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As a “proud alum” of the Juniata Valley School District, the financial wellbeing of Huntingdon County schools is always close to State Rep. Rich Irvin’s heart. Especially now, with budget negotiations over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed $567.37 million increase to education funding looming on the horizon.
When Ed Perry of Harris Township first considered installing solar energy on his three-acre property in 2019, he didn't imagine it would be a community event. Now, almost four years later, Perry has 28 ground-mounted solar panels and a greater familiarity with his neighbors.
During the monthly Huntingdon County Planning Commission meeting Thursday night, planners and members of the public expressed concern about the preliminary plans for two proposed solar farms in Porter Township.
There are no desks, no textbooks and definitely no computers. The single, frosted-over window does not look out on a bustling campus, but a tangled labyrinth of barbed wire fences. Yet every week, a handful of students meet in this makeshift space, homework in hand, ready to learn.
BOALSBURG - Centre County residents expressed concern about potential environmental impact, right-of-way purchases and a Route 45 connector proposal during PennDOT community meetings on the State College Area Connector program. The meeting, which allowed residents to review the draft Planning and Environmental Linkage Study for the SCAC project, were held Wednesday and Thursday at Mount [...]
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Softball has been a constant in Macie Sparks-Zembower's life. From her start at 5 years old to playing for the Allegany College of Maryland's Lady Trojans, the 24-year-old Hollidaysburg native has lived and breathed softball. So, when her younger brother, Demari Wansley, 12, asked her to coach his Hollidaysburg Area Summer Baseball League [...]
As part of the general election Tuesday, the State College mayoral position, State College Area School Board seats and State College Borough Council seats will be on the local ballot. For State College Borough Council, there are four candidates running to fill three of the seven total seats.
BOALSBURG - As a child, Robert "Bob" Cameron worked with his mother to restore their Montour County farmhouse, helping her repaint the antique furniture that filled each room - all while imagining the stories each piece would tell.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro addressed union members, Penn State students and State College community members at his "Big Fights Bus Tour" campaign event for Pennsylvania governor Monday. State College was the first of three stops on Monday for Shapiro's campaign tour, and he has made several stops across the commonwealth since he announced his campaign for governor on Oct.
PHILIPSBURG - Despite sub-zero temperatures, more than cold-weather recreation seekers bundled up to take part in the annual Fun in the Snow at Black Mo event on Jan. 28. The event, held on the frozen surface of Black Moshannon Lake in Black Moshannon State Park, offered ski and ice skate rentals and a packed program of winter events throughout the day.