February 2022
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3 Dots Presents New Weekly Listening Series Exploring Eclectic Selection of Music
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Throughout February and March, 3 Dots and Gorinto Productions are offering the public a chance to combat the Monday blues and the winter blahs through a weekly deep listening experience of an eclectic selection of 20th and 21st century music. Each session will begin with a short orientation describing that week’s selection. Participants will then…
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Bright Lights, Big City: Penn State’s Broadnax Directs on Broadway
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Steve H. Broadnax III always dreamed of making it to Broadway. Broadnax, an associate professor of theatre and professor in charge of MFA Acting at Penn State, grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. He fell in love with the theatre at a young age. He earned his bachelor of fine arts from Webster University, St.…
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The Avid Gardener: Say It with Flowers
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many people are again flocking to florists, nurseries and markets to buy flowers that they can use to help express themselves to their loved ones. Every year during this season, billions of dollars are spent on flowers ranging from elaborate and expensive arrangements to perhaps just single roses or orchids.…
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Centre County Adds 30 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,407 New Positives
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Centre County recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday as new infections and hospitalizations continued to fall locally and statewide. The new positives bring the county’s total to 34,240 (30,461 confirmed and 3,779 probable). Centre County’s seven-day average for new cases is 54, down from 84 a week ago and 158 two weeks ago. Pennsylvania…
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Ferguson Township Man Previously Convicted of Felony Indicted on Federal Weapons Charge
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A Ferguson Township man who 20 years ago pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge following an investigation into a militia group was indicted again on Thursday for alleged possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. The indictment in the U.S. Middle District Court of Pennsylvania accuses Ronald Hertzog, 59, of illegally possessing…
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The Electric Vehicle Revolution Is on Its Way
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We have all heard of them and seen them on the roads: electric vehicles. Prius, Tesla (TSLA) and Bolt are the cars that I spot the most on the roads. Electric vehicles (EV) only accounted for about 9% of the new cars sold in 2021 but Morningstar research suggests two out of three cars sold…
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Letters: Fix the Fundamentals, Penn State; Unhappy with Centre County Representatives
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Fix the Fundamentals, Penn State Dear Penn State Trustees, Considering proposals at this year’s first Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 17-18 to raise room and board? Don’t. Please do NOT raise room and board (or tuition, later this year) under any proposals by Penn State University administration. Both in-state an out-of-state parents are not…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Turnovers Doom Nittany Lions in Late 76-70 Loss at Minnesota
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Penn State fell 76-70 to Minnesota on Saturday night in Minneapolis as the Nittany Lions struggled to overcome 13 turnovers that led to 26 Gopher points. The loss was Penn State’s third straight and dropped the Nittany Lions to 9-12 on the season, 4-9 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota snapped a five-game losing streak.…
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Centre County Adds 1 COVID-19 Death, 93 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 4,818 New Positives
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Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death and 93 more cases of the virus on Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The death is the county’s 332nd attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and 11th reported this month. The new cases bring the county’s total to 34,210 (30,436 confirmed and…
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Applications Open for ABC Vacancies in State College
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State College residents interested in getting involved with local government can apply to fill several vacancies on borough authorities, boards and commissions. The borough currently has vacancies on the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Board of Directors, the LGBTQ Advisory Committee and the Design Review Board. The positions require residency in State College Borough. Applications…