Coburn News

Two centuries ago, local farmers floated the surplus product of their fields - much of it distilled to ease in shipping and consumption - on arks down Penns Creek to Selinsgrove and from there, on the ...

“The sheer knowledge that things could be scrutinized triggered intense and frequent deliberations about how to spend and what was appropriate.”

'An honest government has nothing to fear from transparency." So said Louisiana Gov. via The Philadelphia Inquirer

Heavy rains that started Tuesday night swamped roads and basements in Centre County and prompted a boil water advisory on the University Park campus, but those dealing with the flooding said it wasn't the worst they've seen.

'Basically we got off lucky with this one,' said Doug Young, chief of the Gregg Township Fire Company.

He and other volunteers were getting ready to take a break midmorning Wednesday after a long night that started at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

'If it would have kept pouring like it was a couple times last night, we wouldn't be so lucky,' Young said. Read more

“Basically we got off lucky with this one”

Heavy rains that started Tuesday night swamped roads and basements in Centre County and neighboring areas, but those dealing with the flooding said it wasn't the worst they've seen. via Centre Daily Times

'Women in Politics' program set for Saturday The American Association of University Women, State College Branch, will host a program, "Women in Politics," at 10 a.m. Saturday, at 201 State College Municipal ... via Centre Daily Times

“He was out here practically every day of the week”

OF GIVING State College man uses his business experience to organize Habitat for Humanity projects Editor's note: In the spirit of the holiday season, the Centre Daily Times each day for the remainder of the ... via Centre Daily Times

Today the nation will remember the "day that lived in infamy," the bombing of Pearl Harbor that ushered the United States in World War II. via Centre Daily Times

“I was really nervous last night. I only slept an hour and a-half. I couldn't fall asleep”

A total of 111 Pennsylvania Patriots from the 109th Field Artillery, based in Kingston, were given a hero's send-off Thursday morning. via PAHomepage.com

“If it's just on a shelf if has to go only by name recognition, which isn't bad”

GREGG TOWNSHIP -- A Bellefonte couple salivated over a Toll House pie made with organic ingredients, while a woman showed off a blond wooden crate she had just bought from an Amish vendor in the gymnasium of the former Gregg Township Elementary School.

And just as some of the vendors started to pack up at the new winter market in Gregg, a couple from Coburn decided to buy some spinach pies for a late lunch and sat down to eat at the cafeteria-style tables once used by local school children. Read more