State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.
Here is Thursday’s offering:
News
- Environmental-Rights Referendum Appears Likely for State College Ballot (StateCollege.com)
- Former U.S. State Department Official Gets Job at Penn State (WTAJ TV)
- Arby’s Closes after Decades-Long Run on West College Avenue (StateCollege.com)
- New Rock Station Appears on State College Airwaves (StateCollege.com)
- Job Postings in Higher Education Grow at Slower Pace (WTAJ TV)
- GOP Raps State Lawmaker for STD Remark; Joyce Haas Calls Comments Offensive (Lancaster Online)
Video
- Gov. Corbett, Penn State President Spanier Meet for Lunch at Ag Progress Days (WJAC TV)
Columns/Opinion
- Patty Kleban: Wowed by Okinawa — Traveling Abroad to Discover Your Home Base (StateCollege.com)
Sports
- Penn State Football: Count On Beachum in the Lions’ Running Game (StateCollege.com)
- Book Celebrating JoePa’s 400th Win Released (Onward State)
- Bolden or McGloin? Penn State Quarterback Race Is Knotted up (Associated Press via Washington Post)
- Spikes Down Renegades on Mesa’s Double (State College Spikes)
- Jamie Bestwick Presents ‘Bike For Life’ in Central Pennsylvania (ESPN)
Yesterday’s Headlines
- Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Aug. 17 (StateCollege.com)
