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Mount Nittany Health Opens Expanded Dermatology Practice
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Mount Nittany Health has expanded its dermatology services with a new, larger location designed to improve access to care. The new dermatology practice opened on Aug. 31 in a 7,296-square-foot facility at 2188 Sandy Drive in Ferguson Township. Mount Nittany Health acquired the property, which was formerly owned by State College Family Medicine, in August…
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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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Construction to Begin for Truck Pull-Off on Route 322 at Port Matilda Mountain
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Construction is scheduled to start Monday for a hazardous grade truck pull-off along U.S. Route 322 eastbound near Sandy Ridge Trail/Strawband Beaver Road at the summit of Port Matilda Mountain in Rush Township, according to PennDOT. The project aims to improve safety and reduce the likelihood of crashes by providing a designated area for commercial…
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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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Hitting the Right Note: Nittany Valley Symphony Celebrates Diamond Anniversary
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The Nittany Valley Symphony began as a small but mighty group organized by Ann Keller. Sixty years later, the symphony includes 60 to 80 members — some paid, others volunteer — who come together for the love of music.
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Clearfield Commissioners Set to Vote on Contract Extension for Moshannon Detention Center
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The future of the Moshannon Valley Processing Center is up in the air as ICE weighs buying facilities and cutting out middlemen.
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Boalsburg Renaissance Faire Returns to Boal Mansion With Reennactors, Live Entertainment
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A day of historical demonstrations, live entertainment and hands-on activities will return to Boalsburg in October as the Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum hosts its annual Renaissance Faire. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of the Boal Estate at 163 Boal Estate Drive.…
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Rain or Shine, Goat Yoga Brings Joy to Nittany Meadow Farm
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Holding a yoga pose is already difficult. Now try it with a goat climbing onto your back. Then add rain.
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Penn State Trustees Approve $107.1M in Construction and Renovation Projects
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Penn State’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved four construction and renovation projects, including three at the University Park campus, totaling $107,127,000. The work includes a state-funded major addition to the Animal Diagnostic Lab, renovations to Henderson Building, additional grant funded work for a previously approved Applied Research Lab building and a manufacturing center at…
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Women’s Clothing Boutique Opens New Location in Downtown State College
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A locally owned women’s clothing and accessories boutique is now open at its new location in downtown State College. By A Thread opened its new store at 210 S. Allen St. on Thursday, less than three months after closing its previous location at 1341 S. Atherton St. “We’re really excited to be in downtown and…