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Conservation District Prepares for Annual Farm City Banquet
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The Centre County Conservation District will soon be holding its Farm City Week banquet and celebration, and tickets for the growing event are on sale now.
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Senior Care Facility Planned for Benner Commerce Park
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Centre County’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard an overview of plans for a new personal care center for older adults to be located in Benner Township. Plans for The Fountains at State College include an 18,536-square-foot assisted living facility on a 6.6-acre lot at the southern corner of Penntech Drive and Progress Drive in…
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Police Say Centre County Man Fired Gun Inside Home, Endangering Child and Woman
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A Penns Valley man was arrested on Tuesday after state police said he fired a gun inside a home while a woman and 1-year-old child were standing just a few feet away. Lukas L. Evans, 42, discharged the 9mm handgun into a wall of a residence on Lower Brush Valley Road in Pottter Township just…
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Benner Township State Prison Sergeant Charged in Alleged Assault of Inmate
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A Benner Township state prison sergeant is facing charges after investigators said he struck an inmate in the head and neck with a closed fist and his knee 10 to 15 times. Zachary R. Fleck, 33, of Potter Township, was charged on Tuesday with misdemeanor counts of simple assault and official oppression, along with a…
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What to Know About Polling Place Changes, Mail Ballot Returns in Centre County
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Some Centre County voters casting their ballots in-person for the Nov. 3 election will find that their polling place has changed since the primary. The changes come amid an ongoing audit of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of voting locations, in accordance with Justice Department mandates for all counties. The Board of Commissioners…
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Penn State DuBois Campus to Become Regional Manufacturing Hub With $39.9M Federal Grant
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It marks the latest post-closure repurposing plans for the Penn State campuses that will be shuttered after the spring 2027 semester.
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Training Academy to Build Next Generation of Sports Officials in Centre County
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With longtime sports officials aging out and too few younger replacements stepping in, Bill Keough is working to build a new path into umpiring and officiating through a proposed Sports Officials Training Academy.
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Shapiro Brings Campaign Tour to State College
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Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his campaign bus tour to State College on Sunday evening, speaking alongside local Democrats nine days before Election Day. Shapiro, who leads his Republican opponent, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, by more than 20 percentage points in every poll, is seeking his second term as the commonwealth’s chief executive. He launched a…
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State College Area Liquor Store Moving to New Location
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A State College area liquor store will move a short distance to a new location early next year. The state-owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits store at 127 Southridge Plaza, State College, will relocate to 2127 S. Atherton St., next to Giant supermarket in the Hills Plaza, in the first quarter of 2027, Pennsylvania Liquor…
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Who Did It? ‘Clue’ National Tour Brings Murder-Mystery Comedy to Penn State
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Was it Professor Plum? Mrs. Peacock? Maybe Colonel Mustard? A local audience can try to solve the mystery for themselves when the touring stage production of “Clue” comes to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Tickets are $89 or $74 for adults, $57 or $52 for University Park students and $72…