Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Nov. 9

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 Wednesday’s offering:

NEWS

• Penn State Football: Joe Paterno to Retire at End of 2011 Season – StateCollege.com

• Source: Spanier, Paterno Losing Support from Penn State Board – StateCollege.com

• Penn State Trustees ‘Outraged,’ Plan for Investigation – StateCollege.com

• Results: Dershem, Exarchos, Pipe Win; State College Incumbents Stay on School Board – StateCollege.com

• Scott Paterno: ‘No One Has Asked Joe to Step Down’ – StateCollege.com

• Sexual Assault on South Atherton Reported – Daily Collegian

• Non-profit Organization Paid Sandusky – Daily Collegian

• PSU Hope Plans Friday Candle Vigil at Old Main – Onward State

• Former Second Mile Kid Says Sandusky Acted ‘Creepy’ – WTAJ TV

• PSU President Leaves via Side Door as Hundreds of Students Rally Downtown – WJAC TV

PHOTOS AND VIDEO

• PHOTOS: Tuesday’s Events – Onward State

• VIDEO: Paterno Speaks From Home – WJAC TV

• VIDEO: Penn State Community Reactions – Onward State

• VIDEO: PSU Cancels JoePa News Conference, Causing Media Frenzy – WTAJ TV

COLUMNS/OPINION

• David Jones: Joe Paterno’s Successor Will Encounter Huge Vacuum – Patriot-News

• Kevin Horne: On My Hero’s Doorstep – Onward State

• Greg Pickel: Troubling Signs and Troubling Times: It’s Hard to Defend Joe Paterno – Onward State

SPORTS

• Field Hockey to take on Northeastern in First Round of NCAA Tournament – GoPSUsports.com

• MATCH NOTES: No. 1 Nittany Lion Wrestlers Host Bloomsburg Sunday at 2 p.m. – GoPSUsports.com

• Nittany Lion Golfers Take 14th at Final Fall Tournament – GoPSUsports.com

• Basketball: Nittany Lions Face Hartford Saturday at 4:30 p.m. – GoPSUsports.com

YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, Nov. 8 – StateCollege.com