Felony charge for former preschool director, ICE impacts on Centre County: Top stories

Top headlines in Centre County on Tuesday included a former preschool director facing felony charges, World Cup watch parties and a look at the impact of ICE in Centre County. We’ve rounded up what you need to know about those stories and more.

Here are key takeaways:

• A former director of a State College-area KinderCare preschool, Sarah E. Yanda-Santana, 54, was arraigned Tuesday on a felony child endangerment charge after multiple witnesses told police she grabbed, dragged and restrained children, leaving at least one 4-year-old with bruises, Ferguson Township police wrote in an affidavit.
• More than two dozen people in Centre County have been arrested or detained by ICE over the last 12 months, and Penn State has seen a 10.7% decrease in international enrollment since 2022 amid what advocates describe as increased fear, anxiety and stress across the immigrant community.
• Soccer fans looking to watch Team USA take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32 at 8 p.m. Wednesday can find local watch party venues mapped in State College through Dashmote’s World Cup 2026 Watch Party Radar.
• Alexa Cowher, a 16-year-old from Centre County, has opened a food truck called Joelle’s Sip & Bites that specializes in walking tacos, with plans to add coffee by fall and eventually open a brick-and-mortar store.
• The annual Central PA 4th Fest will look smaller this year due to budget and volunteer constraints, with festivities centralized around Medlar Field at Lubrano Park instead of spread across multiple locations like Curtin Road.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.