Centre County Gazette

CENTRE COUNTY — It may start with a sudden high fever. A sore throat, runny nose, cough, muscle aches and fatigue usually follow. Other symptoms may include chills, headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Welcome to the flu. The flu, which is a contagious virus, spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or…

STATE COLLEGE — The Nittany Valley Writers Network will meet on Tuesday, Oct.14 at 6:30 p.m., in the Schlow Library Community Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Writer and book coach, Joshua Doležal, will discuss his book, “Someday Johnson Creek:  Poems from the Idaho Wilderness,” and will hold a book signing. Doležal’s essays have…

DUBOIS — Penn Highlands DuBois is now equipped with a Retcam to perform retinal scans onsite in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for babies born with the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In babies, ROP is a condition where the blood vessels to the retina have not finished growing or they are growing…

Bellefonte Elks  Lodge 1094 recently welcomed 12 new members. Under the leadership of Exalted Ruler  Lorna Spearly, these individuals were officially initiated. Pictured from left, front row, are Daniel Corbett, Michele Veruete, Michael Lyons, David Cree, Nancy Springer and Dr. Roy Rakszawski; back row, Bryan Thal, Janell Burger, Michaele Yearick, Tyler Drapcho, Robert Gould and Jon…

BOALSBURG — On Sunday, Sept. 21, Sierra Club Moshannon Group participated in Sun Day, a groundbreaking nationwide mobilization that marks a pivotal moment in America’s clean energy transformation. This nationwide event will feature hundreds of events across all 50 states, creating a powerful, coordinated day of action to spotlight the most significant energy revolution of…