Centre County Gazette

CENTRE HALL—You can smell it in the air before you see it: the churned dirt, the leather, the electric crackle of anticipation. The Lucky E Rodeo is back at the Grange Fair for its second year, and if last year’s crowd is any indication of what to expect, you’ll want to get there early if…

CENTRE HALL — There’s more than just funnel cakes, tractor pulls and music lighting up the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds this August. Beyond the midway and deep into the livestock barns, something quieter is taking root: youth leadership, community connection and education, all courtesy of Centre County 4-H. At the heart of this is 4-H…

CENTRE HALL — As Centre County is gearing up for the 151st Grange Fair from Thursday, Aug. 14, through Saturday, Aug. 23, Kryslynn Ronk is getting ready to pass the crown as she reflects on her year as the Centre County Grange Fair Queen. The Spring Mills native was crowned as the 20th Grange Fair…

CENTRE HALL — The tents are rising, the tractors are fueled and the scent of funnel cakes hangs sweet in the summer air. Grange Fair is back! From Thursday, Aug. 14, through Saturday, Aug. 23, this beloved Centre County tradition returns for a week of family fun and community fellowship beneath the canvas. Set in…

STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW Police responded to a multi-vehicle accident that occurred on Monday, July 28, at approximately 1 p.m. at Buffalo Run Road in Benner Township. According to police, the crash occurred when a 42-year-old Philipsburg female driving a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 swerved and struck a 59-year-old Bellefonte female driving a 2016 Ford…

BARBARA DAUGHENBAUGH daughenbaughs.com DAUGHENBAUGH  daughenbaughfuneralhome.com HAKY/GEORGIANA hakygeorgianafh.com KOCH kochfuneralhome.com LEMONT — Robert J. Crothers died July 15, 2025. He was 83. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College.  STATE COLLEGE — Thomas B. Keller II died July 25,2025. He was 56. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State…

UNIVERSITY PARK —  Penn State’s 14th annual Military Appreciation Week will be held from Friday, Nov. 7, through Friday, Nov. 14, and will honor Medal of Honor recipients, including Penn State alumnus Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. The weeklong celebration will…

CENTRE COUNTY — Trey Richards never set out to write a political thriller. At least, not until a series of long-distance runs with his friend through the streets of Berlin sparked a conversation that wouldn’t go away. “I was running with my really good friend Mike at the time, who I referenced in the acknowledgments,”…

CENTRE COUNTY — A mother and daughter drive anxiously along the 28th Division Highway, their hearts pounding as they cradle a wounded opossum they lack the skills to save. Amid a chorus of chirping birds, they turn onto a gravel driveway toward Centre Wildlife Care, central Pennsylvania’s only wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary, a haven for the…