Two Centre County warming shelters offered during cold snap

January 22, 2025

BELLEFONTE— Given the extreme cold temperatures and wind chills in the forecast for Centre County, some spaces have been converted to warming shelters. They are: J.K. Yearick Center, 341 Walnut Street, Howard, PA 16841 Howard Fire Company has opened its banquet hall as a space for people to keep warm. The company can be contacted on their Facebook page or their non-emergency phone line 800- 479-0050. Trinity Bellefonte, 128 W. Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823 A church in Bellefonte has opened its doors for people who need a place to stay warm. The church will remain open ...

Commonwealth University-Clearfield Location to Close Following Spring 2027 Semester

January 21, 2025

CLEARFIELD, PA. - Commonwealth University has announced the Clearfield teaching location will close following the completion of the 2026-27 academic year. Students will still be accepted and may enroll for the Physician Assistant and Associate of Science in Nursing programs for summer or fall ...

PennDOT reduces speed limit on Interstate 80

January 16, 2025

Due to winter weather conditions PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 miles per hour on Interstate 80 Between exit 97 and exit 133 in District 2. There is also currently a commercial vehicle right lane only restriction for the same area. On roadways with speed restrictions, commercial vehicles not affected by restrictions on these or other roadways must move to the right lane. PennDOT urges motorists to avoid unnecessary travel. Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, not completely free of ice and ...

Meteorologists: Central PA likely to skirt storm’s brunt

January 5, 2025

LOCK HAVEN — Following a severe winter storm that paralyzed central Pennsylvania on Friday, forecasters say residents should prepare for up to three inches of snow Sunday night into Monday, which could make Monday morning travel hazardous. AccuWeather's latest projections indicate that ...

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100

December 29, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old. The Carter Center said ...

KCSD reschedules board meeting for Dec. 12

December 5, 2024

MILL HALL — Following the cancellation of in-person classes on Thursday due to recent snow, the Keystone Central School District Board of School Directors’ Reorganization and Voting Meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, has been canceled. The meeting will now take place on Thursday, Dec.12, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. both in-person and virtually. The meeting will be held in the Administration Board Room, 86 Administration Drive, Mill Hall, PA 17751. The meeting will also be accessible via Zoom. Zoom ...