April 2022
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Centre County and Pennsylvania Report Largest COVID-19 Case Increases in 2 Months
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Centre County and Pennsylvania recorded their largest COVID-19 case increases in two months on Wednesday, according to state health department data. The county’s 34 new cases are its most since Feb. 23 and bring its pandemic total to 35,552 (31,525 confirmed and 4,027 probable). Centre County’s rolling seven-day average for new cases is 20, level…
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CATA Set to Restore Sunday Service on Several Routes
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The Centre Area Transportation Authority will reinstate Sunday service on several bus routes and CATA Ride paratransit service beginning May 8. The return of Sunday service comes in conjunction with the start of CATA’s regular reduced service schedule on Monday, May 2. Reduced service is typically in place from May through August each year. Sunday…
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Developer Withdraws Plan for Massive Warehouse in Benner Township
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A land development plan for a 1-million-square-foot warehouse that would bring nearly 700 jobs to Benner Commerce Park has been withdrawn. Centre County’s Planning and Community Development Office received formal notice that the developer was withdrawing the plans on Wednesday morning, county subdivision and land development planner Christopher Schnure said. “A reason for the withdrawal…
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Penn State Football Set for Busy Early and Middle Rounds at NFL Draft
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With the NFL Draft set to begin this Thursday, nearly a dozen former Penn State football players will hope to hear their names called over the course of the weekend, turning a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL that much closer to reality. For the likes of Jahan Dotson, Jaquan Brisker and Arnold Ebiketie,…
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Midstate Select to Celebrate Debut Album Release with State Theatre Show
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State College band Midstate Select will celebrate the release of their debut album with a concert at The State Theatre on Friday. “On the Road to Lonesome,” featuring nine original tracks of country, blues, rock and soul-inflected Americana, will be released the same day on all major streaming services, with vinyl and CDs available for…
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Centre County Commissioners Seek Answers About Proposed Benner Township Warehouse; Environmental Groups Raise Concerns
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A recently submitted plan for a 1-million-square-foot warehouse at the Benner Commerce Park has community members and county officials asking questions. Specifically, who exactly is behind the massive “fulfillment center” facility that would employ nearly 700 people? “I have some concern [about] what it is that they are going to be transporting, what they are…
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Pa. Primary Election 2022: Why Independents Can’t Vote for Candidates This May, and the Push to Change That
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Independent voters now number more than 1 million and account for 15% of all registered voters, yet they are shut out of casting a primary ballot for key positions like governor and U.S. senator.
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By All Accounts, a Tough Year in the Groves of Academe
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An essayist I admire, Tim Kreider, once confessed to being “inappropriately cheered” by the knowledge “that Things Are Tough All Over, that everyone else is secretly as wretched as I am.” I was similarly consoled recently when a friend mentioned the latest murderous attack at a school in her native Sweden. Don’t take this the…
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Wendy’s Opens on University Drive in State College
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State College’s second Wendy’s restaurant opened to customers on Tuesday. The fast food joint’s newest Centre Region location is at 521 University Drive, which was home to a Burger King for decades before it closed in 2020. Franchisee CKA Management — which operates the State College area’s other Wendy’s at 1610 N. Atherton St. —…
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Centre County Adds 15 COVID-19 Cases; Hospitalizations Increase
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Centre County recorded 15 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, while local hospitalizations linked to the virus more than doubled. Mount Nittany Medical Center reported seven COVID-19 inpatients, four more than on Monday. None are in intensive care or on ventilators, according to the hospital’s COVID inpatient dashboard. The new cases bring the county’s total to 35,518…