November 2025
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2026 Dog Licenses Set to Go on Sale in Centre County
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Centre County dog licenses for 2026 will be available for purchase online or in person starting Dec. 1, county Treasurer Colleen Kennedy said on Monday. Licenses can be purchased by visiting centrecountypa.gov/treasurer or at the following locations: State law requires that all dogs must be licensed at the point of adoption or purchase, or by three…
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The Pa. Budget Includes Two Big Tax Credit Changes. Here’s What You Should Know
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Lawmakers created a new program to mirror the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, and adjusted an affordable housing credit to attract new investors.
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Hook: Our Tree Removal Conundrum
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We recently had a conundrum in our house that involved rational, emotional and even some moral thinking. We spent weeks debating and assessing the topic before we finally arrived at a decision. A decision which ensured, like all good compromises, that everyone was not happy with the result. We cut down a tree in our…
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Penn State Football Game 11 Snap Counts Against Nebraska
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Penn State remained in the win column and kept its bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 drubbing of Nebraska in Beaver Stadium last Saturday. The Nittany Lions continued to make tweaks to player usage as the regular season winds to a close, incorporating more younger players who could be vital pieces to next year’s squad,…
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State College Earns Perfect Score on LGBTQ+ Equality Rating for 7th Consecutive Year
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State College once again has been recognized among the most inclusive communities in the United States by the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. The borough achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index for the seventh consecutive year. State College was one of a record-high 132 municipalities to earn a…
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Human Trafficking Charges to Be Filed in Centre County Child Sex Abuse Case
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Prosecutors plan to file human trafficking charges this week against three men accused of sexually abusing teenagers in a Centre County home. Since the arrest of Samuel C. Friday, 67, on Nov. 17, on child pornography charges, investigators have been reviewing evidence collected from his basement and believe he may have been bringing underage teens…
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Penn State’s Terry Smith on His Head Coach Qualifications, Offensive Improvement and Bond With Kaytron Allen
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Riding a two-game winning streak including a 37-10 blowout victory over Nebraska on Saturday, Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith met with a small contingent of media members the Monday before Thanksgiving. Smith fielded questions about various topics, including his candidacy to become the next permanent head coach, an improved offensive showing under his…
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What Pa.’s $50.1 Billion Budget Does for Rural Hospitals, Communities
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The $50.1 billion state budget maintains previous spending on rural hospitals and boosts Medicaid programs, but advocates say it doesn’t fix every challenge to accessing care.
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Thanksgiving Basket Drive Inspires Penn State Student Service
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The Civic Engagement Alliance’s Thanksgiving Basket Drive will support more than 200 families in need in the immediate State College area.
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Mount Nittany Health Donates $10K to State College Food Bank
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As part of its annual Season of Giving, Mount Nittany Health is donating $10,000 to the State College Food Bank. The health system also launched an employee food drive to collect nonperishable food and essential supplies to further support the food bank’s efforts throughout the holiday season. This initiative, according to Mount Nittany Health, reflects…