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Farm and Dairy
2026 Westmoreland County Fair Junior Livestock Sale
AUG. 29, 2026 | SALE TOTAL: $478,154.50 | TOTAL LOTS: 233.
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Centre Daily Times
Penn State trustees poised to OK $16.6M upgrades on Thompson Hall. What to know
Penn State’s board of trustees is poised to approve a $16.6 million construction project Friday to upgrade residence hall Thompson Hall, primarily by renovating all bathrooms and adding student amenities. The trustees’ Committee on Finance & Investment unanimously recommended the move for approval Thursday morning. It will now be voted on by the full board Friday afternoon. The project would replace 76-year-old communal bathrooms with “shared private” bathrooms, with one added for about every six beds. The laundry room would also be refurbished with new gas dryers, a community kitchen would be installed, and six bedrooms (with 14 beds) would also be added. The move comes on the heels of the university announcement it is facing a $124 million shortfall driven by declining enrollment and rising health insurance costs. But Housing and Food Services operates as a self-supporting unit, similar to athletics, and officials explained funds remain in the unit’s reserve. “After we do all of the projects we have slated for this fiscal year, we’ll still have $27 million in the HFS Reserve,” said David Snyder, the associate vice president for auxiliary and business services. The university has made a concerted, yearslong effort to modernize student dorms. It finished
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PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Advanced manufacturing apprenticeships will earn college credit at IUP and PennWest
Manufacturing apprentices will now be able to earn college credit for their work experience if they choose to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania Western University. The new PathForwardPA program, led by state education and industry organizations, will allow students to earn credits...
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A Christmas Tree Stand Should Hold a Quart of Water for Every Inch of Trunk, Penn State Extension Says, After a Quarter-Inch Disk Is Cut From the Base
A cut Christmas tree needs a fresh quarter-inch cut and a stand holding a quart of water per inch of trunk, Penn State Extension says, refilled daily.