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State High Students Earn Penn State CHAMP Award

3 days 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.
Student Loan Payments Have Restarted. Here's How to Manage the Impact to Your Credit Score

4 days ago | statecollege.com | Cora Lewis |Adriana Morga

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. But there are things you can do to help your score rebound. Courtney Alev, consumer advocate at Credit Karma, said it’s understandable that people have missed payments because of the mixed messages around student loans. “We’re really at a moment of enormous empathy for the consumer,” she said.
Walk With Me Centre County to Support Easterseals Children's Services

5 days ago | statecollege.com | Danielle Blake

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. Easterseals of Western and Central Pennsylvania will host the fifth annual Walk With Me Centre County event on Saturday, June 28, at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte. The community can join in and walk, stroll or wheel 1 mile to support individuals living with disabilities.
Ann Rejrat for Spotlight PA

6 days ago | statecollege.com | Ann Rejrat

New Restaurant Brings Giant Pizza Slices and Pies to Downtown State College
Tussey Mountainback 2025 to Benefit Jana Marie Foundation

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Danielle Blake

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The Tussey Mountainback footrace returns Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, with its signature blend of scenic endurance events and community impact. This year proceeds from the long-standing ultramarathon will benefit the Jana Marie Foundation, the Centre County nonprofit focused on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
Penn State Adds Commitment From 4-Star North Carolina Linebacker

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Seth Engle

Penn State has made a notable defensive addition to its 2026 recruiting class. Elijah Littlejohn, a four-star linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced on Monday. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Littlejohn is rated by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 378 overall prospect. He chose Penn State over Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, NC State and others. The Nittany Lions’ 2026 recruiting class, which ranks No. 6 nationally, is now up to 20 members.
Deed Transfers

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

This report originally appeared in the June 12-18, 2025 edition of The Centre County Gazette. RECORDED MAY 19-23, 2025BELLEFONTE BOROUGH• Robert N. Haupt and Rose M. Haupt to Madelin S. Guenot and Levi D. Haines, E. Howard Street, $295,000. • Katherine A. Hoffman to Daniel H. Han, 329 E. Lamb St., $265,000. STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH• Jerome Smith and Mary E. Smith to Malvern Ventures LLC, 616 E. College Ave., $400,000. • Douglas Palmer and Deborah Palmer to Julie M. Muhr and Michael C. Muhr, 728 N.
More Than 1,100 Compete in Third Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley. Will It Be Back for Year 4?

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

The Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returned on a cool, cloudy Sunday with more than 1,100 competitors, supported by nearly 1,000 volunteers, swimming, biking and running through Centre County. Starting at 7 a.m., competitors swam a 1.2-mile, single loop in Sayers Lake at Bald Eagle State Park. From there they embarked on a 56-mile bike ride that swung into Clinton County before traveling through Nittany and Penns valleys and into the State College area.
State College Man Drowns After Kayaking Accident in Southwestern Pa.

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A State College man died by drowning while kayaking on Friday at a state park in southwestern Pennsylvania, according to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. Michael Barney, 43, was an experienced boater who was kayaking with friends in the lower Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle State Park when he became stuck in a rapid, Coroner Bob Baker wrote on Facebook. Barney’s friends, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources staff and Fayette EMS, “worked tirelessly to save his life,” Baker wrote.
State College Celebrates Juneteenth

1 week ago | statecollege.com | Geoff Rushton

A steady rain fell throughout the day on Saturday, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the community members who gathered in downtown State College to celebrate Juneteenth. “That’s OK, it’s going to water the seeds that we plant here today,” Mayor Ezra Nanes said. A block party held throughout the afternoon on South Fraser Street and the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza marked the borough’s sixth annual Juneteenth event.