May 2024
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Paterno: Penn Staters Deserve Better from Beaver Stadium Renovation Planning
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During a remotely held meeting on Tuesday, Penn State’s Board of Trustees were asked to vote on a proposed $700 million renovation that was, even to trustees being asked to vote on it, shrouded in mysterious details with mystical future revenue predictions. No one argues that we need to renovate Beaver Stadium. No one argues…
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Why Some Penn State Trustees Opposed Beaver Stadium Renovation Plan, and How Proponents Responded
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved authorizing the remaining $630 million in funding for major renovations to Beaver Stadium, but not all members were sold on the project. Following a sometimes contentious meeting, trustees voted 26-2 to approve, with three others abstaining. The project, including $70 million approved last year for preliminary work,…
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Penn State Trustees Approve $700M Beaver Stadium Renovation. A Look at the Planned Timeline, Amenities and Massive Change to Stadium’s West Side
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The Penn State Board of Trustees voted 26-2 (with three abstentions) on early Tuesday afternoon to approve the remaining $630 million in funding needed for the Beaver Stadium renovation project slated to be completed in August of 2027. Total project costs will not exceed $700 million, with $70 million of that having already been approved…
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Penn State Athletics: Administrators Confident in Feasibility of $700 Million Renovation Project
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Penn State officials are confident that Beaver Stadium’s ongoing, and now fully approved, $700 million renovation project is a sustainable financial model for the athletic department both now and in the future. The expected budget according to Penn State athletics is $664 million. The athletic department would be required to return to the board for…
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Friends for Life
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Among the many positive benefits to participating in team sports, and perhaps the most underrated and longest lasting, are the lifelong friendships that are forged. Coaches constantly talk about the significance of culture, chemistry and camaraderie. Yes, we all want to win and to be champions, but in the end, the final scores are mostly…
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Pa. Prisoner Won Compassionate Release, but in Critical Condition After Delay
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Ezra Bozeman, incarcerated in Pa. state prisons since a murder conviction in the 1970s, is quadriplegic and in need of specialized care.
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New State College Borough Council Member Appointed
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State College Borough Council on Monday selected an interim member to fill a vacancy on the seven-member governing board. John Hayes will fill the remainder of former council member Divine Lipscomb’s elected term through Dec. 31, 2025. Lipscomb, who was elected in November 2021, resigned effective May 12 because he is moving out of town.…
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Port Matilda EMS Dedicates New Ambulance in Honor of State Rep. Conklin
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Port Matilda EMS recognized state Rep. Scott Conklin’s support for emergency responders by naming its new ambulance in his honor. Conklin, D-Rush Township, was instrumental in securing the grant that allowed Port Matilda EMS to purchase the new ambulance, according to the service. “I am deeply humbled that the first responders at Port Matilda EMS…
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2nd Annual Walk to Remember Our Fallen Set for Memorial Day Weekend
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Retired Army Sergeant Adam Hartswick, of Spring Mills, will be the guest speaker at A Soldier’s Hands’ second annual 5K Walk to Remember Our Fallen on Saturday, May 25, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. The event will take place from from 8 to 9:45 a.m., rain or shine. Hartswick was serving as a…
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Fundraising Campaign Established for Family of Bellefonte Teen Who Drowned at Raystown Lake
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Community members have been quick to support a fundraising campaign for the family of a Bellefonte teenager who died while swimming at Raystown Lake on Saturday. A GoFundMe for the family of 16-year-old Nathan Dan has raised nearly $10,000 of its $15,000 goal as of 3 p.m. on Monday, just hours after the page was…