Sean Yoder
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50 Years after a Plane Crash Killed 4 Bellefonte Civic Leaders, a Son Finds Site of Tragedy
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They were first a party of three. But as Harold Flick steered his single-engine plane south toward the state capital from Bellefonte Skyport, he didn’t feel he could safely make it to Harrisburg through the overcast sky.
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‘The Safest Building on Earth’: At Penn State’s High-Security Pell Lab for Advanced Biological Research, Scientists Work to Combat Disease
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Tucked away in the northern reaches of Penn State’s campus among the agricultural buildings is a level-three biological containment research facility dedicated to learning about – and combating – pathogens affecting both human and animal.
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A Round for the ‘Skeller Rats’
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From Case Studies to table carvings, the All-American Rathskeller holds special memories for Penn Staters and locals alike.
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Saluting People Who Make a Difference in Centre County
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This year, Town&Gown focuse on three people – Alex Dyakiw, Jamie Jones and Barbara Palmer – with different backgrounds and experiences who have one big thing in common: they have given tirelessly of themselves to help others.
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Groups Seeking $43 Million in Grants for Interchange Improvements
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The interchange between interstates 99 and 80 could be described as chaotic, troublesome and dangerous.
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Aller to retire after lifetime of helping kids
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STATE COLLEGE — Across Center County, many children have Donna Aller to thank for a permanent, stable home. The career Children and Youth Services worker will retire on Dec. 1 after 31 years and hundreds of children aided in possibly the most tumultuous and sometimes abusive periods of their lives. She began her…
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Local Toys for Tots organization collecting through Dec. 13
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STATE COLLETGE — Centre County Toys for Tots is up and running again in 2017. This is a program to obtain toys for needy children started by the Marine Corps Reserve in 1947. This is the 31st year of a county wide campaign in Centre County. There are currently about 300 collection points in…
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Nature Getaways: Luxury in the Wild
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The Nature Inn isn’t employing subterfuge with “nature” in its name. This facility isn’t merely some cookie-cutter hotel plopped on the north shore of Bald Eagle lake just for the sake of having a non-camping option in a state park. It’s custom-built to exude the qualities that drive the philosophy of wild parks themselves:…
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Milesburg care home marks one year since flooding
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MILESBURG — It may seem strange to celebrate one year since flash flooding ravaged Eagle Valley Personal Care Home. For staff and its owners, however, their swift reaction is a bragging point when it comes to a night that, for weeks, turned their world upside down. Two weeks after water started coming in the…
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Coppersmith presented with Centre Foundation award, new fund started
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STATE COLLEGE — Best friends do nice things for each other. In the case of Mimi Barash Coppersmith and Barbara Palmer, the latter started a new fund in Coppersmith’s name with Centre Foundation to benefit women in leadership roles. On Nov. 1, Coppersmith also was presented with the Oak Tree Award from Centre…