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2025 Election Results: Centre County Municipal Councils and Boards of Supervisors
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Voters throughout Centre County cast their ballots for positions on municipal councils and boards of supervisors in Tuesday’s general election. Here’s a look at the results from elections in the […]
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2025 Election Results: Centre County School Boards
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Positions on all five Centre County school boards were on ballots for Tuesday’s general election, though only two saw competitive races. State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola […]
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2025 Election Results: Centre County Judges and Countywide Offices
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No countywide offices saw contested races in Tuesday’s general election, but there was still one question to be settled. Court of Common Pleas Judge Katie Oliver appeared poised to win […]
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Ferguson Township Public Works Employees Set for Wage Increases Under New Union Contract
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Public works employees in Ferguson Township will receive immediate pay raises along as part of a new contract after months of negotiations between township administration and Teamsters Local 764. The […]
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SCASD to Host Special Education Paraprofessional Job Fair
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The State College Area School District is inviting community members to explore career opportunities at its Special Education Paraprofessional Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday at […]
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Inside/Outside State College: Nearby Hunting Options Abound
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Inside/Outside State College is a monthly column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. We’re blessed in this little hamlet with a […]
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‘Mike the Mailman’ Shares Tales of Fun and Kindness in New Memoir
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“Pushing the Envelope” documents the stories and antics which led Mike Herr to achieve icon status — and to impact the lives of countless Penn State students — over his decades as “Mike the Mailman” at the University Park post office.
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SCASD Names New Principal for Park Forest Middle School
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The State College Area School Board on Monday unanimously approved a new principal for Park Forest Middle School. Casey Yates will begin leading the school in Patton Township sometime after […]
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Battista: Who to Believe?
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Halloween 2025 has come and gone but it reminded me of one of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated on a naïve audience. On Oct. 30, 1938, just over 87 years […]
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Former Trustee’s New Lawsuit Accuses Penn State and Board Leaders of Defamation, Violating Free Speech Rights
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A former Penn State trustee alleges the university and board leaders defamed him and violated his constitutional rights in retaliation for his requests for financial information and exercising protected speech. […]