February 2021
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Centre County Adds 39 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,346
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Centre County reported 39 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to bring its total to 12,825, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 3,346 cases, bringing its total to 926,336. The county also had 188 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 60,962. Across Pennsylvania there were 11,489 new negatives for a total…
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Vibe Coffee Company to Open on Beaver Avenue
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A new downtown State College coffee shop is set to open in the near future. Vibe Coffee Company will open at 401 W. Beaver Ave. in the former location of Doan’s Bones Barbecue, which permanently closed in September. The space is on the first floor of The Graduate apartment building. While an opening date is to…
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Road Closure Scheduled as PennDOT Begins Final Work on Potters Mills Gap Project
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Final work on PennDOT’s U.S. Route 322/Potters Mills Gap project is set to begin next week. Beginning Monday, local access road Route 2015 (Old Route 322) will be closed from Route 144 to Crowfield Road. The majority of the multi-year, three-phase project was completed in fall 2020, and with through traffic now using the new…
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State College Police Looking to Identify Suspect in Theft from Apartment Building
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State College police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an individual who allegedly stole items from a downtown apartment building. The suspect, pictured above, was seen on camera taking packages from the lobby of Beaver Hill, 340 E. Beaver Ave., at about 5:05 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to a news release on…
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Penn State Basketball: Development Key for Future, But a Balance In-Season
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One of coaching’s great challenges is finding a way to balance the development of younger players with the task of simply winning the game in front of you. One of fandom’s greatest challenges is assuming that a coaching staff has a better grasp on the players on any given team than you might. It’s the…
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Group Looks to Bring New Aquatic Center to Centre County
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As a dad of young swimmers, Tim Wenrich knows how much the sport is growing in the area. He knows that, especially during the colder months when outdoor pools are closed and high school swim seasons are in full swing, the area’s indoor pools can get a little crowded. He is a proponent of the…
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Centre County Adds 33 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,356
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Centre County reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday to bring its total to 12,786, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 2,356 cases, bringing its total to 922,990. The county also had 37 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 60,774. Across Pennsylvania there were 8,653 new negatives for a total…
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Lady Lions Upset No. 15 Ohio State 69-67
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Penn State women’s basketball (9-11, 6-10 Big Ten) took down No. 15 Ohio State (13-5, 9-5 Big Ten) 69-67 Wednesday afternoon in the Bryce Jordan Center. The upset marks the first victory over a top 15 team for the Lady Lions in five years, and the first triumph over the Buckeyes since 2014. After trailing…
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Penn State Planning Return to Full In-Person Learning for Fall 2021 Semester
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Penn State plans on fully returning to on-campus learning for the fall, the university announced on Wednesday afternoon. To do so, it will begin a phased return to in-person instruction over the summer before the fall 2021 semester gets underway. University officials said that throughout the process, Penn State will prioritize the health and well-being of students,…
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Calidore String Quartet Performs Music by Mendelssohn and Dvorák in Center for the Performing Arts Free Online Program
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Calidore String Quartet performs in the next episode of “Front Row: National,” streaming online for free through the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. on March 10, and will be available to stream until 7:30 p.m. on March 17 at cpa.psu.edu/events/cmslc-march-10. The program features Quartet in F…