March 2024
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Exhibit to Showcase Work by Farmland Preservation Artists
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Farmland Preservation Artists (FPA) of Central Pennsylvania will hold an exhibit April 3-30 at Schlow Centre Region Library’s Community Room. The show, “A Sense of Place,” will feature nearly 60 pieces of art. FPA was formed in 2005 as a joint enterprise of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and the Centre County Farmland Trust. Its…
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WPSU, SCASD to Host Multicultural Children’s Festival
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The WPSU/State College Area School District Multicultural Children’s Festival will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at State College Area High School. The Multicultural Children’s Festival is one of WPSU’s largest family events and focuses on sharing the many cultures that are represented by the people who live throughout central Pennsylvania.…
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Letters: County Jail Should Have Outdoor Recreation; Election Deniers in Legislature; Competing Visions
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For a community that prides itself on being enlightened, it continues to be very disappointing that access to outdoor space by people incarcerated in the Centre County Correctional Facility is still under debate. We should keep in mind, some of the people who are in the prison will be found innocent and are being held…
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Get in the Right Mindset for Retirement
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Switching your mindset is one of the most challenging things about getting ready for retirement. You’ll no longer be getting a salary. You’ll be living off the money you’ve spent your whole life saving. This change can be hard for people to wrap their heads around, and the recent experiences of inflation and market turmoil…
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Penn State Basketball Lands Former Xavier Center from Transfer Portal
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Former Xavier center Kachi Nzeh will transfer to Penn State men’s basketball, he announced Saturday. Nzeh is the first commitment for the Nittany Lions out of the transfer portal this spring. A native of Upper Darby who played high school ball at George School in Newtown, Nzeh spent one year at Xavier before entering the…
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Alpha Fire Company: Protecting the Community for 125 Years
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In 1899, a group of volunteers founded the Union Fire Company to serve the Borough of State College. The organization, renamed Alpha Fire Company a year later, used hand-drawn hose carts to fight fires in the few blocks of homes and buildings surrounding the campus of the Pennsylvania State College, which had its own student-run…
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Pa. Election 2024: A Complete Guide to the Primary Candidates for Auditor General
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Incumbent Tim DeFoor is the only candidate on the Republican primary ballot. Democrats will choose between two candidates: state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley.
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Great PA News Quiz: Truth Social’s Billionaire Ties, Oscar Winner’s Coal Project and a Third-Party Effort
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In this week’s quiz: a Pennsylvania billionaire’s ties to Trump’s Truth Social, the row officer managing the commonwealth’s money and a gaming ban in Philadelphia.
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Rhine: Honoring Our Physicians on National Doctors’ Day
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March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, which is a wonderful opportunity to offer our deepest appreciation to our dedicated physicians. This annual event serves as a poignant reminder of the incredible contributions made by doctors worldwide, and it is with great pride that I recognize the more than 400 physicians who care for patients in 30+…
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Makenna Marisa Nears End of Career as Lady Lion Star and Teammate
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The numbers 0:06 glared in bright red above two backboards. In white, the number 92 stood next to a Penn State logo while the number 87 was adjacent to a Mississippi State logo. As the buzzer sounded in the Bryce Jordan Center, the face of Penn State women’s basketball walked off the court in her…