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Mountaintop veterans honored

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:12 EST

CLARENCE — The names of 70 men and women from the Mountaintop region who have served in the U.S. military were read aloud Sunday before a crowd that gathered on the lawn of the American Legion Cartwright-Martin Post 813.

Locals thanked for fighting in Vietnam

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:24 EST

BELLEFONTE — Beneath American flags at attention from between the cinderblocks of the middle school's auditorium walls, Chuck Lyons, of Lewistown, sat Sunday dressed in his U.S. Army service uniform.

Interest soars across state in Marcellus Shale drilling

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:23 EST

Susquehanna County is "inundated."

P-O seeks volunteers for panel on facilities

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:28 EST

A 2008 feasibility study by Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates determined that Philipsburg- Osceola Area School District has eight renovation and consolidation options for its worn down facilities.

In Brief

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:31 EST

Special Olympics bowl-a-thon Sunday

Woman sees food bank work as personal mission

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:27 EST

Editor’s note: “Helping Neighbors” features an exceptional volunteer in Centre County each Monday. To nominate someone for a future story, e-mail cdtnews tips@centredaily.com.

Quitting not in the cards for pair

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:30 EST

If practice makes perfect, then Jerry Halderman and Jane Gillette are as close to flawless as anyone.

A.M.BRIEFING: Monday

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:22 EST

Sprinkler valve damaged in Nelson Hall

One family’s sacrifice on display in Bellefonte

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:43 EST

BELLEFONTE — A foot-tall stack of tissue thin letters written in a beautiful script by a mother seeking connection with her missing son is tied with a red, white and blue ribbon.

PSU had hand in fraternity proposal

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15 EST

BELLEFONTE — A proposed zoning ordinance that would ban private rooming houses — including unrecognized fraternities — from campus was written with assistance from Penn State officials, public records show.

Police Report

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15 EST

Man sought in road rage incident

Policies against cell phone use rare

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15 EST

DuBois native Kristin Bowser, 28, was riding in a taxi Oct. 3 in Harrisburg when a driver who police say was texting and drunk struck the vehicle head-on. She died, as did the taxi driver, Michael Amissah, 34. Bowser’s husband, Christopher, 31, was seriously injured.

Sign Factory to get new neighbor in State College

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:28 EST

The dust has settled at the Jeramar Plaza construction site on Allen Street and tenants are starting to make their way to the new four-story building.

Local leaders seek more sidewalks, bike paths

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15 EST

BELLEFONTE — With the goal of getting more people walking and biking in the borough and Spring Township, a regional economic development organization last week requested $2,500 from each municipality.

A.M.BRIEFING

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15 EST

Vietnam vets to be honored in Bellefonte

In Brief

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:55 EST

Bingo event to benefit Special Olympics

No. 15 Ohio St beats No. 11 Penn St, 24-7

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:51 EST

STATE COLLEGE — The Ohio State Buckeyes are back in control of the Big Ten title race. Terrelle Pryor threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his return to his home state, Ray Small burned No. 11 Penn State with two long punt returns and No. 15 Ohio State won a duel of the league’s top two defenses in a 24-7 victory Saturday.

Milesburg laps up ‘Unstoppable’

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:32 EST

MILESBURG — The “Unstoppable” train made its last stop Friday in Milesburg before it heads to Ohio.

Debt woes put brakes on Village

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:55 EST

The Village at Penn State retirement community has stopped paying its monthly debt services to bond holders, saying it needs the money to pay for daily operations and repairs, according to officials.

Trustees revive plans for children’s hospital

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:04 EST

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State trustees on Friday approved final plans for construction of a $206 million Children’s Hospital in Hershey, 11 months after it put the project on hold.