Geoff Rushton
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5 Penn State-Affiliated Wrestlers Earn U.S. World Team Spots at Final X
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Penn State-affiliated wrestlers will represent half of the men’s freestyle U.S. World Team starting lineup after winning at Final X on Friday in Newark, New Jersey. Five of six competing Penn State wrestlers and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members earned spots on Team USA in international competition throughout the upcoming freestyle cycle, most notably at…
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CATA Introducing New Transportation Options to Mount Nittany Health Facilities
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CATA will offer new transportation options for riders traveling to Mount Nittany Medical Center and the Mount Health Toftrees outpatient facility beginning July 1, according to a news release on Friday. Penn State Transportation is discontinuing its shuttle service to Mount Nittany Medical Center effective July 1, so CATA is partnering with the university for…
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State College Planning Commission Recommends Denial of Zoning Change for Addison Court Property
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State College Planning Commission on Thursday recommended rejecting a zoning change that would increase the height limit for potential new construction on the Arnold Addison Court site. The commission voted 3-2 to recommend that Borough Council deny State College-based developer PrimeCore’s request to raise the permitted maximum height from 45 feet to 65 feet on…
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Developer Submits Revised Plan for Former Autoport Property
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A revised plan for the former Autoport property in State College shows reconfigured and additional retail and restaurant space compared to a proposal submitted earlier this year. Project engineer PennTerra submitted the revised preliminary land development plan for the South Atherton Street property on behalf of owner South Atherton Real Estate 1 LP to the…
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Ferguson Township Supervisors Approve Contract to Safe-Harbor Tax Credits for Future Solar Panel Installation
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With an eye toward future installation of solar arrays on township buildings, Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement that will lock in federal tax credits before they expire in July. The contract with State College-based solar company Envinity will ensure the township can receive up to $352,420, or 40% of the…
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‘A Serious Mistake.’ Centre County Commissioners Voice Concerns After Mount Nittany Loses Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Centre County commissioners on Tuesday said they were “surprised” and “strongly disagree” with the federal government’s decision to strip Mount Nittany Medical Center of a special Medicare designation in a ruling that could cost the hospital more than $9 million a year. Mount Nittany filed a lawsuit on June 12 against the Center for Medicare…
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Pa. Attorney General Settles With State College Apartment Building Owners Over Lease Terminations
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has reached a settlement with the ownership group of three student apartment buildings in State College accused of improperly terminating the leases of more than 100 tenants last year, the state’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday. Four limited liability companies that constitute the ownership group — 917 & 1013 Allen…
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Case Against Man Charged in 2000 Rape of Student at Penn State Golf Course Moving Forward
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The case against a man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint on the Penn State golf course nearly 26 years ago moved forward on Tuesday as he made his first appearance in a Centre County court. Kurt A. Rillema, 54, appeared remotely for his preliminary arraignment from a prison in Michigan, where he has…
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Centre County to Offer Up to $250K in Grants for Affordable Housing Projects
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A Centre County grant program supporting affordable housing projects soon will be accepting applications for the first time in three years. The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a notice of funding availability for the Construction and Acquisition/Rehabilitation for Sustainable Housing (CASH) GrantProgram for 2026. The program will make available $250,000 from the county’s Affordable…
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Mount Nittany Health Settles Negligence Lawsuit Stemming From Penn State Freshman’s 2021 Death
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Mount Nittany Health has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a Penn State freshman who said their son failed to receive proper evaluation that would have diagnosed a serious blood clot days before he died in August 2021. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann on Monday approved the $3 million settlement between…