Canine Counselors: Special Dogs Lend a Comforting Paw

Schlow Centre Region Library recently opened a new nursing and lactation space sponsored by Mount Nittany Health. The space provides a comfortable, private area for mothers to nurse or pump, and allows nursing mothers to keep their other children close by while feeding their infants. The room includes seating, table space and electrical outlets.

Centre County remained at the low community level for COVID-19 for the third consecutive week and none of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties were at the high level, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s update on Thursday night. Statewide, 37 counties were at low, three fewer than last week,...

A longtime State College government employee who is retiring next month is planning to run for borough council this year. Kevin Kassab is retiring in March after 34 years of working for the borough, first as a health technician and health officer and now his current role as manager of the Office of Community Engagement.

UNIVERSITY PARK — As news headlines can often feel like a daily barrage of angry voices, flashing lights, and intrusive sound, many audiences report an escalation in their own anger, changing the channel or tuning-out altogether. WPSU is hoping to help listeners who are seeking the day’s news to cut through the chaos with “News Over Noise,” a podcast produced as part of Penn State’s News Literacy Initiative.

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (13-0, 6-0 Big Ten) rested two top-ranked starters but still had little trouble Sunday on the road at No. 22 Indiana (7-3, 3-3), pounding the Hoosiers 35-8. The Nittany Lions won eight of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in six. Beau Bartlett and Max Dean...

A former Bellefonte Area School Board member and township auditor is running for Benner Township supervisor. Republican Kathy Evey will be seeking the one six-year term on the three-member Board of Supervisors that is up for election this year, she announced this week. She said in a statement that her...

State College Area High School quarterback and athlete Finn Furmanek will make the short trip up the street to join the Nittany Lions this year as a preferred walk-on. Furmanek announced the news on Twitter early Friday afternoon. “First I would like to thank my family,” he wrote. “Without their...

Colleen Kennedy will run for a second term as Centre County treasurer, she announced on Friday. Kennedy, a Democrat, was first elected as county treasurer in 2019 and succeeded Richard Fornicola, who chose not to pursue a sixth term. In a statement, she said she hopes to continue her efforts to fairly serve Centre County residents.

Another Friday night, another top-five win for Penn State wrestling. After knocking off then-No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Iowa the past two weeks at home, the top-ranked Nittany Lions (12-0, 5-0 Big Ten) traveled to Columbus on Friday and handled No. 5 Ohio State (11-2, 5-1) 29-9 for their 40th consecutive dual meet victory.

A former Penn State employee has pleaded guilty to defrauding the university of more than $267,000 over the course of 12 years, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Daniel P. Sickels, 48, of Lewistown, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He was indicted in December 2020.