Leon Valsechi
Centre Daily Times
State College, PA, United States
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Centre County posts lowest unmployment numbers in a decade
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday the final unemployment numbers for 2017, and Centre County posted the lowest rate it’s seen in a decade. The state is broken down into 20 statistical areas and Centre County lies within the State College metropolitan statistical area, which finished the year with a 3.3 percent unemployment rate for December. The rate is second to the Gettysburg… → Read More
PSU and grad students wait for union decison
Student voices in opposition of the union are becoming louder as the The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board continues to review the case → Read More
Trump's infrastructure plan to impact Centre County road projects
The plan calls for $1.5 trillion in spending, but the federal government won’t be investing the majority of the money → Read More
DePasquale audits show PA school bus driver hiring problems
SCASD responds to auditor general’s report on bus driver qualifications → Read More
Thompson, other GOP reps. respond to redistricting ruling
The court has given the Pennsylvania General Assembly unitl Feb. 15 to redraw the congressional district map → Read More
SCAD board changes homework and recess policies, Jan. 22, 2018
The State College Area school board on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, approved changed to the district’s elementary homework and recess policies. → Read More
Naloxone administration increased in Centre County
The increase spiked shortly after Gov. Tom Wolf announced increased naloxone funding and availability. → Read More
Centre County drug court is offically operating
Centre County drug court is officially operating, county officials announced at a press conference Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. → Read More
Schlow and Penn State libraries partner on book return program
The program is aimed at providing a more convenient service for the borrowing community → Read More
Centre County Dairy Princess at farm show
Promoting dairy farming at the 102nd Pennsylvania Farm Show can be an intensive task, but Centre County and state Alternate Dairy Princess Gretchen Little is relishing her role. The Bellefonte Area High School junior has been in Harrisburg since last week when she helped kick off the annual event with the unveiling of this year’s butter sculpture. Since then, her time at the farm show has been… → Read More
SCASD delays vote on elementary homework and recess ploicies
The State College Area school board on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, delayed a vote on proposed changes to the elementary school homework and recess policies. The changes come on the heels of the board’s decision in December to lengthen the elementary school day. → Read More
State High forms team to address discrimination
A 2015 racial incident sparked the changes within the State College Area School District. → Read More
CPI receives state grant for building project
The money will be used toward the construction of a medical education facility that can also be used for patient treatment → Read More
Penn State professor Ted Alter helping to manage Australia's rabbit infestation
For almost 150 years, Australians have been battling non-native feral rabbits that stress the country’s agriculture industry and wreak havoc on ecosystems. They’ve had success thinning out the numbers, but to build on that success, they’re getting a helping hand from an unlikely source — an economics professor from Penn State. → Read More
Federal lawmakers walk party line in 2017
Partisan politics come to Centre County following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. → Read More
Thompson introduces telemedicine bill to expand access to veterans
He was awarded for his work on expanding telemedicine for veterans → Read More
SCASD officials talk about extended day decision
The changes will go into effect for the 2018-2019 school year → Read More
Young Scholars students aid in Puerto Rico hurricane relief efforts
More than 100 packages of school supplies will be sent to Puerto Rican students → Read More
State College Area School District approves changes to school day
The changes begin in the 2018-19 school year. → Read More
SCASD updates school day proposal
The proposal will cost the district $2 million in the first year → Read More