August 2021
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Penn State Football: Tight End Room Might Just Have Two No. 1 Options
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Jesse James, Kyle Carter, Mike Gesicki, Pat Freiermuth and now Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange? For all the things that Penn State calls itself to be “U of” [See, Linebacker U] there’s an argument to be made that as of late Tight End U is up there on that list. Sure the whole pastime of…
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Oktoberfest Event Coming to Grange Park
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Get your lederhosen ready because the Central PA Tasting Trail is holding its first-ever Oktoberfest celebration at Grange Park in Centre Hall on Oct. 16. The event will include fun activities for everyone, with food, music and, since it just wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without it, beer. The Central PA Tasting Trail, which is organizing the…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Restricting Visitations Again as COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rise
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Mount Nittany Medical Center is once again restricting visitations as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise. Beginning Wednesday, no visitors are permitted at the medical center except for special circumstances, including end of life, birth and special needs, according to an update on Mount Nittany Health’s website. The policy is in place until further notice. If…
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Happy Valley Nomadic Spirits Is Helping Customers Make Craft Cocktails from the Comfort of Home
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Over this past year and a half many people have found the great pleasure of making themselves a nice craft cocktail and enjoying it in the comfort of their own home. The problem is that some of us, myself included, don’t really know where to start when it comes mixology. I don’t know why sometimes…
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Penn State Reports Low COVID-19 Positivity Rate Among Students Tested During Campus Move-In
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Penn State reported a positivity rate of less than 1% among students who were tested for COVID-19 during move-in to campus residence halls last week at University Park. Of the approximately 14,000 students who moved into dorms between Aug. 16 and Sunday, 2,639 were required to be tested because they did not submit proof of…
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SCASD, Teachers Union Approve New Contract
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State College Area School District and the State College Area Education Association finalized a new three-year contract for teachers last week, just ahead of the start of the new academic year. During a special meeting on Friday, the school board voted 7-0 to approve the contract with the union representing district teachers. Dan Duffy, whose…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Have Stars at Receiver, Question Will Be Consistency Behind Them
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“Just give me the ball.” That’s ideally what you want to hear if you’re Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford standing in the huddle at Beaver Stadium or working at practice on the Lasch Building fields. In many ways the whole enterprise of being a quarterback is a fairly straightforward one. Take the ball, find the…
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Big Ten, PAC-12 and ACC Announce Alliance
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The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced on Tuesday an alliance among the three conferences to tackle legislative, scheduling and other opportunities within the college athletics landscape. During an afternoon press conference the trio of conference commissioners confirmed that there is no signed agreement between the three conferences as part of the arrangement. According to…
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Centre County Adds 15 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,795 New Positives
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Centre County reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to bring its total to 17,455, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 2,795 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,272,350. The county also reported 60 negative test results for a total of 74,793. Statewide, there were 7,315 new negatives for a total…
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Harvest Fields Community Trails Offers an Escape for Novice and Experienced Cyclists Alike
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If you spend a lot of time out on the trails of central Pennsylvania like I do, you are bound to come across many a mountain biker. Rothrock State Forest has become a hotspot for the sport, drawing people from all over the state and beyond to our rough and rocky trails. It amazing to…