State College Area School District eyes sports fees
Educators in the State College Area School District are studying the idea of charging students a fee to play sports, perform in the marching band or participate in other clubs.
Community
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STATE COLLEGE/CENTRE REGION
Young Scholars students channel inner scientists at robotics contest
Building robots and other high-tech devices may seem like the domain of scientists and engineers.
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PHILIPSBURG
Fitness room dedicated to fallen volunteer
I’d like to talk a little about the volunteer.
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PENNS VALLEY
Biomass system saves on school’s oil costs
On a cold morning earlier this month, I walked into Penns Valley Area School District’s new biomass building.
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NEWS
Converted Bellefonte apartments catch fire
BELLEFONTE Firefighters battled a fire that broke out Tuesday in a large building on 348 E. Bishop St. that once was a school, and now is an apartment building.
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COMMUNITY
State prison society volunteers needed for more inmates
In Pennsylvania, one person in 28 is either in prison or under the supervision of a parole or probation board. Approximately, 85,000 people are incarcerated in Pennsylvania’s state and county correctional facilities. Pennsylvania is in the process of building three more prisons to alleviate...
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BALD EAGLE AREA
Activity center still seeks funding
At the Mountain Top Activity Center in Clarence, there’s a freeze on renovations.
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STATE COLLEGE/CENTRE REGION
Select local Girl Scouts to receive presidential honor
The Girls Scouts of Troop 4-1230 in Port Matilda had a remarkably productive year in 2011. Six girls who devoted a significant number of hours to community service will be honored with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony that will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at Grays United Methodist...
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PHILIPSBURG
Rich in history, Philipsburg turns 215
My son recently had his fourth birthday. I looked back from the first pictures of this tiny thing with a puff of black hair and big dark eyes, and marveled at how he has grown into a busy blur of motion with a wicked laugh and insatiable curiosity.
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COMMUNITY
Volunteers bond while packing food for Africa
When I signed up to volunteer for an event to pack meals for people who are suffering from the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, I was nervous.



