Geoff Rushton
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Trick-or-Treat Night Will Come Early in the State College Area for 2026
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Updated 4:36 p.m. July 28, 2026. With Halloween falling on a Penn State football home game weekend, trick-or-treating will come a little early this year in the State College area. The Centre Region Council of Governments General Forum on Monday voted to set the 2026 Trick-or-Treat Night for 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.…
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Rally House to Open Second State College Area Store
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A national retailer of professional and college sports apparel is getting ready to open its second State College area store. Rally House is planning to open at 1688 N. Atherton St. in the Village Square plaza, according to “coming soon” signs in the windows and listings on the company’s jobs website. The store will be…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Workers Begin Strike
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Mount Nittany Medical Center’s unionized employees are officially on strike for the first time since 2004.
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Indoor Golf Business to Open State College Location
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An indoor golf simulator business is getting ready to open a new location in the State College area. Centre Swing 24/7 has signed a lease for what the company says will be its “biggest location yet” at 1358 E. College Ave., the former home of State Amusement Company. It will be the company’s third location,…
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College Township Commission Recommends Plan Approval for Furniture Store, Equestrian Facility
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College Township Planning Commission on July 21 recommended conditional approval of final land development plans for a furniture store and a private equestrian facility. The commission voted unanimously in favor of the plan for a Park Home Furniture store to be constructed in a new commercial park near Shiloh Road, and 4-1 for a horse…
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Centre County Passenger Rail Access Draft Study Complete, Open for Public Comment
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A draft study evaluating demand and options for access to passenger rail service in Centre County is complete and open for public feedback. The Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting comment on the Centre County Passenger Rail Access Study through Monday, Aug. 17. Public open house sessions will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…
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With Strike Imminent, Mount Nittany Updates Patients and Takac Urges Return to the Bargaining Table
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Approximately 950 Mount Nittany Medical Center employees are poised to begin a five-day strike on Monday, but a Centre County lawmaker is urging a return to negotiations in hopes a deal can be reached. State Rep. Paul Takac, D-College Township, whose district includes the hospital, called on Mount Nittany management to go back to the…
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Centre County Woman Accused of Setting Car on Fire, Damaging Old Gregg School
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A Penns Valley woman was arrested for allegedly setting her car on fire and damaging the Old Gregg School community center after an altercation at a nearby bar on Thursday night in Gregg Township. Karen S. Hash, 46, of Aaronsburg, is also accused of stealing another vehicle before she was taken into custody. A man…
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Woman Charged With Assaulting ICE Officers During Her Arrest in State College
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A woman indicted by a federal grand jury is on Thursday is accused of assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while they arrested her earlier this month in State College. Hua Zhen Dong, a citizen of the Republic of China, had an immigration warrant for her arrest and was found to be in State College…
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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…