Local News
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‘Big Leboneski’ and Friends Are Back in Bellefonte With Tailgate-Themed Display to Raise Money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
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A 12-foot-tall skeleton named Big Leboneski and his friends are back for another year on a Centre County family’s lawn to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Now in its fifth year, Mattie family’s Halloween display on Pine Circle in Bellefonte features a new theme with skeletons and witches having a Penn State…
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State College to Host Open House for Initiative to Make Borough Roads Safer
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State College will welcome public input this month for an initiative aimed at eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. An open house for the borough’s Vision Zero planning will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in room 201 of the State College Municipal Building. Community members can stop by any…
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Penn State Plans to Eliminate 47 Degree Programs
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Penn State has finalized recommendations to close 47 low-enrollment degree programs as part of a multi-year review of its academic offerings, the university said on Monday. The programs recommended for closure “due to low student demand, combined employment opportunity, program realignment and other factors” represent 11.66% of the university’s 403 baccalaureate and associate degree programs.…
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Man Charged With Selling Cocaine in State College Area
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A State College man is facing 18 felony charges after investigators said he sold large amounts of cocaine to a confidential informant on multiple occasions. James T. Turner, 40, was arrested on Thursday following an investigation by State College police, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, other law enforcement agencies and a statewide investigating grand jury.…
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Apple Fest Tradition Continues at Eagle Iron Works & Curtin Village
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Eagle Iron Works & Curtin Village, located at 251 Curtin Road, Howard, will continue its Apple Fest tradition — a family-friendly fundraiser — on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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New Cultural Nonprofit in State College Launches With Performance by 14-Piece Puerto Rican Ensemble
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Satellite House, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting culturally significant music and arts programming in State College, will officially launch with a performance by Puerto Rico’s El Laberinto del Coco on Monday, Oct. 12, at Manny’s Live Performance Space . Founded to build community support for international, underrepresented and experimental arts programming, Satellite House…
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Bellefonte Educators Union, School District Reach Tentative Contract Agreement to Avert Strike
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Bellefonte Area School District and the union representing 230 of its teachers and staff reached a tentative contract agreement on Saturday, narrowly averting a labor strike that was scheduled to begin on Monday. Details of the four-year contract were not immediately disclosed, but the Bellefonte Area Education Association and school district said the union had…
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Bellefonte Area Restaurant Closing as Owner Eyes New Location
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A Bellefonte area restaurant is closing after nine years, but its owner suggested it’s not the end of the line for the business. Four Ways Pub & Eatery‘s last day for dining at 685 Pleasantview Boulevard is Sunday, Oct. 11, and the last day for beer takeout will be Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a…
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Retired Bellefonte Teacher Receives 2026 Madison Award
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Edward “Fitz” Fitgerald III, who retired two years ago from his nearly 30-year career as a teacher at Bellefonte Area High School, received the award for his work creating opportunities for students to be poll workers during elections.
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Centre County Park and Forest Projects Receive More Than $1.5M in State Grants
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Projects to improve parks, develop forest trails and protect natural resources in Centre County received more than $1.56 million in state grants this week. State College Borough, Patton Township, College Township and ClearWater Conservancy were among the recipients of $81 million awarded statewide from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2). “Pennsylvania’s parks and trails give…