December 2024
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Scenes From Alpha Fire Company’s Annual Santa Run
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Alpha Fire Company on Tuesday continued a decades-long tradition of serving as Santa’s sleigh through Centre Region neighborhoods. The annual Santa Run took Santa Claus through the fire company’s service area in and around State College over the course of several hours on Christmas Eve, with a convoy of engines decked out in lights and…
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77-Year-Old Man Reported Missing in Centre County
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State police at Rockview are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 77-year-old Centre County man. Leon Bowman, of Howard, “may be at special risk of harm or injury, or may be confused,” according to a Missing Endangered Person Advisory issued on Wednesday. Search efforts on Wednesday discovered that Bowman had last been seen…
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The Transfer Portal Agent: Former Penn Stater Aeneas Hawkins Navigating the NIL Landscape in a New Way
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Aeneas Hawkins couldn’t catch a break. His phone was buzzing nonstop with calls and texts from coaches and players. He’d experienced the grind of winter workouts and preseason training camp at Penn State, but the week of Dec. 9 was something different. Such is the life of an agent in the opening days of the…
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Happy Chrismukkah!
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It’s a harmonic convergence: Christmas today/Hanukkah tonight. I have excellent credentials as your columnist-du-jour: I’m Jewish but I’ve twice married women who grew up with visions of sugar plums, not latkes, dancing in their heads at this time of year. As a result of these exogamous unions, I have had a Christmas tree in my…
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4 of 6 Centre Region Municipalities to Increase Real Estate Taxes in 2025
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As 2024 draws to a close, local municipalities have been finishing up work on their fiscal plans for 2025, setting budgets and tax rates for the new year. Among the six Centre Region municipalities — State College Borough and College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris and Patton townships — four have approved real estate tax increases for…
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$1M-Winning Match 6 Lotto Ticket Sold in State College
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It will be a very happy holiday for one lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player in Centre County. The $1 million jackpot-winning ticket for Monday’s Match 6 Lotto was sold at Uni-Mart, 1200 S. Atherton St. in State College, the Pa. Lottery wrote in a press release on Tuesday. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers:…
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Penn State Lands Transfer Commitment From Former Troy WR Devonte Ross
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Christmas came early for Penn State, which added a key transfer on Tuesday. Former Troy wide receiver Devonte Ross has committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced on Instagram. The 5-foot-11, 161-pound Ross caught 76 receptions for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns this season en route to a first-team All-Sun Belt selection. He was also…
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The Trump Admin Could Make Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Projects Less Environmentally Friendly
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Clean energy laws passed under the Biden administration are slated to route billions of dollars to Pa. Experts say Trump likely can’t repeal them, but he could weaken them.
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For Transfer WR Kyron Hudson, Picking Penn State Was About Living Out a Dream
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The visit was coming to a close. James Franklin had made his pitch, and it was now time for an exit meeting. Kyron Hudson, joined by his family, sat in front of Penn State’s coaching staff and recruiting personnel. Hudson had one final question before leaving the facility and heading back to sunny Los Angeles:…
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Trusting the Tailgate Process and Fending Off Frostbite at Penn State’s First College Football Playoff Game
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Well, that was a fun weekend, wasn’t it? On Sunday afternoon, head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley and the Penn State women’s volleyball team won the program’s first national championship in a decade, and eighth overall. It made Schumacher-Cawley the first woman to win an NCAA Division I volleyball championship as a head coach. All while dealing…