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Courthouse construction continues

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Courthouse underwent major improvements beginning in 2023 and the more than $2.1 million construction project on the historic building will likely conclude in November 2024. According to Kendra Miknis, the District Court administrator of Centre County, “The ...

New community college opens in Bellefonte

BELLEFONTE — Pennsylvania Highlands Community College continues to branch out and touch the minds of many as they opened their seventh location, in Bellefonte, just in time for the fall 2024 semester. “We believe the College plays a vital role in workforce development and significantly ...

Mount Nittany Health Toftrees opens for patients

From staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 27, 2024, to formally celebrate Mount Nittany Health Toftrees, a facility that will serve as a new home for a range of essential healthcare services. The 125,000-square-foot facility will house ...

Historic bridge sees reconstruction

PORT ROYAL _ The old Port Royal station is long gone from the Pennsylvania Railroad, but the sounds of the steel horses still rumble down its tracks. Pieces of railroad memorabilia are all that remain from the station, which was positioned just below the Juniata River Bridge at Route 75 in ...

PennDOT contines studies on State College area connector

STATE COLLEGE — According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, PennDOT officials proposed the construction of the State College Area Connector. This connector is an approximately 8-mile four-lane limited access facility ...

Penn Highlands Health opens State College

STATE COLLEGE — For over two years, construction on the new Penn Highlands State College building has continued, slowly but surely bringing the hospital of tomorrow to Colonnade Boulevard. Penn Highlands’s other hospitals are located in Brookville, Clearfield, Connellsville, DuBois, ...