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Centre County to Offer Up to $250K in Grants for Affordable Housing Projects
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A Centre County grant program supporting affordable housing projects soon will be accepting applications for the first time in three years. The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a notice of funding availability for the Construction and Acquisition/Rehabilitation for Sustainable Housing (CASH) GrantProgram for 2026. The program will make available $250,000 from the county’s Affordable…
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Mount Nittany Health Settles Negligence Lawsuit Stemming From Penn State Freshman’s 2021 Death
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Mount Nittany Health has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a Penn State freshman who said their son failed to receive proper evaluation that would have diagnosed a serious blood clot days before he died in August 2021. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann on Monday approved the $3 million settlement between…
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NWS Confirms Tornado Touched Down in Northern Centre County
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A tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 mph touched down in northern Centre County on Sunday night, the National Weather Service at State College confirmed. The EF1 tornado started at 7:31 p.m. about 2 miles south of Pine Glen near and along State Route 879, the NWS wrote in a public information statement. It…
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Letters: Community’s Care Depends on Ensuring Workers Can Afford to Live Here; PSU’s ‘Depressing Performance Metrics’
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Many people assume that because State College is not Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, it must be an affordable place to live. Those of us who live and work here know that is no longer the reality. State College doesn’t have Pittsburgh wages with rural Pennsylvania costs. It’s increasingly becoming big-city housing costs without big-city pay. The…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Sues Federal Government After Cancellation of Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Mount Nittany Medical Center filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday seeking to overturn the cancellation of its status as a sole community hospital, which for the past nine years has provided the College Township facility with millions of dollars a year in higher Medicare reimbursement rates. The lawsuit contends that Mount Nittany…
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Structure Burn Planned for Alpha Fire Company Training
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Smoke, flames and fire department activity will be visible in part of Ferguson Township during a planned structure burn for an upcoming Alpha Fire Company training. Alpha, in coordination with the Centre Region Fire Protection Program, will conduct the “acquired structure burn” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June…
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One Dead After Crash in Pine Grove Mills
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An Ohio woman died after a single-vehicle crash on Friday night in Pine Grove Mills, Ferguson Township police said on Monday. The 78-year-old was driving on the 200 block of Water Street at 10:48 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Pine Grove Mountain, a preliminary investigation found. Her vehicle left the…
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Marc Warren Rides Again for Jana Marie Foundation
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On July 14, Marc Warren will once again climb onto his bicycle before dawn and begin a 150-mile journey from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland to raise money for the Jana Marie Foundation.
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See Highlights From the Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley marked its fourth year on Sunday, serving as a Pro Series event and the North American Championships for the first time. More than 1,700 athletes from 44 states and 43 countries, ranging in age from 18 to 80, took part in the half-Ironman, including dozens of professional competitors seeking critical…
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North American Champions Crowned at Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returned for its fourth year on a cloudy and mostly comfortable Sunday, and for the first time the event served as both a Pro Series stop and the North American Championships . Trevor Foley, of Florida, took the men’s title with a time of 3:42:25, while Paula Findlay, of Canada,…