January 2026
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State High Linebacker Jake Lukac Commits to Penn State
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Penn State picked up its second commitment of the day from a local linebacker. State College Area High School’s Jake Lukac, son of former Nittany Lion tight end Mike Lukac, committed on Wednesday evening as a preferred walk-on, he announced on X. Lukac played multiple positions in high school but was recruited as a linebacker.…
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Trump Administration Drops Legal Appeal Over Anti-DEI Funding Threat to Schools and Colleges
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges. The Education Department, in a court filing Wednesday, moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that…
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Penn State Replaces Delaware With Maine on 2027 Football Schedule
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Updated Jan. 22, 2025. Penn State has a new opponent on its 2027 schedule. According to a release from Delaware, the two programs “mutually agreed to cancel” a game slated for Sept. 11, 2027, leaving a hole in the Nittany Lions’ nonconference slate. Instead, Penn State will face Maine, according to a report by Matt…
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Three-Star Edge Rusher Commits to Penn State
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Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class continues to gain ground. The Nittany Lions on Wednesday afternoon picked up a commitment from three-star edge rusher Elijah Reeder, who was formerly committed to Iowa State. Reeder ranks as the No. 8 recruit out of New Jersey, No. 50 edge rusher and No. 496 overall player in his class,…
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Way-Too-Early Penn State 2026 Offensive Depth Chart
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Penn State’s offseason has been chaotic, to say the least. In addition to revamping the coaching staff, the Nittany Lions have both brought in and lost the most transfer portal players in program history, with 47 outgoing players and 36 — and counting — incoming. While the transfer portal has officially closed to new entrants,…
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Bellefonte Waterfront Project Awarded $600,000 in State Funding
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The long-anticipated Bellefonte Waterfront project will receive $600,000 in state grant money for the creation of a promenade and improvements to an adjacent road, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, said on Wednesday. The funding is among $890,570 awarded to three Centre County projects in Benninghoff’s 171st district from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Multimodal Transportation Fund…
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Multiple Businesses Planned for Former Bellefonte Rite Aid Building
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The new owner of the former Rite Aid property in Bellefonte intends to repurpose the building for five commercial tenants, according to information included in Tuesday night’s Borough Council agenda. Cedar Cliff Properties’ current plans for the 14,673-square-foot-building at 821 E. Bishop St. include a fitness center, sandwich shop, coffee shop, phone carrier retail store…
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Frank: And the Award Goes to…Me!
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María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, presented her prize to President Trump on Thursday during a meeting in the White House. – New York Times Back when I was a no-field, no-hit second baseman for Milk Maid Ice Cream (team motto: “Win or Lose, Our Sponsor Really Should…
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State College School Board Appoints New Member to Fill Vacancy
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The State College Area School Board on Tuesday night selected a new interim member to serve a two-year term. Robb Lauzon, a district parent and an assistant professor of communication at Juniata College, received five votes to serve the remainder of former school board member Gretchen Brandt’s elected term ending in December 2027. Brandt stepped…
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Mount Nittany Health Proposes New Medical Office Building in Bellefonte
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Mount Nittany Health is planning a new facility that will consolidate and expand its services in Bellefonte. The Centre County-based health system intends to construct a two-story, 40,000-square foot medical office building immediately east of its corporate offices at 945 E. Bishop St., Mark Saville of project engineer HRG said in a sketch plan overview…