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Penn State sophomore finds fame by putting hats on squirrels

Thanks to sophomore Mary Krupa, Sneezy the Penn State Squirrel has a Facebook page and 11,353 followers. Hanging out with Sneezy   Krupa spends some quality time with a squirrel friend.    

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Radioactive Chemicals Nearby

A Duke University study found radioactive chemicals in the Blacklick Creek Watershed located in Indiana, Pa.

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Meeting some of Penn State’s surprising people

Sometimes there's more to people than first meets the eye. Here are the stories of McKenna Doliber, a freshman who came to Penn State to experience a different life; Natasha Field, a librarian at the...

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Scenes from an election

Centre County election workers opened polling places at 7 a.m. Tuesday and began the wait to see how many voters would show up in a non-presidential election year.  Mayor again     Mayor Elizabeth...

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Bellefonte Area High School students volunteer at the polls

After twelve hours sitting at The Friends Meeting House, one of the polling places available for State College residents, Bellefonte Area High School senior Zach Dann is ready to go home. As a way to...

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Local high school students participate in election day

Bellefonte Area High School students had the opportunity to earn community service hours by working in polling places on election day. Alicia Allen, a senior at Bellefonte Area High School, worked...

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Penn State student helps with local election

  With Election Day finally here, students are volunteering at polling places around campus. Penn State sophomore Aaron Dennis explains his role with the election and why it is important for students...

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Write-in candidate runs for mayor

  After the incumbent decided that he no longer could be mayor in the small town of Port Matilda, Pa., three candidates decided to run as write-in candidates.  Ida Lively is one of those three.  She...

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Low turnout not a surprise to veteran poll worker

  Judge of Elections Bob Barry says that voter turnout is just as he expected. He says there are no major representatives running for positions and nothing surprising or controversial is happening, so...

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Election Day at Unity Church

  Bob Minard is a registered State College area voter who has been dedicated to assisting voters at the polls for moree than 10 years. Today he spent his time at Unity Church along with his wife and a...

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Election Day with Deb Flavin

  Deb Flavin, the director of Centre County Republican Party,  has spent the past few months preparing for this election by going door-to-door and distributing literature packages with information on...

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Election day turnout low

  There was a scant voter turnout in the HUB’s Heritage Hall today, despite it being the voting location for 5 precincts. Geddy McCullough, Judge of Elections for Precint 28, and Paige Gresser, a...

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Planning ahead

  Courtney Hayden is the Communication and Special Projects Coordinator for the Borough of State College. She began her career as an AmeriCorps worker specializing in environmental issues. In January,...

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Bellefonte high school volunteer helps man the polls for college students

Melissa M is a Student at Belfonte High School. She was helping with the voting station On Campus located in the HUB Robeson Center. She loves volunteering with the voting center because of the...

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Keeping the election machinery running

  Bob Barry, judge of elections, explains some of the preparations he goes through on election day. He is a resident of Ferguson township and is working his second year as judge of elections for State...

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Election Day for John Vincenti

John Vincenti volunteered to take over the role of Judge of Elections three years ago when  the elected judge resigned. Today, he is running uncontested for the position. He manages the crew of...

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Election Day Photo Gallery

Poll workers reported that voter turnout was light on Election Day.

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Brooks predicts low turnout for local elections

  As polls opened on election day 2013, Judge of Elections Donna Brooks said she expected less than a dozen voters to cast ballots at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on College Avenue. Poll workers...

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Faces of Halloween

Students in Comm 269, introduction to photojournalism, spent part of their Halloween weekend documenting how the community celebrates the holiday.

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Controversial Sports Mascots

American Indian mascots are making headlines nationwide, and a local high school has received a small share of those complaints.

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