July 2024
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Penn State Football Kicks Off First Day of Summer Practice for 2024 Season
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Penn State held its first official practice of its 2024 preseason camp early Wednesday evening on the Lasch outdoor practice fields. There was the good, the bad and the ugly. Working with the quarterbacks and receivers, new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki was upbeat. “I know we’re just five minutes into it, but I like how…
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Touring Broadway Musicals, Grammy-Winning Musicians and Blippi Among Center for the Performing Arts 2024-25 Lineup
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Nationally touring broadway musicals, an eclectic lineup of music and dance, acrobatic cirque and children’s entertainment will all be featured in the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State’s upcoming season. The center announced its 2024-25 schedule this week, a season that will include productions of “The Tina Turner Musical,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and…
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U.S. 322 Near Philipsburg Reopens After Train Derailment
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Updated 6:13 p.m., July 31, 2024 Part of U.S. Route 322 between Centre and Clearfield counties was closed for more than two hours on Wednesday afternoon after a train derailment near Philipsburg. The derailment happened after 3 p.m. in Chester Hill, and the train was blocking both Route 322 near the Philipsburg Plaza and Route…
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Workshop to Help Adults Support Youth Mental Health
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St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, will host a youth mental health workshop with Jana Marie Foundation at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. The free youth mental health workshop is for adults — such as parents, grandparents, guardians and teachers — who wish to learn more about how to support children’s mental…
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5 Questions Facing Penn State Football at Media Day
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Penn State football’s local media day — which will take place on Saturday at Beaver Stadium — is always a mixed bag of both the excitement of what could be and the uncertainty of what might actually happen. Players are excited, coaches are hopeful and the media is curious. In truth, it might be the…
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Penn State Board of Trustees Alters Election, Conduct Codes
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to alter several sections of its own bylaws regarding elections and code of conduct. With the vote, the board will be able to decide which candidates running for alumni trustees positions are qualified for election and punish any trustees who speak out against board decisions. The 27-6…
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Talks for State College Borough Water Authority to Take Over a Small System Plagued by Leaks Fell Through. What Happened?
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The State College Borough Water Authority last year attempted to obtain “a letter of intent to negotiate the sale” of Rock Spring Water Company.
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Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair Returns for 41st Year
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair will return to the streets of downtown Bellefonte for its 41st iteration on Friday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Aug. 3. The fair will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2,…
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Penn State Reports Whooping Cough Cases at University Park
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With pertussis, or whooping cough, on the rise nationally and in Pennsylvania, Penn State reported on Monday that it has had several cases of the respiratory illness since the spring at University Park. Five confirmed and six probable cases have been identified on campus since mid-March, according to a news release. According to the U.S.…
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Former Penn State Fraternity Leaders Plead Guilty in Connection with Timothy Piazza Hazing Death
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The last two remaining defendants charged following the 2017 hazing death of Penn State student and fraternity pledge Timothy Piazza entered guilty pleas Tuesday in Centre County Court. Former Beta Theta Pi Alpha Upsilon Chapter president Brendan Young and former vice president and pledgemaster Daniel Casey each pleaded guilty to 14 misdemeanor counts of hazing…