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State College Area Connector Project Update
For first time in about two years — PennDOT officials were out in public Thursday with plans for the State College Area Connector Project. The controversial highway project looks to connect Potters Mills to Boalsburg about 8 miles away. The current route between the two is 322, which sees a lot of traffic.
Tunes and Traditions at the Grange Fair
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. CENTRE HALL — Musical performances are a staple of the Centre County Grange Fair. To celebrate 150 years of tunes and traditions, this year’s fair has a lineup of impressive performers. Eight concerts, starting at 8 p.m. each night, will take place during the fair. All performances are free for fairgoers. “This year the Centre County Grange Fair will celebrate its 150th anniversary. It’s always exciting to see families and friends reuniting at the fair,” Kris McKloskey, head of entertainment for the Grange Fair, said. “Sometimes this is the only time throughout the year that...
Did a Centre County Township Missing $532K in Taxpayer Dollars Have Financial Safeguards? Officials Won’t Say.
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. When residents learned that a Centre County township is investigating the potential misuse of more than $532,000 by a suspended employee, many asked: How could such a large sum of public money disappear without scrutiny? Officials in Gregg Township have provided few details but did say an employee might have used a credit card for the transactions in question. They’ve promised a full public report once an...
Passing the Crown: Teaghan Bair Reflects on Her Year as Centre County Grange Fair Queen
CENTRE HALL — As the Centre County Grange Fair celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, Teaghan Bair, the 2023 fair queen, reflected on her Grange Fair journey before passing off the crown and setting the stage for another year of tradition and community spirit. Bair, a Centre Hall native, has been attending the fair her entire life with her family. Her older sister participated in the Grange Fair Queen Program, which Bair noted was an inspiration in her run for fair queen. “The fair has always been a special place to me, but my interest in the Fair Queen Program came through...
New community college opens doors in Bellefonte
BELLEFONTE — A new post-secondary education opportunity is coming to Centre County as Penn Highlands Community College prepares to welcome the public during a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house. The event will start at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, at the historic Match Factory, located at 190...
Residents in 5 Centre County Townships Can Select Cart Size for New Trash Hauler
Residents with curbside trash collection in five Centre County townships can now select what size refuse cart they want for when a new hauling contract goes into effect next year. Beginning April 1, 2025 Altoona-based Burgmeier's Hauling will replace Waste Management as the hauler for approximately 16,200 properties in Benner, College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton townships. Under the new five-year contract approved by the Centre Region Council of Governments in March, automated collection using hauler-owned carts will replace bag limits for customers, with three cart sizes available: 35-gallon, 65-gallon and 95-gallon. Residents will receive a postcard in the mail this month with information...
Grange Fair: Centre County’s Family Reunion
This story originally appeared in the August 2024 edition of Town&Gown Magazine. Centre Hall Mayor LeDon Young sometimes thinks about what Leonard Rhone would say about the fair he founded if he could see it today. The farmer, legislator and visionary from Potter Township organized the first iteration of the Grange Fair back in 1874—a one-day “pic-nik” bringing 3,000 farmers together in Linden Hall to share information and socialize. The tradition continued at various Centre County locations until 1890, when Rhone directed local Granges to purchase 25 acres of land as a permanent site for the annual agricultural gathering. Grange Park has since...
Thunderstorms Possible For NJ, PA This Weekend But 'Not Total Washout,' Forecasters Say
Accuweather says that a "total washout" is not likely in the east. However, "there will be enough rain and thunderstorms around to interfere with some outdoor plans, as well as slow travel and perhaps create dangerous conditions in some locations." A forecast map from the outlet shows downpours across both...
2024 PSAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll: SHIP U. Volleyball
The Shippensburg University volleyball team has been ranked first in the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Preseason Coaches’ Poll, securing five out of eight first-place votes. Last season, the Raiders had a 23-9 overall record and a 13-1 conference record, securing the division title and advancing to the semifinals of the PSAC Tournament.
$7.1 Million Boosts EV Infrastructure in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today an investment of $7.1 million from Round 1B of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. This funding is a part of the ongoing efforts under the Shapiro Administration to promote cleaner and more sustainable transportation options across the state. PennDOT Secretary...
Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sold in Carbon County hits $1M jackpot
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., -– A lucky Carbon County resident has recently hit the jackpot. A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold for the Thursday, Aug. 15 drawing matched all five balls drawn, 1-7-9-23-40, to win $1 million less withholding. Friendly Food Mart II on Stock Street...
Marjorie Taylor Greene to host Pennsylvania GOP ‘election integrity’ poll watcher recruitment event
On Sept. 3, Greene is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the Washington County Republican Party’s Fall dinner. “We will be asking her to speak her mind, totally unfiltered,” the Washington County Republican Party wrote on Facebook promoting the fundraiser.
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