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Yearslong Closure Planned for Part of Jacksonville Road Near Bellefonte as High-Speed Interchange Work Begins
A section of Jacksonville Road near Bellefonte will be closed for nearly six years starting this month as work begins on the new high-speed interchange between Interstates 80 and 99. The road in Spring Township will be closed between Lyonstown Road and the I-99 interchange beginning Sept. 25, according to PennDOT. Traffic will be detoured to follow Jacksonville Road to the intersection of North Wilson Street, North Wilson Street to East Bishop Street and East Bishop Street/Zion Road to I-99. The parking area on Jacksonville Road near I-99 also will be closed. According to PennDOT, the closure will allow the contractor on the interchange...
Patton Township Church Damaged in Fire
Fire damaged a Centre Region church early Saturday morning, causing a partial collapse of the building. Alpha Fire Company was dispatched to Woodycrest United Methodist Church, 219 W. Clearview Ave. in Patton Township, at about 12:20 a.m. for a "well-involved fire" in the roof, according to a post by Centre County Emergency Alerts and Information. The fire was controlled by 1 a.m., but extensive overhaul and salvage was needed. The sanctuary had extensive damage, and the roof over half of the building was removed. Signs posted around the church stated that it has been determined to be unsafe and occupancy is prohibited. No one...
Build-Your-Own Korean Ramyun Bar Opening in State College
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. Ramyun Studio, a new Korean ramen restaurant, is getting ready to open its doors in downtown State College this September. The noodle bar’s concept will allow customers to choose their own ramen to be cooked with the toppings they pick out. Don Kim, owner of the new restaurant located at 208 E. Calder Way, termed the noodle dish “the soul food of South Korea.” According to Kim, ramen noodles originated in Japan, but the Korean style of instant ramyun rose to popularity following the Korean War in the 1960s. “It began as a salvation food...
A Statewide Search for Historic Buildings Finds 1000s After a Decades-Long Drought
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. An army of contractors has spent the past several years quietly fanning out across Pennsylvania to find the history state records have missed. The deployment, the first of its kind here since the 1980s, quickly produced leads. In year one, more than 7,500 properties in 17 rural counties were added to Pennsylvania's Historic Places Inventory, which is exactly what it sounds like. By the time the multiyear, 55-county architectural survey...
Great PA News Quiz: A Nuclear Revival, the Presidential Debate and a Cameral Question
In this week’s news quiz: Up for debate, a college class-action settlement, legislative limits and “bad things happen.” 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: A Nuclear Revival, the Presidential Debate and a Cameral Question appeared first on StateCollege.com.
Local Illustrator to Debut New Comic Book at Comic Cove
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. State College resident Jason Lenox will debut the fifth issue of a comic book he co-created with Dennis Fallon and Jason Palmatier from 11 a.m. to on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Comic Cove, 528 Westerly Parkway. Lenox has been creating and publishing comic books for 12 years, using crowdfunding to create his stories. “Lord of the Cosmos” was described by Lenox as “a 1980s toy and cartoon inspired anthology comic book that takes place on a fantastic world of magic and technology under siege by savage villains, where ancient heroes have to return to...
Scholarship, Charity Hike Honor Memory of Penn State Student Killed by Speeding Driver
A year after Lovisa Arnesson-Cronhamre was killed by a speeding driver, the Penn State graduate student's loved ones are honoring her memory with a scholarship at the university and a charity hike. The Be More Lovisa Graduate Student Scholarship — established by Arnesson-Cronhamre's parents, Maja Cronhamre and Peter Arnesson Gyld, and fiancé, Matthew Hollingham — will support an Eberly College of Science graduate student in physics, with preference given to those studying particle astrophysics. Arnesson-Cronhamre’s family announced the scholarship at a celebration of her life on Thursday in State College. Physics doctoral students Šárka Blahnik and Emma Steinebronn were named the inaugural recipients...
Bally’s Withdraws From Planned Nittany Mall Casino, but Project Will ‘Proceed as Planned’
Bally's Corporation will no longer be involved with construction and management of the planned casino at the Nittany Mall, but the project will still "proceed as planned," according to a news release on Friday. The company exercised its option to terminate its framework agreement with casino developer SC Gaming after three years, which Bally's says "aligns with its long-term strategic goals and allows the company to allocate resources towards other priorities." Bally's has major casino development projects underway in Chicago and Las Vegas. "We are grateful for the collaboration and achievements we have accomplished with SC Gaming over the past three years," George...
Webster’s Bookstore Cafe Owner Receives 2024 Madison Award for Civility in the Community
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. Webster’s Bookstore Cafe owner Elaine Meder-Wilgus has been named the recipient of the 2024 Madison Award for Civility in the Community from Constitution Day Centre, Inc.. The award recognizes people or organizations that make continued contributions towards civility and community service, which Constitution Day Centre noted are “the hallmarks of American democracy.” Constitution Day Centre, a local nonprofit, works to promote education about the U.S. Constitution and encourages conversations between people of varying backgrounds and beliefs. Meder-Wilgus will receive the honor at Constitution Day Centre's “Making Our Voices Heard Roundtables” event at 11...
As Penn State Board Tries to Remove Alumni-Elected Trustee With Lawsuit Against the University, Another Sues
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. STATE COLLEGE — Penn State investigated two outspoken alumni-elected trustees in recent months for alleged violations of its code of conduct, according to disclosures this week and a recently filed lawsuit. Both trustees — Barry Fenchak and Anthony Lubrano — are in legal fights with Penn State as the university’s board moves toward formally removing at least one of them. Lubrano, in a lawsuit filed in Lackawanna...
