Centre County Gazette

Even the economic downturn and reduced number of Penn State students currently on campus isn’t stopping plans for more student housing, as Ferguson Township has received plans for a new six-story development at West College Avenue and Buckhout Street.

BOALSBURG — Looking to provide a place in the community where people could “hang out” in their hammocks, Mariele Schechter dreamt up an interesting creation called a Communitree. “A Communitree is a community hammock stand with the capacity to hold many people. The ultimate goal of this project is to encourage our community to…

The Marko twins have been suffering major seizures from epilepsy for years. Sometimes, they’ve been so bad, either Megan or Morgan have had to be life-flighted for medical assistance.

When Morgan Bair was named 2019 Grange Fair Queen, she was honored and excited to spend a year promoting two of her favorite things — the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair and local agriculture. Little did she know her reign would come during one of the strangest years on record.

Sitting on the expansive back deck of the soon-to-be-completed John M. Kriner II Lodge at Seven Mountains Scout Camp, looking out across the lake at the camp that has served as an outdoor haven for area scouts for years, is very peaceful.

Over at ACE Hardware in Hills Plaza, store owner Grant Rosenberger is glad to have Judy Bennett on his staff help customers. After all, she has been in the hardware game for more than 40 years.