Digging In

Members of the Keystone Central School District ad-hoc committee raise their shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony last night for the athletic complex being built behind Central Mountain High School. The committee has been working for months to raise $600,000 to $700,000 for the project, to be added to the $2.5 million already collected. From left are Gary Packer, Steve Turchetta, Mark Traister, Jim Russo and Steve Murray. LINDSAY DAVIS/THE EXPRESS

MILL HALL — Just over a week ago, the land behind Central Mountain High School was nothing more than overgrown weeds and plants, big mounds of dirt and even bigger dreams.

Today, it’s beginning to look like the future home of Wildcat outdoor athletic events.

A groundbreaking ceremony last night lent officiality to the construction work that started last week, when an anonymous donor contractor began clearing and leveling the ground for the playing fields.

New voting machines for Centre County

BELLEFONTE — Centre County voters will be using pens and paper in this fall’s general election.

The county commissioners Tuesday voted 2-1 to scrap the current 392 touch-screen machines and replace them with 100 new optical scan machines.

Toyota shows off car of the future

WILLIAMSPORT — Instead of pulling into the gas station, drivers of the future might pull into hydrogen fueling stations, according to Robert Wimmer, national manager of the energy and environmental research group of Toyota Motors North America.

Three hurt in crash on Route 120