July 2026
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Block Grant Funding Sought for 3 Rural Water Projects in Centre County
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Centre County’s Board of Commissioners will be considering three rural water infrastructure projects for 2026 Community Development Block Grant funding. The commissioners on Tuesday heard an overview of the applications received to date from the Miles Township Water Authority East, Unionville Borough and the Mountaintop Regional Water Authority. Centre County was allocated $340,057 for the…
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CATA Bus Shelter Gets a Bird-Friendly Upgrade
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A Centre Area Transportation Authority bus stop is now serving as an example of how simple solutions can prevent bird collisions with glass. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with CATA on Thursday to install bird-safe window film at bus stop 511, located at 501 Vairo Boulevard, according to a CATA news release. The…
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Former Pa. City Manager Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Federal Program Theft in Corruption Case
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After years of denying sweeping allegations of public corruption, former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering and federal program theft.
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TransducerWorks Opens New Centre Hall Facility, Expanding U.S. Manufacturing for Global Ultrasound Company
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TransducerWorks officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Centre Hall on Wednesday, marking a major expansion for the Pennsylvania-based operation as parent company Vermon Group grows its global footprint in ultrasound technology. The new 30,000-square-foot facility consolidates the company’s four local sites under one roof and significantly increases its manufacturing capacity in the United States.…
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Fetterman Opens Office in State College
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has opened a satellite office in State College to serve as a point of contact for constituents in central Pennsylvania. The office at 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 302, is the Democratic senator’s sixth in the commonwealth. “I’m proud to share that our State College office is officially open for those…
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The Pa. Budget Quietly Relaxed a Standard for Lead Reporting in Schools. Issues With the Law Go Much Deeper
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Several school associations argued the previous, higher lead reporting standard was unrealistic without more state funding.
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ICE Tells Shapiro Administration It Won’t Use Pa. Warehouses as Detention Centers
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ICE’s letters to the Shapiro administration don’t detail what the feds plan to do with the warehouses instead.
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State, Local Officials Visit Centre County Farm to Talk $10M Fund for Pa. Fruit Growers Devastated by Spring Freeze
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State and local officials gathered at Way Fruit Farm in Halfmoon Township on Wednesday to discuss a new $10 million fund to help Pennsylvania growers recover from a late-spring freeze that devastated fruit crops. The funding included in the 2026-27 state budget will be used by the state Department of Agriculture to develop Freeze Disaster…
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State Games of America to Bring Thousands of Athletes to Centre County
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Centre County will welcome more than 8,000 athletes from across the country starting this week for an Olympics-style multi-sport festival. The State Games of America will be held Friday, July 24, through Sunday, Aug. 2, with participants from 40 states competing in more than 30 sports — ranging from hockey to MMA to track and…
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‘Totally Different.’ How Mike Rhoades Is Fighting Big Ten NIL Giants on a Budget
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It’s not often Penn State finds itself at the bottom of the Big Ten in any metric, but the men’s basketball program has been the conference basement dweller as of late. The Nittany Lions were picked to finish last in the conference prior to the 2025-26 season and lived up to expectations (or lack thereof)…