Bellefonte News

Folks living in parts of Bellefonte could be without water for a period of time Tuesday.

Skills of Central Pennsylvania held its eighth annual vigil at the Match Factory in Bellefonte, where Centre County Commissioner Chris Exarchos named May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Centre County and local singer Erin Condo got a crowd of more than 150 in the spirit with an original song.

Bellefonte officials took a major step Wednesday toward a plan to sell the historic but roof-less, mold-filled theater on East High Street to a real estate magnate who would raze it to redevelop three downtown buildings that have been hollowed out by fires.

Scores of police officers representing their respective departments lined the Centre County Courthouse square in Bellefonte on Wednesday, as dignitaries and residents gathered to commemorate those who had fallen in the line of duty.

A Bellefonte woman convicted of embezzling more than $37,000 from the Philipsburg-Osceola wrestling booster club could spend up to two years in prison.

I heard several people in the past few days say, "May is just crazy! There is so much happening that I feel overwhelmed!" Some weeks I worry that I might not have a good topic for this space, but for May my emails and calls have been abundant.

At about 7 p.m. Friday, police were called to a disturbance on Gorton Road in Snow Shoe Township involving a man and woman in a car.

I have served on the Bellefonte Borough Housing Authority Board for the past 23 years to present and on the Bellefonte Planning Commission since 2009 to present.

Work on Whitehall Road next week is scheduled to include grading and other preparations for new roadway between Stonebridge Drive and Campbell Road.

Two people have been charged with felony drug offenses after a high-speed chase last week led to an accident on N. Atherton St.

The carnival was to run July 3-6, but the fire department's annual rides vendor is committed to the 4th Fest celebration that Thursday at Penn State.

Last week, the Centre County commissioners took steps to dissolve the trust and shift its $25,000 to the Centre Crest Auxiliary.

Two people injured in a car crash while allegedly fleeing from police last week on North Atherton now face felony drug charges in the case.

As I sat down to write this week, I was not excited about any of my notes until I came upon an answer from my email to Beverly Harader.

A straight-A student at Bellefonte Area High School, Brett Corl was in an unfamiliar position in his freshman calculus class at Penn State Hazleton in the fall of 2009.

A cobblestone Allegheny Street is lined five and six deep with people out to watch a parade as dozens of young people carrying banjos march past, led by a young girl in a drum major's outfit.

PennDOT's continued work to preserve bridges on Interstate 80 in Centre County will require some lane closures on the highway this week.

Two people involved in a Centre County crash are being investigated for drug trafficking.

Gov. Tom Corbett and Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis yesterday announced the 12 educators who have been selected as finalists for Pennsylvania's 2014 Teacher of the Year.

Authorities said two people injured Thursday in a crash on North Atherton Street were wanted for allegedly trafficking large amounts of heroin into the area and that the crash came as they fled from police.