Amber Concepcion, Centre County Commissioner

08/28/2026

At the Grange Fair alternative parade today!

With Mark Higgins - Centre County Commissioner, Rep. Paul Takac, and Prothonotary Jeremy Breon.

08/28/2026

It’s a great opportunity to support our young people in 4H and FFA at the Grange Fair … livestock auction happening all day today with the opportunity to either donate the meat to the local Food Bank or to stock your freezer with local meat!

08/28/2026

Grange Fair afternoon and evening talking with lots of Centre County residents. Enjoying the last few days of summer traditions!

With Mark Higgins - Centre County Commissioner

08/21/2026

Opening of the 152nd Great Grange Fair with Mark Higgins - Centre County Commissioner, Commissioner Steve Dershem, Rep. Paul Takac and many others!

Volunteers with our local Grange chapters and the Fair Committee work year round to keep this tradition thriving!

08/16/2026

Congratulations to Troop 31’s newest Eagle Scouts!! 🎉

08/12/2026

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ag Progress Days with Penn State University, and speakers including Lt Governor Austin Davis and Secretary Russell Redding.

07/08/2026

Big Boy 4014 coming through Tyrone!

It’s the world’s largest operating steam locomotive!

https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/big-boy-4014

07/08/2026

With Pedro Reyes, the artist who painted this train engine, and Mark Higgins - Centre County Commissioner.

Thanks to the Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society for the ride today!

07/04/2026

Thomas Jefferson, declining an invitation to festivities on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, due to his health, wrote these words reflecting on what they had achieved:

“May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government. That form which we have substituted, restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom of opinion. All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God. These are grounds of hope for others. For ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.”

Transcription of Thomas Jefferson's letter to Roger C. Weightman.

07/04/2026

Happy happy 4th of July on the 250th!!
Super energetic and fun parade in Downtown State College and Penn State campus.

Enjoy the day and come on out to celebrate with Central PA 4th Fest for fireworks and more!!