March 2022
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SCASD, Greentree Residents at Odds over South Track Field Lights and Noise
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Since State College Area School District was granted a zoning text amendment three years ago to allow for 70-foot lights on the high school’s South Track field, residents of the nearby Greentree neighborhood say light and sound on a few evenings each week during the fall have become a serious disturbance. School district officials, meanwhile,…
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Grant Program Opens for Happy Valley Farms, Ag-Related Businesses
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The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau (HVAB) and the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC) have announced a one-time Happy Valley Agventures grant program to help local farms, farm stands and other agricultural businesses become more visitor ready, and enhance the visitor/customer experience through facility improvements. The HVAB and CBICC launched Happy Valley…
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Centre County Adds 5 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 403 New Positives
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Centre County registered five new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking its fifth single-digit increase in the last week. The new cases bring the county’s total to 35,044 (31,122 confirmed and 3,922 probable) since March 2020, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is eight, according to DOH,…
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Centre County Adds 8 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 660 New Positives
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Centre County recorded eight new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its fourth single-digit increase in the last week and 10th this month. The new cases bring the county’s total to 35,039 (31,117 confirmed and 3,922 probable) since March 2020, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Centre County’s seven-day moving average for new cases is eight,…
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Penn State Releases Blue-White Game Parking and Fan Fest Details
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With the return of the Nittany Lions’ Blue-White spring football game quickly approaching on April 23, Penn State has released some new details about fan events and parking information. The Boardwalk Fan Fest will make a return this year from 9 a.m. until the game kicks off at 2 p.m. The event will be located on Curtin…
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High Rate of Tick-Borne Disease Measured in Centre County
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As spring arrives and folks look to enjoy the outdoors, tick season is also in full swing and local hikers, anglers and boaters should beware. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection this month reported extremely high rates of deer tick virus at Fisherman’s Paradise, a spot known for its high concentration of wild brown trout and nearby beautiful…
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Centre County Among 11 Added to Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Friday added Centre County to the quarantine zone for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that has gradually spread throughout the commonwealth and has the potential to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in economic damage. With the addition of Centre County and 10 others as the spotted lanternfly’s…
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Halfmoon Township Manager Resigns
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Halfmoon Township Manager Denise Gembusia has resigned after two years in the position and following recent attempts by some township supervisors to fire her. Gembusia’s resignation is effective March 31. An item on Thursday night’s Board of Supervisors agenda acknowledging the resignation passed as part of the consent agenda with almost no discussion, save for…
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Centre County Stays at Low Community Level for COVID-19; Local Hospitalizations Lowest in 9 Months
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Centre County remains at the “low” community level for COVID-19 for the third consecutive week, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s weekly update. Statewide, 60 of 67 counties are at the low level, with the other seven (six more than last week) at the medium level: Bradford, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Susquehanna and Union.…
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Penn State Football: Luketa Hopes For Reunion With Micah Parsons
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Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa has spent almost his entire life watching football. It’s Sunday afternoon and the NFL is roaring out of his TV, players and coaches scrambling around on a box in front of him, but they live in a world so unlike his own. And maybe at some point – like we…