Centre County Gazette

The Centre County Gazette is a weekly newspaper that can be found at various spots throughout Centre County every Thursday morning.

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Penn State's Yanic Konan Niederhauser Makes History as 1st Round NBA Draft Pick

2 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser has made program history. Niederhauser was selected with the No. 30 overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in Wednesday’s NBA draft, becoming the Nittany Lions’ first player ever taken in Round 1. Niederhauser is also the first Penn State player drafted since Jalen Pickett and Seth Lundy each became second round picks in 2023. Niederhauser is now set to join Pickett, Lundy and Lamar Stevens as the only four former Nittany Lions currently in the NBA.
Penn State Ends Cold Recruiting Stretch With Commitment From 4-Star Tight End

3 days ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

Penn State has added another piece to its tight end corps of the future. Pierce Petersohn, a four-star prospect from Dodge Center, Minnesota, announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday. Petersohn, who also plays quarterback at Triton High School, is ranked by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 21 athlete and No. 342 overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. He chose Penn State over his home-state Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Vincent DiFonzo for Spotlight PA

3 days ago | statecollege.com | Vincent DiFonzo

New Commercial Development With Auto Dealership, Fast Food and Retail Planned on Benner Pike
Penn State Wrestler Accepted Into Diversionary Program for Resisting Arrest Charges After Incident Outside of Frat House

4 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A Penn State wrestler who was charged earlier this year with resisting and evading arrest following an incident at a fraternity house has been accepted into a pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders. Braeden Davis, 20, was placed in a six-month Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program on June 18 by Centre County Judge Julia Rater, according to court records.
Centre County Man Charged With Attempted Rape, Firing Gun Inside Apartment

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A Snow Shoe man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly attempted to rape a woman at gunpoint and fired a shot into a wall in his apartment. Robert L. Collar, 59, is charged with felony counts of attempted rape by threat of forcible compulsion and discharging a firearm into an occupied structured, along with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault.
Power Outage Affects Thousands in State College Area

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

More than 5,000 homes and businesses in the State College area were without power on Monday afternoon as temperatures climbed into the mid-90s during the region’s first heat wave of the year. Ferguson Township had the most outages as of 4 p.m., with more than 4,300, according to West Penn Power. More than 700 West Penn Power customers in State College also lost power, along with 100 in Patton Township. A small number of outages also occurred in College and Harris townships.
Early Morning Fire Destroys Centre County Family's Home

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A family lost their home and at least two pet cats in an early morning fire on Monday in Brush Valley. The blaze started at about 3 a.m. on the 100 block of West Main Street in Rebersburg. The two-story home was a total loss and most of the family’s belongings were destroyed, Miles Township Fire Company Assistant Chief Dustin Auman said. Two adults, three children and the family’s two dogs were inside the home at the time and escaped safely.
'Relatively Little' Damage Caused by Fire at Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A fire at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority’s transfer station on Sunday burned for more than two hours but caused little damage, according to the authority’s executive director. Alpha Fire Company was dispatched at about 7:10 a.m. to building 3 at the authority, 253 Transfer Road in College Township, after smoke was spotted.
Rolling Slowdowns Planned for Work on I-80/I-99 Interchange in Centre County

6 days ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

Drivers should expect delays starting Monday on Interstates 80 and 99 in Centre County as rolling slowdowns are implemented for work on the high-speed interchange connecting the two highways, according to PennDOTRolling slowdowns will occur on I-80 between mile markers 158 and 161 eastbound and mile markers 163 and 161 westbound. On I-99, they will take place between mile marker 83 and Route 26.
State High Students Earn Penn State CHAMP Award

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Danielle Blake

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. Four State College Area High School students were awarded the Penn State Community Hero Ambassador Master Participant Award on June 4 at a ceremony at the Penn State Outreach Building on the University Park campus. State High students Leila Crandall, Lea Wassom, Amber Yang and Yidi Zhang were each presented with a Penn State CHAMP Plaque by Lori Gravish Hurtack, associate teaching professor in the Department of Kinesiology.