Happy Volley Championships: More than 400 youth-volleyball teams will arrive in State College this weekend for the annual Happy Volley Club Championships. As many as 10,000 visitors are expected.
Memorial Day Weekend: Boalsburg will celebrate Memorial Day for the 146th time this weekend. We have a preview of the holiday in the village.
Control Tower at University Park Airport: The new air-traffic-control tower saw some major work Thursday morning, as workers lifted a metal frame atop the structure. Photographer Nathan A. Smith captured some excellent images of the work.
Column Alert: Regular Friday columnist Russell Frank is off today and will return next week. Russell has written nearly 40 columns since joining StateCollege.com back in September. Check his page for some of his past work, including greats such as these: Don’t Bludgeon the CurmudgeonWoo Is UsStraight from the Lion’s Mouth.
