Geoff Rushton
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2025 Election Results: Centre County Judges and Countywide Offices
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No countywide offices saw contested races in Tuesday’s general election, but there was still one question to be settled. Court of Common Pleas Judge Katie Oliver appeared poised to win retention for another 10-year term. As of 10:53 p.m., 27,529, or about 65%, of ballots voted yes for Oliver’s retention, with 14,893 voting no. As…
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Ferguson Township Public Works Employees Set for Wage Increases Under New Union Contract
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Public works employees in Ferguson Township will receive immediate pay raises along as part of a new contract after months of negotiations between township administration and Teamsters Local 764. The township Board of Supervisors on Monday voted unanimously to ratify the tentative collective bargaining agreement, while union members are scheduled to vote on Wednesday. Based…
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SCASD Names New Principal for Park Forest Middle School
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The State College Area School Board on Monday unanimously approved a new principal for Park Forest Middle School. Casey Yates will begin leading the school in Patton Township sometime after Jan. 1, according to the district. Yates, a Pittsburgh native and a 2004 Penn State graduate, will come to State College from the Cumberland County…
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Former Trustee’s New Lawsuit Accuses Penn State and Board Leaders of Defamation, Violating Free Speech Rights
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A former Penn State trustee alleges the university and board leaders defamed him and violated his constitutional rights in retaliation for his requests for financial information and exercising protected speech. Barry Fenchak’s new lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, is the latest salvo in a series of legal battles with the…
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Penn State Would Not Sign Trump High Ed Compact, Bendapudi Says
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Penn State would not sign the Trump administration’s controversial compact for higher education if asked to do so, according to university President Neeli Bendapudi. The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is a proposal sent to nine universities in early October offering more favorable access to federal funding in exchange for agreeing to a…
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Business Briefs
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A Domino’s Pizza location in State College is offering free pizza to SNAP recipients, and to customers who pitch in for a food drive. The chain’s restaurant at 540 Westerly Parkway will provide a free large, one-topping pizza in November to customers who present their EBT card while the food assistance program is suspended amid…
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The Cakeshop Is Closing Its Storefront, But Its Business Will Continue
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A Centre County bakery is closing its Pleasant Gap shop, but it isn’t going away completely. The Cakeshop by Tati plans to close its storefront at 113 E. College Ave. after Dec. 23 as owners Tati and Derek Polay start the next chapter for their business, they wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. Calling…
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Penn State Drops 5th Straight With 38-14 Loss at No. 1 Ohio State
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Penn State’s losing skid hit five games with a 38-14 blowout loss on Saturday at No. 1 Ohio State. The Nittany Lions (3-5) kept it close for a half, trailing 17-14 after 30 minutes. But quarterback Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes (8-0) pulled away in the second half, outscoring Penn State 21-0 over the final…
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Lawsuit Alleges Penn State Violated Free Speech Rights in Handling of Conservative Speaker Events
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A conservative student organization filed a lawsuit against Penn State this week claiming that the university violated the group’s constitutional rights through “systematic suppression of protected speech.” Uncensored America and its president and owner, Sean Semanko, alleged two events the group sponsored at Penn State were examples of how the university’s “unwritten and ad hoc…
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Penn State Reports Record-High Undergraduate Enrollment at University Park, Continued Decline at Commonwealth Campuses
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Penn State enrolled a record number of undergraduates — including its third-largest freshman class — at the University Park campus this fall, while enrollment at the Commonwealth Campuses continued to fall amid planned closures of several locations, according to data released by the university this week. University-wide, Penn State has 86,557 students enrolled at all…