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Centre County tables public safety grant, approves cybersecurity funding and human services contracts

Local news September 9, 2026

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday morning to table a major public safety grant, advance cybersecurity initiatives and authorize multiple emergency communication and human services contracts. The board tabled a grant agreement for $2,000,000 in United States Department of Agriculture Community Facilities funding. This funding is dedicated to the Public Safety Training Center and Health Sciences Project. Commissioners approved an application for the 2025 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management ...

ICE has ramped up its use of Penn State’s airport to move detainees between immigration facilities

Local news September 9, 2026

BENNER TOWNSHIP — Penn State’s airport has seen a dramatic surge in flights chartered by ICE to move people between detention centers in the United States. While ICE has said such transfers are necessary for operational reasons such as bed space, immigration experts claim the practice is ...

Calendar of Events

Community September 8, 2026

Tuesday — Blood Drive, 1-6 p.m., at Commonwealth University Rec Center, 550 Railroad St., Lock Haven. — Blood Drive, 12:30-6 p.m., at Trinity United Methodist Church, Front St., Philipsburg. — Friendship Community Library in Beech Creek is open from 3-7 p.m. Call 570-962-2048 for info. — KBR Bingo holds Bingo every Tuesday night at the third floor Bingo hall of the Piper Museum Building in Lock Haven. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with Early Bird Bingo starting at 6:15 p.m. followed by regular Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Call 570-660-2647 for more info or visit their Facebook ...

Pine Creek Seed Farm Corn Maze returns soon, Kiwanis hears

Community September 8, 2026

PHOTO PROVIDED Representatives from Pine Creek Seed Farm Corn Maze recently spoke at a Lock Haven Kiwanis meeting to promote the maze and accept a $250 contribution to the Maze’s Kid’s Zone. Julie Brennan highlighted the generational history of the farm and the products manufactured and ...

55th annual Labor Day Regatta remains a cornerstone event for the community

Local news September 8, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — The sights and sounds of the annual Labor Day Regatta returned to Lock Haven this weekend as the 55th annual event officially got underway with its opening ceremony Saturday morning. The Lock Haven Regatta Foundation has spent months preparing for the four-day celebration, ...

Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran war and refinery issues

Local news September 8, 2026

It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club. Nicole Collins planned to head from Philadelphia to South Carolina to visit friends, but she said her family has spent most of the summer close to home and not taking their typical weekend trips because driving has gotten so expensive. “Gas is pretty ...