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Centre County Prison Board Honors Retiring Warden
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Prison Board honored Warden Glenn Irwin during its Aug. 13 meeting as the longtime corrections professional attended his final Board of Inspectors meeting before retirement after nearly 40 years in the field. Irwin thanked the board for entrusting him with leading…
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Letters: ‘Convenience Gambling’ at Pa. Mini-Casinos Becoming Obsolete; GT’s Empty Agricultural Promises, Failure to Support Healthcare
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Despite significant increases in July tourist traffic to the State College area due to Arts Festival and the People’s Choice Festival, as well as further additional tourist traffic to the area due to hosting the State Games of America, Happy Valley Casino’s reported July gambling revenues were essentially flat with its already low levels from June. This suggests further declines in the casino’s revenue…
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Penn State Fraternity Sues Landlord After Being Locked Out of House
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A lawsuit filed on Thursday says members of a Penn State fraternity were left scrambling for a place to live just before the start of the fall semester after they were locked out of their State College house on move-in day. The Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Delta alleges property manager Greek Housing Services and…
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Neighborhood Association Wants Forum With Penn State, Local Officials After Cocaine Ring Bust at Fraternity Houses
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Updated 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, with comment from a Penn State spokesperson. The president of a State College neighborhood association this week called for Penn State and borough officials to address questions and concerns from residents about an alleged cocaine trafficking ring that operated out of two off-campus fraternity houses. Mark Huncik, president of…
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Man Killed in Crash on Route 322 in Rush Township
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A Florida man died after a head-on collision Thursday night on U.S. Route 322 in Rush Township, according to state police. Mark A. Erwin, 64, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the 3500 block of Port Matilda Highway. Erwin was driving a Toyota Sienna minivan westbound at about 7:50 p.m. when…
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John Foster Brings Heart and Hometown Roots to Grange Fair Grandstand
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Long before millions of viewers watched him finish as runner-up on Season 23 of “American Idol,” before standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry and before a career that now has him traveling the country, Foster was a teenager in Louisiana who almost didn’t sing at all.
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12 Named to Centre County Sports Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Class
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A dozen local athletes, coaches and contributors who left an enduring mark on their communities have been named to the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. Each of the newest members will be honored during the Hall of Fame Day celebration on Oct. 18 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.…
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Patton Township Updates Zoning to Address Data Centers
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Patton Township’s Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a zoning ordinance amendment that effectively ensures large-scale data centers cannot be constructed within the municipality. Since 2005, Patton Township has had an intermunicipal zoning implementation agreement with College Township in which Patton takes College’s multi-family zoning and College takes Patton’s industrial zoning, Patton Township Manager Amy…
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Shaquille ‘DJ Diesel’ O’Neal to Headline Penn State’s LightsUP Festival
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Shaquille O’Neal will bring his DJ Diesel act to Penn State next week for a free concert on the HUB Lawn. The Basketball Hall of Famer will headline the sixth annual LightsUP festival on Friday, Aug. 28, with indie pop and alternative duo Between Friends opening the event at 6:30 p.m. The festival is organized…
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Penn State Among Universities Ordered by Pentagon to Audit Partnerships With Foreign Entities
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Penn State is one of 30 universities ordered by the Department of Defense this week to audit partnerships with mostly Chinese institutions identified as foreign entities of concern. The Pentagon directed the schools to conduct a comprehensive review of all foreign collaborations, implement mitigation plans for exposure of sensitive research and terminate problematic relationships by…