May 2022
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State College Area School District to Resume Mandatory Masking as Centre County Returns to High COVID-19 Community Level
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State College Area School District will once again require indoor masking after Centre County moved back to the Centers for Disease Control’s high community level of COVID-19. In a message to district families on Thursday night, Superintendent Bob O’Donnell wrote that mandatory masking will be in place beginning Tuesday and continuing while the county remains…
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Centre County Returns to High COVID-19 Community Level
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Centre County has returned to the high community level for COVID-19 after being at the low level for 12 weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest weekly update on Thursday night. At the high level, the CDC recommends universal masking at indoor places open to the public. Community levels measure new cases and…
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Penn State Football: Kick Times Announced for Several Games; Purdue and Minnesota Clashes Set for Primetime
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Penn State’s season-opener at Purdue will kick at 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 1, according to a conference announcement on Thursday afternoon that featured a handful of kick times for the Nittany Lions’ upcoming 2022-23 schedule. After opening in West Lafayette, the Nittany Lions return home to face Ohio in the home opener the…
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Penn State Baseball: Nittany Lions Defeat No. 3-Seeded Iowa in Big Ten Tournament
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No. 6-seeded Penn State baseball (26-27 overall, 12-13 Big Ten) defeated No. 3-seeded Iowa (33-18 overall, 17-8 Big Ten) 5-2 for the program’s first tournament victory since 2008 on Thursday afternoon. The matchup was dominated by solid pitching, as the teams combined for 32 strikeouts over the course of the game. Penn State first scored…
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Penn State Football: Sean Clifford to Make Appearance at State College Spikes’ Home Opener
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Baseball is back in town and football isn’t that far away either as the State College Spikes are set to begin their 2022 home schedule on Friday, June 3, with Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford set to make a special appearance at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park as part of opening night festivities. Clifford, will meet and…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: George Lewis Hired as Director of Hockey Operations
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Penn State men’s hockey has hired George Lewis as Director of Hockey Operations, the program announced on Thursday morning. “George has the earned the respect of our staff and alumni through great work in the past as a volunteer assistant coach with our program,” Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky said in a press release. “Since…
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Companies Blanket Pa. with Ads About How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card, but Doctors Are Silenced
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With millions of dollars at stake, certification businesses buy radio ads, dominate Google searches, and even offer Groupons. But if doctors do the same, they risk their license.
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What Is the Soul of America?
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Wednesday morning in Happy Valley, through the open windows of my home office, I heard the chirping of a cardinal at the bird feeder, the voices of children walking to the neighborhood elementary school and the sound of a school bus slowing and braking to a halt. Up and down the street, mothers or fathers…
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Boalsburg Memorial Day Weekend Events Return
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Boalsburg Fire Company’s traditional Memorial Day weekend events are set to return after a two-year absence resulting from uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The fire company’s carnival starts Thursday night and continues through Monday at the station grounds on East Pine Street, while the parade will take place on Saturday afternoon. More events, including Monday’s…
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Penn State Football: Top Receiver Target Rodney Gallagher Commits to West Virginia
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Penn State football’s top receiver target and in-state prospect Rodney Gallagher verbally committed to West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon. The Uniontown, Pa. native choose WVU over Penn State, Notre Dame, Oregon and many other programs. Gallagher – who was once favored to join the Nittany Lions – is rated the second-best prospect in the state…