January 2024
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5 Takeaways from Penn State’s Win over Rutgers
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Penn State men’s basketball improved to 10-11 on the year with a 61-46 victory at Rutgers on Wednesday as the Nittany Lions picked up their fourth win in conference play this season. Without leading scorer Kanye Clary, Penn State leaned on defense and timely shotmaking to lead the Scarlet Knights for the final 25 minutes…
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Centre County Library Accepting Entries for Young Author & Illustrator Contest
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The Centre County Library and Historical Museum is now accepting submissions for its 39th annual Young Author & Illustrator Contest. Entry is open until April 1 for all Centre County children in grades 1 through 6, including public, charter, private and home school students. See centrecountylibrary.org/youngauthor for procedures to submit entries. Held every year since…
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‘Rock the ’80s’ Concert Returns to Benefit Bob Perks Fund
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A popular 1980s-themed benefit concert is back for another year to support local cancer patients. The 12th annual “Rock the ’80s” concert benefiting the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund will feature local bands performing music of the 1980s at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. Attendees are…
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Penn State Alumnus Accused of Decapitating Father in Bucks County
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A Penn State alumnus was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday night in Bucks County after he allegedly decapitated his father and displayed the severed head in a video uploaded to YouTube. Justin Mohn, 32, is also charged with abuse of a corpse and possessing an instrument of a crime for beheading his 68-year-old father, Michael…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Adds to 2024 Recruiting Class
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Penn State men’s basketball added to its 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday afternoon following the verbal commitment of small forward Hudson Ward. The 6-foot-7 Alberta, Canada product is the fourth member of the Nittany Lions’ 2024 recruiting cycle. Ward will join Jahvin Carter, Dominick Stewart, and Miles Goodman as part of head coach Mike Rhoades’ first full recruiting class…
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Penn State Football Positional Grades: Head Coaching
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The role of a head coach in 2023-24 has only been muddled by ever growing staff sizes, an ever growing recruiting and roster retention landscape and a basic fact that nobody can really see what goes on behind the doors of a football building. All of that being said, head coach is still a position,…
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Of Right-Setting and Ring-Fencing: Old Mainese as a Second Language
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Inspired by Penn State’s road map for the future, and in keeping with my commitment to delivering the highest value to readers, I have enrolled in a class in Old Mainese, the better to communicate my strategies for positioning this column for future success in an evolving and challenging journalism landscape. In what follows, I…
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Gov. Shapiro Is Pitching More Funding for Pa.’s Struggling Transit Systems. Will the State Senate Agree?
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Transit systems across Pennsylvania are struggling with inflation, even as ridership rebounds from the pandemic. State lawmakers are struggling to agree on funding to help.
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Boil Water Notice Issued for Parts of Boalsburg
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Portions of Boalsburg are under a boil water notice following a water main break, according to the State College Borough Water Authority. The break occurred Tuesday night on South Church Street. The affected locations are: • South Church Street • Chambers Alley (west of Church Street) • Hazel Street • Woodmont Street • East and…
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Stage and Screen Show Brings the Johnny Cash Concert Experience to Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Johnny Cash — The Official Concert Experience,” a stage and multimedia performance, will bring songs and stories from the “Man in Black” to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium on Feb. 20. As video from episodes of “The Johnny Cash Show” are projected on a screen above the stage, a live band and singers will accompany Cash,…