline in street clothes. First-team reps will…
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Faced with Substitute Teacher Shortage, SCASD Increases Daily Pay Rates
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The State College Area School Board on Monday unanimously approved a $10 increase in daily compensation for substitute teachers as the district deals with an ongoing shortage of substitutes. Effective immediately, the daily rate increases from $95 a day to $105. The rate for district retirees increases from $125 to $135. The daily rate for…
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Information Tactics Used to Battle COVID Could Help Against Heart Disease, Too
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For the last 18 months one of the least desirable jobs in journalism has belonged to Geoff Rushton, the editor of this website. Seven days a week he creates the article on this site that reports the number of COVID cases that Centre County and Pennsylvania added the previous day. He updates the graphic with…
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Red Cross Faces Blood and Platelet Shortage; Donation Opportunities Scheduled in Centre County
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The American Red Cross is in urgent need of donors as blood and platelet supplies have dropped to their lowest post-summer levels in at least six years. For certain blood types, less than a day’s supply has been available in recent weeks, so donors of all blood types — and especially type O — are…