Community
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New Veteran Parking Space Installed in Bellefonte
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A new parking space was installed by the Courthouse Annex on South Allegheny Street in Bellefonte, specifically reserved for veterans to use.
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Slab Cabin Run Streambank Restoration Project to Begin in College Township
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A streambank restoration project along a section of Slab Cabin Run in College Township is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. Stabilization work will take place along the stretch of the run from Puddintown Road to the College Township Building, primarily on Millbrook Marsh Nature Center property, according to the township. Equipment staging will take place…
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Road Closures Planned for Second Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley
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The Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returns for a second year on Sunday, June 30, and once again there will be a number of traffic impacts around the region. The inaugural event in 2023 welcomed more than 2,000 competitors from 43 states and 15 countries, supported by 1,000 volunteers. According to a report from the Happy…
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The Influencers Next Door
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A growing number of Happy Valley influencers are showing off just how great it is to live, work and play in Centre County, inspiring their followers to embrace the same.
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Centre Hall/Potter Township Food Pantry Recognizes Decades of Volunteer Support
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The Centre Hall/Potter Township Food Pantry celebrated the retirement of two long-time members as well as another two chartered members on Tuesday, June 18.
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‘Over the Edge’ Fundraiser Returning to Beaver Stadium
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A Centre County United Way fundraiser offering the opportunity to rappel 110 feet down the south side of Beaver Stadium will return this fall. Over the Edge at Beaver Stadium will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 8, CCUW wrote in a press release, marking the second consecutive year the event will be held at the…
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Victorian Bellefonte B&B Celebrates 50 Years of Restorations
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The Queen, A Victorian Bed and Breakfast, located in a Queen Anne style building at 176 E. Linn St. in Bellefonte and run by Nancy Noll welcomed guests to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the building’s restoration adventure.
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Parade Kicks Off Pleasant Gap Fire Company Carnival
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Sweltering heat didn’t deter the hundreds of community members who turned out for the annual parade that kicked off the three-day Pleasant Gap Fire Company Carnival on Thursday evening. Community groups, youth performers and first responders delighted the crowd along the route, which started at Pleasant Gap Elementary, traveled down Main Street and turned onto…
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‘Live After 5’ Concerts Returning to Downtown State College
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An outdoor live music series is returning to downtown State College for its fourth summer. “Live After 5,” hosted by the Downtown State College Improvement District, will kick off on Wednesday, June 26, with the Kevin Briggs Blues Experience performing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on the 100…
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Historic Barn at Risk of Demolition
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Centre County was at risk of losing a landmark at the end of June, but local community members and organizations were not willing to give up the historic Kepler Barn easily. A three-month hold has been placed on the demolition of the barn,…