Centre County Gazette
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Smackdown and Sketches Brings Wrestling, Comics to State College
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Pro wrestling, comic books, celebrity artists and collectibles will come together at C3 Sports and Event Center this month during Smackdown and Sketches, a two-day fundraiser designed to bring affordable family fun to State College while supporting children facing difficult days in hospitals.
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State College Police to Host Coffee With a Cop Event
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State College Police Department will hold its third Coffee and Conversation event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the State College Municipal Building lobby, 243 S. Allen St. in recognition of National Coffee with a Cop Day.
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Partners for Sacred Places Supports Preservation of St. John’s Episcopal Church
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St. John’s is among the rural Pennsylvania churches receiving support through a program aimed at helping congregations plan for the long-term use and sustainability of their historic buildings.
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Curtin Village Set to Host Final Tour of 2026
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Visitors are invited to journey into Pennsylvania’s ironmaking past on Sunday during the 2026 season’s final guided tour of Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village
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Centre County Prison Board Hears Renewed Call for Outdoor Recreation
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A Centre County resident renewed calls for outdoor recreation at the Centre County Correctional Facility at the September Prison Board meeting, prompting a sometimes tense discussion between the resident, commissioners and prison officials.
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Firewood 4 Good Program Helps Keep the Community Warm
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A local church is offering free firewood to those challenged with heating their homes this winter — especially those who need help paying for gas, oil, electricity or wood and pellet bills.
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Church Volunteers Restore Historic Gravestones in Pine Grove Mills
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For the third consecutive year, members of St. Paul Lutheran Church spent a day of service at the historic Pine Grove Mills Cemetery, carefully cleaning and restoring gravestones that decades of weather had darkened and worn.
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State College Soccer Celebrates 50th Anniversary of State Title Win
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Players and coaches from State College’s first state champion soccer team gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that magical 1976 season.
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Bellefonte Wine and Spirits Walk Back for Another Round
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The second annual event will also include guided ghost tours from Local Historia.
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State College Man Reflects on Volunteering at Ground Zero
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Twenty-five years have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but for State College resident John Corr, the memories remain as vivid as the smoke that lingered over Ground Zero.


