Geoff Rushton

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A historic one-room schoolhouse in Patton Township is newly restored after a project to ensure it will remain an experiential educational resource well into the future. The Centre County Historical Society recently finished a nine-month restoration project for the Boogersburg School, the last surviving of the 180 one-room schoolhouses that once populated the county. The $200,000 project was financed by a fundraising campaign completed last summer.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A former NFL player who spent seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles was charged Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his car in rural western Centre County. Juqua D. Parker, 47, who resides in Huntingdon County, crashed his Chevrolet Corvette at about 1:45 a.m. on March 29 on the 3200 block of W. Pine Grove Rd., according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Ferguson Township police.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

The Department of Homeland Security has included Centre County and State College on a national list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” it claims are “defying federal immigration law,” though it is unclear how either has done so.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

Drivers will encounter a change in traffic control patterns next week as work continues for bridge rehabilitation on a section of U.S. Route 322 in College Township, according to PennDOT. Starting Tuesday, June 3, to reset temporary barriers and apply temporary paint markings to reopen the right lane of 322 eastbound spanning Warner Boulevard and Spring Creek near the Oak Hall interchange. The contractor will then close the left lane and begin demolition for the second phase of construction.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A hold-up of federal funding will delay distribution of farmers’ market vouchers for seniors and reduce the number of vouchers available in Centre County this summer. The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program run by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture “has run into delays as federal funding continues to undergo reappropriations,” according to a release from Centre County Government on Thursday.