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Centre County dispatcher helps deliver baby via phone, earns award
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) – One special Centre County dispatcher earned a stork pin after helping to deliver a baby over the phone. Keara Tice took the call at 3 a.m. and realized that the family would need help before the paramedics arrived. She guided the mother through the birthing process until the ambulance arrived. She […]
Tussey Mountain Owners Eye Facility Expansion and Renovations
When new owners took over Tussey Mountain in Boalsburg two years ago, they knew there was much work to be done to improve a lodge and other buildings that haven't seen many updates since the ski and recreation area opened in the 1960s. Now they're in the preliminary stages of planning an expansion and renovation project to improve the facilities and increase their year-round use. "One of my goals in taking on this project was to revitalize Tussey Mountain," managing partner Josh Lincoln said at a recent Harris Township Board of Supervisors meeting. "It was built in the 60s and has since...
Round-the-Clock Work Planned on Atherton Street
Crews will be working day and night on a section of Atherton Street in State College starting next week as PennDOT's multi-year reconstruction project nears an end. From Monday, Sept. 30, through Thursday, Oct. 3, and again the week of Oct. 7, crews will mill the road surface between Curtin Road and West Beaver Avenue during daylight hours, according to PennDOT. Overnight, crews will pave the road within the same stretch. Flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone. No work will take place from Friday, Oct. 4, through Sunday, Oct. 6, to minimize the impact on traffic for Penn State's home football...
Huntingdon officials sign resolution to help businesses and economy
SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – Huntingdon County’s commissioners approved a resolution this week to extend an opportunity for economic development in an effort to attract new businesses. Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development offers the Keystone Opportunity Zone program, which exempts a set area from specific taxes. In Huntingdon, that area is the Riverview […]
Centre County officials look to approve new business park
POTTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – Centre County officials are looking to build a new business park and are already taking the first steps. The Nittany Business Park is proposed to be in Potter Township along Rt. 45, near the current Dunkin’ and Sheetz locations. If approved, the plans show several parking lots along with an […]
Geisinger to hand out free military dinners across Pennsylvania
(WTAJ) — Geisinger has announced that to show thanks to veterans they’ll be handing out free drive-through appreciation dinners. They’ll be handing out meals across the state, including at their State College location, on Thursday, Nov. 7. The free dinners will be given to U.S. military veterans and a guest. Here’s when and where they’ll […]
Centre County takes one step closer to broadband
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Leaders in Centre County are continuing their efforts to bring broadband Internet to underserved areas, and they have already taken the first step. The county has already mapped out the areas that need service the most, so now it’s up to the Internet Service Providers to make a plan. They […]
Goodwill donation center opens in State College
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Goodwill of North Central Pennsylvania has a new donation center in State College that is now open. The new location is located at 101 Hawbaker Industrial Drive. With the grand opening of the new donation center Goodwill had a ribbon cutting along with public tours. “We’ve been trying to get […]
SCASD board approves start of Mount Nittany Elementary project bids
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — On Monday, the State College Area School Board of Directors approved to allow the bidding process to be started on the Mount Nittany Elementary renovation/addition project. The elementary school project will construct an additional 40,000 square foot wing, providing one additional classroom per grade level as well as multiple classrooms […]
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