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Centre Safe Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month With Events and Initiatives
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Centre Safe will host events and initiatives designed to raise awareness, educate the community and provide critical resources throughout October in Centre County for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s theme for Centre Safe’s observation of the month is once again #Every1KnowsSome1, aiming to shed light on how widespread domestic violence is in our communities.…
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St. Mark Lutheran to Host Free Book Fair and Costless Closet
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St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, will hosts its annual Free Book Fair and Costless Closet event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. Hundreds of free books, media, puzzles, games, CDs and DVDs will be available to take, along with gently used and clean clothes. Various foods and baked…
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Centre County Teen Expanding Food Truck Business to Brick-and-Mortar Cafe
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At just 16-years-old, Alexa Cowher has owned and operated Joelle’s Sips and Bites, an Aaronsburg-based food trailer, since June. Cowher serves everything from acai bowls to coffees, dirty sodas and lemonade. She’s also sold hot dogs and walking tacos. Now her dream to open her own cafe is already taking shape. She’s planning to open…
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Penn State Climbs in Latest Times Higher Education Global Rankings
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Penn State climbed seven spots to No. 101 worldwide in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, released on Tuesday. The ranking places Penn State in the top 5% of the 2,297 universities included this year. The university also ranked No. 18 among U.S. public universities and No. 38 among all U.S. universities. Penn…
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AccuWeather Founder Joel Myers Inducted Into Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame
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Joel Myers, the founder and executive chair of State College-based AccuWeather, joined luminaries who have shaped the media industry with his induction into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in New York City. Considered the father of modern commercial meteorology, Myers was honored for a pioneering career that brought weather forecasting…
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Road Work to Cause Lane Closures on I-99 in Centre County
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Drivers will encounter lane closures as work to rehabilitate the concrete pavement on a roughly 20-mile stretch of Interstate 99 in Centre County gets underway, according to PennDOT Starting Monday, short-term, single-lane closures will be implemented from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on I-99 southbound between exit 80/Harrison Road in Spring Township and mile marker…
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State College Police to Host Coffee With a Cop Event
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State College Police Department will hold its third Coffee and Conversation event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the State College Municipal Building lobby, 243 S. Allen St. in recognition of National Coffee with a Cop Day.
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Japanese Lifestyle Store Jolife Set to Open in Downtown State College
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Looking to add a little whimsy to your day? Look no further than downtown State College. Jolife, a Japanese lifestyle store, is set to host a soft opening Thursday before its grand opening Friday at 121 S. Allen St. The store will offer a variety of products across categories, including beauty, snacks, blind boxes, stationery…
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Missing 70-Year-Old Man Found Dead Near Circleville Park
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A 70-year-old man who was reported missing earlier in the day was found dead Wednesday evening in Patton Township, according to township police. His body was located at about 6:30 p.m. in a wooded area near Circleville Park. No foul play is suspected in his death and there is no threat to the public, Sgt.…
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WPSU Begins a New Chapter With Acquisition by WHYY Complete
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WPSU will continue serving more than 1.5 million people in central and northern Pennsylvania with its acquisition by Philadelphia-area public broadcaster WHYY now officially complete. WHYY finalized the deal to acquire WPSU from Penn State on Wednesday, marking the start of a new chapter for public media in the region a year after the university…