July 2024
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Mosquito Sample in Ferguson Township Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
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A mosquito sample recently collected in Ferguson Township has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a release from the Centre County Planning and Community Development Office, which received the results from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Vector Management. It is the county’s first reported positive sample this year. West Nile Virus is…
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Penn State Football: Carter Still Expected to See Time at Linebacker
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Penn State linebacker Abdul Carter’s well publicized change to defensive end this offseason doesn’t mean Nittany Lion fans won’t be seeing him at linebacker again while in a Blue and White uniform, according to head coach James Franklin. “He’ll play both,” Franklin said during his press conference at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis. “We…
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Federal Dollars Driving Energy Policy in Pennsylvania Toward Solar, Hydrogen
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Thanks to federal dollars, Pennsylvania is passing new energy bills that require bipartisan compromise. Carbon capture, solar investments, and more are on the table.
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Support Your Local Brewery
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With a diversity of flavors, products and atmospheres, Centre County craft beverage producers produce something for everyone.
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CCRRA Offering Recycling Mini-Grants
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The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) is offering a mini-grant opportunity to local municipalities, businesses, recycling collection haulers, schools, healthcare institutions and nonprofits. The mini-grant program will provide reimbursement funds for Centre County-based projects that improve recycling education and collection of materials to be processed by CCRRA. Grant funds are made available based…
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Centre County Expected to Receive Payment Increase in Second Round of Opioid Settlement Funding
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Centre County expects to see an increase in annual payments when Pennsylvania begins distributing the next round of opioid settlement funding later this year. The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to participate in the second wave of funding from the national settlement of prescription opioid litigation. Pennsylvania will receive will over $1…
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Penn State Athletics Signs Deal with New Food and Beverage Provider for Beaver Stadium, Other Venues
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Penn State Athletics has entered what it called a “landmark” multi-year partnership with a third-party food and beverage provider for most of its venues. Oak View Group’s OVG Hospitality will become the first external partner to handle concessions at Beaver Stadium and nine other campus facilities, the athletic department wrote in a news release on Tuesday.…
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Penn State Offers Look at Beaver Stadium Gate Expansions, New Video Board for 2024
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We’ve already shown you and explained the renovations going on at Beaver Stadium this summer, but Penn State this week unveiled renderings and additional details on the upgrades that will be in place for the 2024 season. The work represents the initial stages of the multi-year stadium renovation approved by the university’s Board of Trustees…
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Why Biz Groups Say Tax Credits Aren’t Enough to Solve Pa.’s Child Care Crisis
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State lawmakers have passed and expanded tax credits aimed at making child care affordable. But business groups say more is needed to address a provider shortage.
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‘Take a Book, Share a Book’ at Little Free Libraries
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Here in Centre County, there are approximately 50 registered LFLs, each owned and operated by local “stewards”—individuals or organizations who set up and maintain the boxes and help curate the contents.