Centre County Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Area Transportation Authority has been selected by Avail Technologies, a State College–based company and longtime technology partner, to pilot a new style of real‑time bus information signs. Twenty signs will be installed at bus stops throughout the region as part of Avail’s development and testing process. The pilot test is…

Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Nov. 6 at approximately 9 p.m. on I-80 west near mile marker 148 in Snow Shoe Township. According to police, a pedestrian was struck by an unknown vehicle and subsequently struck additional vehicles.  Police stated the pedestrian was pronounced dead as a result of the incident.…

BELLEFONTE — For the third year in a row, the Union Cemetery in Bellefonte hosted a ceremony to celebrate Veterans Day early, honoring the nearly 900 veterans buried there.  The ceremony was held on Sunday, Nov. 8 near the once-defunct McCoy Fountain, which lights up green at night in honor of Veterans Day, and is…

STATE COLLEGE — Standouts in Centre County’s tourism and hospitality community were celebrated at the Fifth Annual Happy Valley Hospitality Awards & Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Brass 16823 in Bellefonte. More than 300 tourism and hospitality professionals, business, community and academic leaders, and elected officials attended the annual event, which recognizes industry excellence.…

Ferguson Township Garden Club recently donated $500 to Think We, Not Me on Nov. 5 at the Ferguson Township municipal building. The club’s mission is to promote an increased sense of community through the love of gardening which fits perfectly with the values of Think We, Not Me who last year donated 83,000 pounds of…

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Conservation District is accepting applications for the Cover Crop Incentive Program, which provides financial assistance to local farmers planting winter cover crops, by Dec. 1. Farms using minimum tillage will be paid $20 per acre, farms using no-till will be paid $30 per acre, and farms using no-till with a…

BELLEFONTE — The state Dept. of Transportation recently announced that the contractor for its High-Speed Interchange project between Interstates 80 and 99 is extending the closure of the eastbound on-ramp at exit 161/Bellefonte the began on Oct. 12. This extension is part of the larger project to enhance traffic safety by providing a direct connection…

WETZLER www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com ALLEN E. BARTLEBAUGH Allen E. Bartlebaugh, 73, of Madisonburg, passed away at home on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Bellefonte.  ROBERT C. DEHAAS Robert C. DeHaas, 73, of Blanchard, passed away at home on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Arrangements are under the direction of…