August 2021
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Centre County Adds 38 COVID-19 Cases, Reaches High Level of Community Transmission
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Centre County reported 36 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday to increase its total to 17,594, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases, 15,987 are confirmed and 1,607 are probable. Pennsylvania added 3,790 new positives — its largest increase since April 30 — to bring the statewide total to 1,291,831. The county also reported…
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State College Area Meals on Wheels Celebrates a Half Century of Service
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Since 1971, State College Area Meals on Wheels has been working to provide freshly prepared meals to seniors and other homebound individuals. During a celebration on Aug. 16, Board President Sharon Ambrose put the 50-year anniversary in perspective. “To think that we have current Meals on Wheels clients who were students at Penn State when…
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3 New Businesses Offer Asian Cuisine, Beverages and Groceries in One Downtown State College Location
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Three new downtown State College businesses have partnered to offer Asian dining, drinks and groceries from one location. Mr. Wish, Hibachi Express and Aone Mart opened this week at 320 E. College Ave, the former location of Metro clothing store. Offering a variety of bubble, fruit and brewed tea, Mr. Wish originated in Taiwan and…
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Penn State Students, Faculty Rally for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
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Outside Old Main Friday, dozens of Penn State students, faculty and community members gathered to once again urge the university to implement COVID-19 vaccine requirements this fall. The rally, led by the Coalition for a Just University at Penn State, largely featured short speeches and testimonials from attendees. The common theme: Penn State needs a…
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State College Police Looking for Suspect in Hit-and-Run Crash
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State College police are searching for a driver and vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash early Friday morning. At about 2 a.m., a black, four-door sedan — possibly a Toyota Camry — struck another vehicle on the 200 block of East College Avenue, police said. The suspect vehicle was last seen traveling the wrong way…
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Two Injured, Traffic Signal Damaged in Crash That Closed North Atherton Street in Patton Township
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Two people were injured and a traffic signal was rendered inoperable after a crash Friday morning on North Atherton Street in Patton Township. At about 7:40 a.m., a sedan making a left turn out of the Walmart plaza onto North Atherton Street southbound, was struck by a pickup truck traveling in the left northbound lane…
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Centre County Adds 40 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 3,509 New Positives
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Centre County reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on Friday to increase its total to 17,556, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 3,509 new positives, bringing the statewide total to 1,288,041. The county also reported 104 negative test results for a total of 75,061. Statewide, there were 10,412 new negatives for a total…
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State College to Celebrate Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington
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State College will host a commemoration for the 58th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The celebration will have music, performances and more. The event will be located in Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on South Fraser Street. There will also be an online stream available.…
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James Loses to Ben in Battle of Franklins but Happy Valley Wins Big with International Students
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You’ve seen them wandering around the community in recent weeks. Maybe you’ve offered them some guidance or a kind word of welcome. More than a thousand new international students from scores of nations have arrived for study at Penn State. But what are they thinking after arriving from countries as diverse as China, India and…
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Smoke on the Horizon: Rosemarie Fiore Brings Her Unique Art to Penn State
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Rosemarie Fiore’s works of art are truly one of a kind. Fiore produces artwork out of the actions of mechanisms by converting popular technology. In the past, she has turned amusement park rides, cars, fireworks, floor polishers, lawn mowers, pinball machines, and waffle irons into painting machines. The practice is known as fumage. Needless to…