January 2022
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Centre County Adds 4 COVID-19 Deaths, 391 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 18,955 New Positives
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Centre County registered four new COVID-19 deaths and 391 more cases of the virus on Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county now has had 313 deaths attributed to COVID-19, including 24 reported this month. The new cases mark the county’s second largest single-day increase of the pandemic and bring the total…
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Lady Lions Top Northwestern 63-59 with Late-Game Heroics
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Penn State women’s basketball (9-7, 3-3 Big Ten) defeated Northwestern (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) 63-59 Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston. A back-and-forth final quarter turned in the Lady Lions’ favor with clutch late shots and a perfect performance from the foul line. Despite committing 19 turnovers and shooting 36.7% from the field, the…
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Penn State Wrestling Ready for Challenge Against No. 3 Michigan
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Penn State wrestling’s 2021-22 season couldn’t have started much better than it has. The Nittany Lions currently lead the national rankings, boast an undefeated record, and haven’t skipped a beat in Big Ten action so far. Although Cael Sanderson’s program is riding high, a Friday night battle at No. 3 Michigan poses an incredible challenge. Nineteen…
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State College Police Looking for Man Who Allegedly Harassed 2 Women, Injured 1
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Updated on Jan. 24 with video provided by State College police State College police are searching for a suspect who allegedly harassed two women and injured one in the Highlands Neighborhood. At about 2 a.m. on Jan. 12, a white male with blonde hair and wearing a black jacket followed two female college students from…
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Penn State Football Freshman Nicholas Singleton Named Maxwell National High School Player of the Year
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Penn State football’s newest top-ranked running back received a major honor on Thursday when he was named the 2021 Maxwell Football Club Offensive National High School Player of the Year. “I am pleased all the hard work I put in is paying off,” Singleton wrote in a statement. “This would not be possible without the support of…
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Centre County Adds 3 COVID-19 Deaths, 252 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 17,457 New Positives
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Centre County registered three new COVID-19 deaths and 252 more cases of the virus on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county has had 309 deaths attributed to COVID-19, including 20 reported this month. The new cases bring the county’s total to 31,283 (28,029 confirmed and 3,254 probable). Centre County’s seven-day moving…
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Penn State’s COVID-19 Cases Hit New 12-Month High
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For the second straight week, Penn State reported a 12-month high in COVID-19 cases at its University Park campus. From Jan. 10 to 16, the university logged 523 COVID-19 cases on its COVID-19 Dashboard — 442 among students and 81 among employees. That figure easily broke last week’s 434 cases, which itself was a record high dating…
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Centre County Facing ‘Homeless Crisis’
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Centre County’s homeless shelters have been at, or beyond capacity for many months due at least partially to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a “homeless crisis,” according to county adult services director Faith Ryan. “We are definitely seeing an increase in people who are either struggling to secure housing because of cost or availability. We are…
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Patton Township Supervisors Approve Mask Ordinance
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Patton Township is once again requiring masks to be worn inside businesses and other places open to the public in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The township’s Board of Supervisors on Monday night approved a temporary emergency ordinance that requires face coverings in places such as businesses and government buildings, as well…
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Acting Pa. Health Secretary Visits Centre County to Discuss COVID-19 Testing
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Visiting Centre County on Wednesday, Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter encouraged residents to continue to get tested for COVID-19, a “core public health strategy” as the commonwealth nears what officials hope will be the peak in the current surge of the virus fueled by the omicron variant. Klinepeter stopped by the free testing…