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New commissioner to be sworn in

BELLEFONTE — ­ Amber Concepcion will be sworn in as a Centre County commissioner on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 1 of the Centre County Courthouse. Centre County President Judge Pamela Ruest appointed Concepcion (D) to fill Pipe’s unexpired term through the end of 2023, according to a Press Release. Ruest and the entire team of Centre County Court of Common Pleas Justices were very helpful during the appointment process. Concepcion brings years of public service experience in the Centre Region and currently serves as Board President for State College Area ...

CMHS goes into brief lockdown due to off-campus incident

MILL HALL - Central Mountain High School students and staff were put under a brief shelter-in-place on Wednesday afternoon due to an off-campus incident. Keystone Central School District Superintendent Jacquelyn Martin released the following statement: "Around 1:30 p.m., we were notified of a potentially dangerous situation off school property, but near the CMHS campus. Out of caution, Principal (Nick) Verrelli called for a "shelter in place" at 1:33 p.m. A few minutes later we were notified by the PA State Police that the area had been secured and there was no longer a safety ...

Hundreds affected by power outages in county

Yesterday's storm has lead to hundreds of Clinton County residents waking up without power Friday morning. According to PPL's Outage Center, outages have been reported throughout the county, from Bald Eagle Township and the Farrandsville areas, Woodward Township to McElhattan, Dunnstown and other regions. The cause for each report is listed as "weather" or "trees down on wires." Crews from PPL are on-site various locations attempting to get power back on for its customers. A breakdown of the outages, as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning, goes like this: - The biggest portion of ...

Some county residents still without power following winter storm

Yesterday’s storm has lead to hundreds of Clinton County residents waking up without power Friday, even has the day draws to a close. According to PPL’s Outage Center, outages have been reported throughout the county, from Bald Eagle Township and the Farrandsville areas, Woodward Township to McElhattan, Dunnstown and other regions. The cause for each report is listed as “weather” or “trees down on wires.” Crews from PPL are on-site various locations attempting to get power back on for its customers. And although some power has been restored to area residents, others ...

Centre County court offices closed

BELLEFONTE - Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the Centre County Court of Common Pleas, MDJ offices, and court offices are CLOSED for Thursday, Dec. 15, according to Kendra J. Miknis, District Court Administrator of Centre County.

Food distribution to veterans moved to Tuesday

LOCK HAVEN - The Clinton County Veterans Affairs Office and Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Military Share program to provide a free food distribution for eligible veterans and their families has been moved to 9 to 11 a.m Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the Castanea Picnic Grounds. Pre-registration and proof of military service are required.