May 2023
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‘We’re Back and We’re Vibrant.’ Centre County Tourism Grant Program Awards Record $840,000
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On a sunny Wednesday morning outside the recently opened Boal City Brewing in Boalsburg, Happy Valley Adventure Bureau President and CEO Fritz Smith summed up the state of tourism in Centre County with an appropriate metaphor. “Tourism is brewing here,” he said. The remark came as the Adventure Bureau and Centre County Board of Commissioners…
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Penn State Football: Four More Kick Times Announced, Iowa Kick Time Changed
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Headlined by the Nittany Lions hosting Michigan for a noon kickoff, Penn State and the Big Ten announced Wednesday afternoon four more kickoff times with three of those announcements including TV designations. Additionally, Penn State’s previously announced 8 p.m. kick against Iowa has been moved to 7:30 p.m. That game will still air on CBS.…
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Carla Stilson Stepping Down After 10 Years on College Township Council
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College Township Council Chair Carla Stilson is resigning in July after a decade of serving on the township’s governing board. Citing personal reasons, Stilson will step down from the position of chair at the conclusion of council’s meeting on Thursday and will resign from council on July 1, according to a letter to township staff…
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Penn State Football: 5 Players the Nittany Lions Need to Step Up This Year
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Penn State’s season is less than 100 days away, and while the Nittany Lions still have plenty of time to figure things out, that doesn’t mean Penn State is without question marks, areas of need and problems to solve. While a good team needs everyone to live up to their potential, here are five players…
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Shapiro Won’t Share Daily Calendar, a Departure from Previous Pa. Governor’s Transparency
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The Democratic governor’s decision to withhold details about who he meets behind the scenes is legally sound, though experts said he could choose to reveal more.
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State High Senior Receives ‘Osaze’s Heart’ Scholarship
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A State College Area High School senior is the second annual recipient of a scholarship created in memory of Osaze Osagie. Luis Otarola received the 2023 Osaze’s Heart Community Service Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded by an endowment committee to racially underrepresented high school students from State College who have a demonstrated commitment to community…
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$50 Million Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility Proposed for Philipsburg
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A Centre County company is partnering with a California manufacturer on plans to build a lithium-ion battery factory in Philipsburg that would be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. State College-based EC Power and Flux Power, of San Diego, are forming a consortium to construct the $50 million manufacturing facility, which would create up…
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One Injured in Crash That Closed Part of U.S. Route 322 in Boalsburg
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At least one person was injured and a section of U.S. Route 322 in Boalsburg was closed for about three hours after a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency personnel responded at about 4:15 p.m. after a tractor trailer and a Jeep collided in the area of the Old Fort/Route 45 exit, according to Boalsburg…
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A DuBois Official Was Arrested on Corruption Charges. Then Nearly $100K in Cash Arrived at City Hall
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The mysterious money was apparently stored at a local nonprofit then delivered weeks after former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio was arrested on corruption charges.
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CVIM Opens New Clinic
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Centre Volunteers in Medicine has opened its new headquarters, expanding the free clinic’s opportunities for providing high-quality health care to low-income, uninsured individuals in Centre County. CVIM began moving into the new, 11,000-square-foot space at 2026 Sandy Drive in Ferguson Township earlier in May, according to a news release on Tuesday. The new clinic includes…