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Gov. Josh Shapiro visits Philipsburg to share details on expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program
Starting on Monday, Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate program will send out checks and direct deposits totaling $266 million. That’s double the amount from last year. Gov. Josh Shapiro shared details Thursday at the Philipsburg Senior Resource Center. While traveling throughout the state, he said he’s heard from many...
Tornado Watch Issued for Centre County
The National Weather Service at State College has issued a tornado watch for a 43-county area of western and central Pennsylvania — including Centre County — on Saturday. The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. and means tornados are possible in the designated area. A warning would be issued if a tornado is sighted or indicated by radar. A short distance from Centre County, a radar-indicated tornado warning was issued for the Birmingham and Petersburg areas of Huntingdon County at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. For Centre County and the rest of the watch area, isolated hail up to the size of a quarter...
Centre County Sheetz set to close doors for months
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Centre County Sheetz is set to close its doors for multiple months for a complete rebuild. The store, located at 2850 Benner Pike in Bellefonte, will shut down in early July, Nick Ruffner, PR Manager Sheetz, confirmed. Ruffner said they will completely rebuild the store at that location to […]
Memory of ‘purple home’ couple honored in Centre County
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A memorial bike ride in Centre County accomplished two purposes — providing toys for kids in need and honoring the couple who first started the toy run. Halos were added to Michael Pilato’s Inspiration Mural on Heister Street in downtown State College Saturday afternoon above the heads of Hal and […]
Settling the Frontier: The First Land Grabs of Centre County
This story originally appeared in the June 2024 edition of Town&Gown magazine. In the chaotic times of the 1760s, many settlers attempted to forge a homestead from the isolated frontier in the heart of the Pennsylvania wilderness. Decades before the iron boom of the 19th century, future Revolutionary War figure James Potter blazed a trail through Native American lands, proclaiming he’d “discovered an empire.” The years that followed highlight one of America’s great land grabs, which quite literally carved out the communities of today’s Centre County. The land rush followed a time of limited westward mobility. The British Empire, in the wake...
Get ready for July 4th with a fireworks demonstration and safety tips with Kneppy’s Fireworks
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Get ready to light up the sky safely for the 4th of July with Kneppy’s Fireworks!. George Griffith from Kneppy’s joined Jack McCune on Studio 814 for a demonstration on one of their fireworks plus important safety tips when handling them. Kneppy’s...
PennDOT reminds property owners of required driveway permits
Clearfield, Pa. — PennDOT has issued a reminder to property owners that they must obtain a Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) from PennDOT in order to legally construct or alter a driveway that connects to a state road. HOPs for driveways are required by Section 420 of Title 36, also known as the State Highway Law. PennDOT urges property owners without one of these permits to obtain one to legitimize their driveway and retain it as evidence of compliance with the law. ...
Keep an Eye Out for ‘The Iron Mayor’ at This Year’s Ironman
STATE COLLEGE — When Ezra Nanes is not busy with his mayoral functions, serving on different boards and spending time with his wife, Mieke, and children, he is busy running, biking and swimming to train to compete once again in this year’s Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley. “You know, that’s one of the questions I get a lot,” Nanes shared, when asked how he balances it all. “I work full time at AccuWeather. I’m the mayor of State College. Competing in an Ironman. And I like to think I’m a very engaged and loving husband and father. I am a family...
Penn State, Teamsters Union Reach Tentative Deal, Avert Strike
Penn State and the union representing about 2,500 of its technical service employees reached a tentative agreement on Friday for a new four-year contract, averting a potential strike with their current deal set to expire on Sunday. Members of Teamsters Local Union 8 will receive wage increases totaling 20% over the four years, according to the union's website. More details about the terms of the contract — which will run from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028 — are expected to be made public after members vote on ratification "in the next few weeks," according to a university news release. Local...
Great PA News Quiz: Canceled VP Debate, State Budget Deals, Legal Pot and a Boycott Bill
In this week’s news quiz: Netflix House, vice presidential debate scrapped, budgeting on a deadline and legal pot next door. As always, let us know if you encounter any technical issues. Just email Newsletter Editor Colin Deppen (newsletters@spotlightpa.org) with a heads up. And good luck! BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight PA at spotlightpa.org/donate. Spotlight PA is funded by foundations and readers like you who are committed to accountability journalism that gets results. The post Great PA News Quiz: Canceled VP Debate, State Budget Deals, Legal Pot and a Boycott Bill appeared first on StateCollege.com.
Penn State resolves legal dispute over multimedia rights
WILLIAMSPORT — Penn State has resolved the legal dispute over its decision to award its intercollegiate athletics multimedia rights to a firm other than the one with whom it had a partnership for more than 20 years. U.S. Middle District Judge Mathew W. Brann on Friday approved the dismissal...
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