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SCASD to Hold Support Staff Job Fair
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The State College Area School District will hold a Support Staff Job Fair as it looks to fill numerous positions for the 2025-26 school year. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m on Thursday, June 26, at the Panorama Village Administrative Center, 240 Villa Crest Drive. All community members with a…
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Candidates Sought for 2025-26 Grange Fair Queen
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The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair is looking for candidates to compete for the title of 2025-2026 Grange Fair Queen. Young women who are Centre County residents between the ages of 16 and 20 as of June 1, 2025 are eligible. Candidates must be single and never married. Applications are due by July 1.…
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Benninghoff, Dush to Host Paper Shredding Event
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State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-Pine Creek Township) will host a shredding event for Centre County residents from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte. “When you simply throw old tax returns or paperwork containing your personal information out…
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Scenes from the 2025 Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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About 1,100 athletes from across the United States and abroad competed in the 2025 Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley on a humid Sunday in Centre County. Marking its second year, the 70.3-mile triathlon started with a 1.2 mile swim in Sayers Lake at Bald Eagle State Park and continued with a 56-mile bike ride that…
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Poems by Centre Care Residents on Exhibit at Schlow Library
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Poems written by residents of Centre Care nursing home’s memory care unit are on display throughout June in the Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery at Schlow Centre Region Library in State College. An annual celebration of the nonprofit Ridgelines Language Arts’ semester-long program of the same name, “A Poem in Our Eyes” highlights the rich intellectual…
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Editorial: A Better Way to Modernize Public Notices
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The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s proposed “modernization” of the commonwealth’s law for public notices is an obvious attempt to move a print newspaper monopoly into the digital age. Over the last month, publishers like StateCollege.com have spoken with lawmakers and lobbyists about the issues with HB 1291. But PNA has shrugged off suggested amendments and critiques,…
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Summer Outdoor Concerts Set at St. Mark Lutheran Church
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The Summer Outdoor Concert Series at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, returns with monthly music from local and regional performers playing under the pavilion at the church. Singer-songwriter Mike Weyrauch will kick off this year’s concerts on Friday, June 13, performing popular and praise music. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with…
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Fiber Arts Showcase Commemorates 10 Years of Scraps & Skeins
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Scraps & Skeins, a social enterprise of Strawberry Fields Inc., will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a Fiber Arts Showcase from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Toftrees Golf Resort. The free public event will feature more than 100 creative works that incorporate materials originally purchased at Scraps & Skeins and underscore…
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Boalsburg Fire Company Hosts Memorial Day Parade. Check Out the Sights
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Boalsburg’s weekend of Memorial Day events continued on Saturday with an annual highlight: the Boalsburg Fire Company Parade. Crowds lined the streets of the village as fire company and other emergency vehicle units from around the county were joined by community groups, performers and period reenactors for the parade, which was followed by the third…
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‘Summer is for the Locals’ to Celebrate ‘Seasonal Shift’ and Connect Residents in State College
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State College takes on a different kind of atmosphere with the end of Penn State’s spring semester, and the inaugural “Summer is for the Locals” event this weekend will kickoff the season with a celebration at Champs Downtown. The “townie takeover” of the popular 139 S. Allen St. bar will be held from 4 to…