Bellefonte advances plan to replace leaking Potter Street water main

July 8, 2026

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Borough Council unanimously agreed to move forward with an application for funding to replace a deteriorating water main along South Potter Street during its meeting this week. Council authorized Centre County, on behalf of the borough, to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for fiscal year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funding for the water main replacement project. The water main runs along South Potter Street, beginning near Masullo Park and extending just under a ...

Mt. Nittany Medical Center workers to vote on strike, union says

July 8, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Almost 1,000 Mount Nittany Medical Center workers will hold a vote tonight to decide the date and duration of a strike, according to their union. This follows a 99% vote on July 2, in which workers authorized their negotiating committee to send a strike notice if Mount ...

Skill games decision in Pa. could ban arcade games without legislative regulation

July 8, 2026

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared skill games unlawful last month, throwing thousands of businesses across the state into uncertainty as they await guidance from the legislature. But the ruling might have also put popular family games on the wrong side of the law. Last month, the ...

Plethora of events planned throughout summer following holiday weekend

July 7, 2026

Though the Fourth of July, which featured spectacular events for our nation’s 250th Birthday, has come and gone the area has only just scratched the surface of events happening this summer. Here are just a few highlights of what you can expect in Clinton and Centre counties throughout ...

Clean up underway after weekend storms left thousands without power in Pa.

July 7, 2026

State and local officials are assessing damage across Pennsylvania after a series of severe storms left tens of thousands without power. “My administration has been coordinating not just here at the state level, but with local first responders throughout the storms,” Gov. Josh Shapiro ...

Wreaths Across America’s mobile exhibit to make stops in Jersey Shore, other parts of region

July 7, 2026

JERSEY SHORE — Wreaths Across America (WAA) has announced that, as part of its yearlong mission to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and their families and teach the next generation the value of freedom, its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) will make numerous stops throughout Pennsylvania from July 21 through July 28 to share this mission with the community. Wreaths for Central Pennsylvania will host the free, publicly open local events for the MEE national tour. The stops are as follows: — Tuesday, July 21, at The Gamble Farm Inn, 311 N. Main St., Jersey Shore, ...