Centre County Gazette
The Centre County Gazette is Centre County’s only weekly, independent newspaper covering the news, sports, entertainment and events throughout the area.
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Vacation Bible School at Greater Buffalo Run Valley UMC
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BELLEFONTE — Greater Buffalo Run Valley United Methodist Church, 102 Trinity Court, Bellefonte, will host Rainforest Falls Vacation Bible School from Monday, July 20 to Thursday, July 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. daily. Children aged 3 to 12 are invited to attend. Rainforest Falls explores the nature of God with team-building games, Bible songs,…
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Deaths
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WETZLER www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com GERALD W. BECHDEL Gerald “Snuff” W. Bechdel, 67, of Beech Creek, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Howard, formerly Kader-Neff Funeral Home. TERRY J. BONE Terry Jay Bone, 71, of Bellefonte, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at…
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74TH ROTARY CHILDREN’S FAIR
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The 74th Rotary Children’s Fair recently took place in Bellefonte. As one of the primary financial sponsors of this event, Bellefonte Elks Lodge 1094 participated in the event. The Elks Lecturing Knight and Drug Awareness Chairman Ray Holsing, along with volunteers Lexi Buckley and Sue Kelleher, staffed a booth at which they provided children the…
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Milesburg’s big first inning leads to mercy rule
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CENTRE COUNTY — The Milesburg Iron Kings exploded for 12 runs in the first inning on their way to a convincing 22-3 mercy-rule win over the Happy Valley Hellbenders in Centre County Baseball League play on a windy Thursday night at the State College Teener League Field. The big first inning for the Iron Kings…
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Bees sting Hawks, tie Pirates for 1st place
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CENTRE COUNTY — The Blanchard Bees erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth inning and rode that rally to a 6-2 victory over the Howard Hawks on Sunday at Howard. With the game tied at 1-1 through four innings, Blanchard got RBI hits from Connor Griffin, Toner Corl, Cayde McCloskey, and Nate…
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Six Centre County softball players named to LHAC first team
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CENTRE COUNTY — Six Centre County softball players, including two each from Bellefonte, Bald Eagle Area and Philipsburg-Osceola, were named to the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference East Division All-Conference First Team. Bellefonte is represented on the first team by sophomore pitcher Abby Herr and junior shortstop Sloan Moore. Bald Eagle Area junior third baseman Raelee…
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Skytop golf club hosts Parent-Child Tournament
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PORT MATILDA — The Skytop Mountain Golf Club held its Third Annual Parent-Child Golf Tournament on June 19 at the club on Skytop Mountain Road in Port Matilda. The tournament, which was played in a two-person scramble format, featured parent-child teams that competed over nine holes on the difficult mountain course. First place winners were…
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A ride down memory lane at Bellefonte Cruise
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BELLEFONTE — Since 1989, the Bellefonte Cruise has been happening every Father’s Day weekend, proudly displaying antique and classic cars from different time periods dating from the earliest cars up to the 2000s. There are classic, antique, exotic and European cars and motorcycles, a Sock Hop on Friday night, music, food and many local shops…
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Penn State Federal Credit Union supports Backpack Program
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BELLEFONTE — Penn State Federal Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the YMCA of Centre County’s Backpack Weekend Food Program, helping provide food assistance to local children and families facing food insecurity. Launched in November 2014 in a single school district, the Backpack Program has grown to serve eight local school districts. Today, more than…
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South Hills students win at FBLA National Leadership Conference
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STATE COLLEGE — Students from South Hills School of Business & Technology won top prizes at Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.’s National Leadership Conference. The event, held in Las Vegas, Nev., from June 6 to June 8, attracted college students, educators, and volunteers from across the country. The NLC provides education, competition, and networking…
