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 Tuesday’s offering:
News
- State College Board Approves New Anti-Discrimination Measures (StateCollege.com)
- Reports: Former Centre Co. DA Gricar Declared Legally Dead (StateCollege.com)
- Could This be Ray Gricar? Utah Authorities Trying to Identify John Doe Prisoner (Harrisburg Patriot-News)
- Police Report: Purses Taken at College Twp. Wal-Mart; Fuel Stolen in Harris Twp. (StateCollege.com)
- Methadone Clinic Set to Open in Ferguson Township (Centre Daily Times)
- Penn State Drafting Strategic Plan for Sustainability, Seeks Ideas (Penn State Live)
- School Districts’ Financial Woes Likely to Continue, Professor Says (Penn State Live)
- Climate-change-induced Wildfires May Alter Yellowstone Forests (Penn State Live)
- Penn State THON Alumni Event: The War on the Shore (PennLive.com)
Columns/Opinion
- Joe Bastardi – If Caesar Had Been a Climatologist: Mark Antony’s New Speech (StateCollege.com)
- Sharing the Pain: Penn State Must Find Ways to Cut Costs (Harrisburg Patriot-News)
Video
- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Trash Crew (WTAJ TV)
Sports
- Jay Paterno Answers Twitter Questions (The HD Journal via Onward State)
- Special Teams Prepare for Football Season (Daily Collegian)
- Moye Wants More from Penn State Offense (ESPN.com)
- Penn State Gets Little Love in Poll (Philly.com)
- Penn State All-American Paul Posluszny Considers Free Agency, Wants to Return to Bills (Associated Press via Harrisburg Patriot-News)
- New Penn State Hockey Program Lures Mercyhurst’s Holstrom, Jensen (Erie Times-News)
- Waterloo Black Hawk’s Goaltender Commits To Penn State Nittany Lions (Boxscore World Sportswire)
- Clarion University Names Penn State’s Matt Dernlan Head Wrestling Coach (GoPSUsports)
- Spikes Get Blast from Freeman, but Falter Late (State College Spikes)
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State College Transitioning to New Official Digital Parking Payment Platform
State College will transition to HONK Mobile as the borough’s official digital parking payment system on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Parking sessions can be purchased via the HONK website, the Apple […]
