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This story appears in the May 27-June 2 edition of The Centre County Gazette. With COVID numbers down, Centre County government is ready to bring employees who have been working remotely back to county offices on June 28. These offices are scheduled to open to the public on July 6. Currently, employees who are able to work remotely are on a rotational schedule, alternating days in the office. Since the pandemic began, county workers have either been on a full remote status or on a rotational sc...

Penn Highlands Micro Hospital 7:37 pm Penn Highlands Healthcare purchased this land near the intersection of Colonnade Boulevard and Waddle Road in Patton Township in 2019. Now, plans to build a micro-hospital and a neighboring office building here have been approved by Patton Township supervisors. With Mount Nittany Medical Center and its sister facilities, as well as Geisinger Health System having a number of medical care options in Centre County, Penn Highlands enters the mix ...

BELLEFONTE — Centre County hospitality businesses have received another $354,992 in the second round of the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program

BELLEFONTE — A free COVID-19 testing site will soon open in Bellefonte. According to a news release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, beginning Tuesday and continuing through Saturday, May 29, a clinic will be held at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Interpretive Center, located at 253 Transfer Road in Bellefonte. The announcement came from the DOH on Saturday. The clinic had been at the Patton Township Municipal Building from March 30 through this past Saturday. “...

BELLEFONTE — Employees in Centre County Government will soon start to head back to the office. At Tuesday’s Centre County commissioners’ meeting, it was announced that a transition from full remote work will begin to take place over the next several weeks. “We think we’re kind of at the cusp and could move safely from a full remote work status to a modified rotation of our workforce,” said county administrator Margaret Gray. “We would want to do this cautiously and slowly over th...

BELLEFONTE — For government employees in Centre County, the beat goes on. With COVID-19 numbers still on the rise in Centre County, the commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend remote work another two weeks, through Friday, April 30. It will be reviewed at the commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, April 27. “Typically, when we make these recommendations, we look at different measures, including the number of positive cases in our area, the number of hospitalizations and, importan...

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Centre County Awards Hospitality Businesses $1.4 Million in COVID Relief Grants; Funding Still Available in Second Round and more from the State College, PA region

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com TIM WEIGHT/FOR THE EXPRESS The Brockerhoff House in Bellefonte will receive a historic “tablet.” The building has been a part of Bellefonte since the 1800s. Once a hotel, it is a residential facility today. BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte is host to a variety of historic sites. On Tuesday, the Centre County commissioners announced that one site will be getting a special designation. The Brockerhoff House, located at 105 S. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte, wi...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com BELLEFONTE — As residents of Centre County continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Centre County government is doing its part to help. At Tuesday’s Centre County commissioners’ meeting, residents were reminded that rides to COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available, free of charge. “Similarly to how you would call and ask for a ride to a medical appointment … it’s the same process,” said Centre County administrator Margaret Gray. The county...

CHUMA A VIA UNSPLASH The floor of a casino is pictured from above. STATE COLLEGE — The former Macy’s department store at the Nittany Mall will see second life — soon. The vacant Macy’s is the site for a new proposed mini-casino in Centre County. This week, College Township officials received a local impact report, which is required by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The report identified the location for the category 4 casino. In January, Bally’s Corporation announced that it h...