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Clinton County SPCA asks community to foster pups during renovations

DUNNSTOWN — The Clinton County SPCA is preparing for a major renovation of its dog care facilities that will refurbish its kennels, but temporarily pause intake operations and increase reliance on foster homes. With kennel space temporarily unavailable during construction, the SPCA is ...

Centre County announces support for local projects

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Commissioners announced their support for three projects Tuesday in an attempt to bring more state and federal funding to Centre County. The letters of support accompany grant applications for a regional transit study, garden space at the county’s largest nursing home and restoration of the Historic Bellefonte Train Station. Nittany Valley Regional Transit Study One letter supports the Bellefonte Area Public Transit Task Force’s proposed Nittany Valley Regional Transit Study. The task force is seeking funding through the Centre County ...

Pennsylvania county bans poll workers from using election prediction markets

A county in southeastern Pennsylvania has banned its poll workers from using prediction markets to bet on elections. The board of elections in Delaware County, outside of Philadelphia, recently approved a resolution that amended the oath poll workers take ahead of the election to include ...

Senate GOP rejects effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action. The 47-52 vote was the fourth time this year that the Senate has voted to cede its war powers to the president in a conflict that Democrats say is illegal and unjustified. Republicans say they will keep faith in Trump’s wartime leadership, for now, citing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and the high stakes of ...

Trolley used in Jersey Shore gets second life; receives award

WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s Trolley Cottage Reinterpretation, which features a trolley once used in Jersey Shore, will receive an Institutional Achievement Award from PA Museums. Rescued after being swept away in the floods of Hurricane Agnes, Jersey Shore and ...

Centre announces $750K grant for Centre Hall Library

BELLEFONTE — A $750,000 state grant announced Tuesday by Centre County’s commissioners and the Centre County Library and Historical Museum (CCLHM) will advance the long-anticipated expansion and renovation of the Centre Hall Library. Once complete, the project will more than double ...