High Court Voids Ruling on Mail Ballots Missing Handwritten Dates
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians who vote by mail must write a proper date on their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted, the state Supreme Court said in a decision Friday that could affect thousands of voters this November. The decision voids an Aug. 30 Commonwealth Court ruling that enforcing the requirement on ballot dating violated voters’ rights under the state constitution. The state Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision was based on whether the lower court had jurisdiction in the case, not on...
Starbucks to Open Inside Bellefonte Area Weis
The Bellefonte area is getting its first Starbucks. Construction began earlier this week for the national coffee chain's large kiosk just inside the entrance to Weis Markets, 170 Buckaroo Lane in Spring Township. I is expected to open in mid-November, Weis public relations director Dennis Curtin wrote in an email. "It’s time for Bellefonte to have its own Starbucks," Curtin wrote. "We believe there is untapped local demand for its products. We’re also strong believers in giving our customers more choices and options that work for them." In addition to coffee beverages and other hot and cold drinks, the location will have bakery items,...
Penn State Gets the Weekend Off. What’s Been Learned Through 2 Games?
Penn State will get in extra work over a weekend off. With the Big Ten expanding to 16 teams this offseason, every team in the conference has been granted a second bye week, and the Nittany Lions will take their first on Saturday with injuries aplenty and a handful of mistakes needing to be cleaned up. James Franklin consistently deemed this team one of his most balanced on offense and defense in recent years, but through two games, it hasn’t always shown. Sure, the dominant season-opening win at West Virginia was great. But there were obvious miscues in Penn State’s narrow...
Penn State Football: Nick Singleton Is Back. 10 Reasons How and Why
Welcome back, Nick Singleton. Good to see you. And great to see you go, go, go. After a somewhat desultory 2023 — save for the final three-game stretch — Singleton has returned to form as a powerful, explosive, happy and fun-to-watch running back for the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions. In two disparate victories to open 2024, he has been Nick Singular in purpose: Keep pounding and good things will happen. Again. Now in his third, and likely last, season at Penn State, the former national Gatorade Player of the Year is pouring it on. He’s had two 100-yard games: 114 at West Virginia and 119...
A Cost-Saving Pa. Dental Policy Did the Opposite, Lawmakers, Health Advocates Say
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. BELLEFONTE — To save money, in 2011 the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services curtailed most dental services for adults covered by Medicaid. Now, lawmakers and advocates are pushing to reverse the decision, arguing that it harmed patients and increased spending elsewhere. Millions of adults in Pennsylvania rely on Medicaid, but the program, which DHS oversees, typically doesn’t cover much beyond routine dental exams, cleanings, and fillings. James Mancini, a dentist in rural Crawford County, says extraction is...
By A Thread Boutique Moves From Bellefonte to State College
This story first appeared in The Centre County Gazette. By A Thread, a clothing boutique for women that also sells accessories and home decor, recently moved to State College. Previously located on High Street and then on West Bishop Street in Bellefonte, the business gains new opportunities from the move, said owner Emily Boone. “The location being right on Atherton allows us more visibility to traffic in and out of Happy Valley, easier access for customers with limited time in their schedule and more ability to attract employees from the State College area,” Boone explained. Additionally, Boone noted that the move to 1341...
Move Mix Festival Kicks Off Eisenhower Auditorium’s 50th Anniversary Season
Hip-hop and R&B artist BJ The Chicago Kid will headline the Move Mix Festival, the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State's 2024 fall season-opening event. The free community festival for all ages will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in Eisenhower Auditorium. In celebration of the auditorium’s 50th anniversary, the second-annual event will feature a variety of artist performances and workshops, food vendors and interactive workshops inside and outside the building. Dance ensembles, circus and performance artists, singers and choral ensembles, and rock and big bands will fill the main spaces for a full-venue arts experience to...
Looking Back on Week 3 and Previewing Week 4 of Centre County High School Football
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The third week of play for our local high school football teams unfolded with BEA being the sole winner, while the four others took conference losses. Bald Eagle Area’s offense was in top gear in its win over Penns Valley, but State College could only get two field goals in its 7-6 loss at Harrisburg. Philipsburg-Osceola lost a rivalry game to Clearfield, and Bellefonte had a long night against Bishop Guilfoyle. Here’s a brief recap and a look ahead for each team: BALD EAGLE AREA Bald Eagle Area (2-1) at Tyrone (1-2)Friday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.Tyrone Bald Eagle...
Centre County Commissioners Approve Contract to Support Affordable Housing Project for People With Autism
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The Centre County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract for $486,550 with the ACRES Project for a pilot housing initiative to support affordable housing and other resources for local residents with autism. The nonprofit organization ACRES (Adults Creating Residential and Employment Solutions) Project works to “foster a safe, inclusive community for neurodivergent people by bridging gaps in services through free social, educational and vocational programs,” according to its website. The funding is from the ERAP2-25% program administered by the state Department of Human Services. The program aims to assist state residents in...
Errors Undermine Tool Designed to Help Pennsylvanians Find Their Election Polling Places
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. An official government online tool designed to help Pennsylvanians find their polling places is riddled with misspellings and other quirks that make it difficult for some voters to use. The errors — which users encounter when they search for their municipality and street name — affect as many as 85,000 of the state’s 8.9 million voters, a Votebeat and Spotlight PA analysis found. The Pennsylvania Department of State said counties enter their own address information into a centralized voter...
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