Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, June 23

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news — locally, nationally, internationally and in cyberspace. We post the latest sampling of stories of note, with links, from our site and across the Web every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Thursday’s offering:

News

• WPSU Sees Seven Layoffs in Penn State Cuts; ‘Incredibly Painful,’ Manager Says (StateCollege.com)

• Police: Dyed, Clothed Shih Tzu Found Wandering in State College (StateCollege.com)

• Sandmeyer Announces Retirement (Penn State Live)

• High Technology, Not Low Taxes, May Drive States’ Economic Growth (Penn State Live)

• Lemont Haunted Granary: Association Says Farewell to Fright (Centre Daily Times)

• StateCollege.com Newsletter Gives You Info to Plan the Next Seven Days (StateCollege.com)

Columns/Opinion

• Patty Kleban: The Power of One (StateCollege.com)

Video

• Behind The Scenes With JoePa and Coach K (Onward State)

Audio

• How to Drill a Marcellus Gas Well (WPSU)

Sports

• The NCAA’s Last Innocents (Wall Street Journal)

• Women’s Volleyball’s Brown One of Three Finalists for Honda-Broderick Cup (GoPSUsports)

• Urgo Joins Nittany Lion Basketball Staff (GoPSUsports)

• Trio of Nittany Lions Set For Induction into WPIAL Hall of Fame (GoPSUsports)

• The Real Value of Your Football Tickets (Onward State)

• Kingham Shines Despite 5-0 Loss to Auburn (State College Spikes)