Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Tuesday, Aug. 30

State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Tuesday’s offering:

News

• Proposed Gas-Drilling Ban, Environmental-Rights Question Set for State College Ballot (StateCollege.com)

• Local Ambulance Crews Help Transport N.J. Residents after Irene-Related Evacuations (StateCollege.com)

• Delta Lambda Phi Looks for House (Daily Collegian)

• Police: Laundry-Room Sex Lands PSU Freshman in Trouble (StateCollege.com)

• State of the University Address to Be Streamed Live (Penn State Live)

• Sue Paterno Lauded for Determination, Faith at Steeple-Blessing Event (StateCollege.com)

• Food Network’s Alton Brown to Speak at Penn State (Onward State)

• Sustainability Strategic Plan in Progress; Council Seeks Public Input (Penn State Live)

• Penn State Study Shows More Modest Impact from Shale Gas (Scranton Times-Tribune)

• Ten Questions with THON Overall Elaine Tanella (Onward State)

• IFC Looks for a Few Good Men (Onward State)

Columns/Opinion

• Mike the Mailman: Keystone Little League Team Ignited Small-Town Morale (StateCollege.com)

• Little League Has Lost Its Mission (Daily Collegian)
  

Sports

• Spikes’ Matts Combine to Stifle Muckdogs (State College Spikes)

• To Them, He’s Just Another Kid Named Joe (Paterno) (Gannett via USA Today)

• Penn State Quarterback Decision Down to Wire Again (Philadelphia Daily News)

Yesterday’s Headlines

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Monday, Aug. 29 (StateCollege.com)