Mountaintop
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Snow Shoe EMS Leader Rides to Honor Fallen Providers
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This spring, Sharon Nilson will ride from Jamestown, Va. to Spartanburg, S.C. as part of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride.
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State College Receives $725K More in State Funds for Calder Way Improvements
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State College Borough will receive $725,202 in new state grants for pedestrian and infrastructure improvements as part of its ongoing Calder Way project, state Reps. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, and Paul Takac, D-College Township, said on Thursday. The money is part of more than $3.1 million awarded Tuesday to House District 77 and 82 municipalities…
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Centre County Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle While DUI for Fatal Crash in Snow Shoe
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A Centre County man was charged on Saturday with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a crash that killed a pedestrian this summer in Snow Shoe Township. Michael J. Packer, 47, of Snow Shoe, was under the influence of drugs on the morning of Aug. 11 when he struck 73-year-old Thomas E.…
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Coroner Identifies Woman Killed in Centre County ATV Crash
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A 40-year-old Baltimore woman died after an all-terrain vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Snow Shoe Township, according to the Centre County Coroner’s Office. Alisha M. Gladfelter, a native of York County, died of blunt force trauma after the rollover crash on the 400 block of Kato Road, Chief Deputy Coroner John Kubalak said. Snow Shoe…
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1 Dead After ATV Crash in Centre County
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One person died in an all-terrain vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Snow Shoe Township. A female patient was unconscious and in trauma arrest when emergency responders were dispatched at about 12:30 p.m. to the ATV rollover crash on the 400 block of Kato Road, according to the Snow Shoe Fire Company. Responders performed life-saving measures…
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Centre County Man Dies in Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash
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Updated 11:22 p.m. Aug. 11, 2025. A Centre County man is dead after he was struck by a driver Monday morning in Snow Shoe Township. Thomas E. Hipple, 73, of Snow Shoe, was killed in the crash on the 700 block of East Sycamore Road, Centre County Chief Deputy Coroner John Kubalak said on Monday…
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David House Heritage Museum Coal Car Restored to Its Former Glory
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SNOW SHOE — The coal car on display at the David House Heritage Museum, a nonprofit that, according to its website, hosts the Mountaintop area’s only public heritage collection, recently got an upgrade. Jerry Hefferan, president of the Snow Shoe Lions Club and a former miner, restored the coal car to its former glory. The…
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Community Pools Are Open for Summer Fun
in Centre County Gazette, Community, Entertainment, Local News, Mountaintop, Penns Valley, State College—
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As the summer heats up, area residents can cool down at their nearest community pool. Four Centre County pools are open now through Labor Day — Millheim Pool, Mountain Top Swimming Pool, Park Forest Community Pool and William L. Welch Community Pool. The pools are open to everyone, regardless of residence. Kepler Pool in Bellefonte…
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Breaking Down Centre County’s Swimming Pools
in Bellefonte, Centre County Gazette, Community, Entertainment News, Local News, Mountaintop, Penns Valley, State College—
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Hours, fees and more for each of Centre County’s public swimming pools.
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State Funding to Support Repairs and Upgrades at Moshannon Community Center
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A community gathering place in Snow Shoe will be getting some much needed repairs and upgrades with help from a state grant. State Rep. Paul Takac, D-Lemont, on Thursday presented the Moshannon Community Center with an $85,000 check representing recently secured funding from Local Share Account awards distributed through the Commonwealth Financing Authority. “Every community…