October 23, 2026 | Season 2, Episode 4
State College asks residents to help shape its Vision Zero plan to end serious and fatal crashes, including a proposed speed cut on Park Avenue. CATA launches a bus tracker that updates every second. The Centre County elk hunt we covered earlier this season takes a turn: the hunterโs guide and caller face trespassing citations. Centre County 911 begins training dispatchers with AI. Skill games go dark across Pennsylvania after lawmakers miss a court deadline. And a new nonprofit, Satellite House, launches to bring multicultural music and arts to State College.
๐ LINKS TO THIS WEEKโS STORIES AND RESOURCES
- State College seeking speed limit reduction on Park Ave โ Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com [link]
- State College Borough Vision Zero Action Plan โ [link]
- CATA real-time system map โ [link]
- Possible harvest pa elk hunter questioned after two guides cited for alleged trespassing โ Anna Licastro, WJAC [link]
- Gudioes charged with trespassing in Centre County Elk Hunt โ Lloyd Rogers, Centre County Gazette [link]
- Centre County expands AI use with $5K 911 trainee simulator contract โ Gary Sinderson, WJAC [link]
- Centre County to renew contract for AI assisted 911 training, no layoffs coming in future โ Tim Durkin, WTAJ [link]
- The legislature didn't act on skill games by the Supreme Court's deadline. What happnes now? โ Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA [link]
- New Cultural Non-profit in State College launches โ Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com [link]
- Satellite House โ [link]
๐ CENTRE DOCUMENTERS
At Penns Valley, a student representative sat at the school board table for the first time in years and raised concerns about grading, student drivers, and lunch periods. The board also debated how it vets coaches and hired a dental hygienist to bring free screenings to students. The University Area Joint Authority raised its sewer tapping fee for new homes starting in January and approved emergency repairs at its waste receiving building. Full notes from every meeting are at centredocumenters.org.
Creators and Guests
Kate Hildebrand
Kate Hildebrand is a member of the Season 2 Centre Access Team. She is a reporter and episode host. She was a guest journalist on two episodes of season 1.
Clara Slowinski
Clara Slowinski is a member of the Season 2 Centre Access Team. She is a reporter, episode reader, and technical producer/editor.
Maggie Alderisio
Maggie Alderisio is a member of the Season 2 Centre Access Team. She is a reporter, episode reader, and technical producer/editor. She was a guest reporter in season 1.
Sade Chaytor
Sade Chaytor is a member of the Season 2 Centre Access Team. She is a reporter, episode reader, and producer.
Victoria Misuraca
Victoria Misuraca is a member of the founding Centre Access podcast team. A scriptwriter and editor for every episode, she is a voice you hear sharing stories each week.
What is Centre Access?
Centre Access is a weekly recap of news for Centre County's 158,000 residents. We bring you stories from newsrooms across Pennsylvania and right here in Happy Valley, including original News Lab reporting and highlights from local public meetings.
This student-run podcast is produced by the News Lab at Penn State and recorded in the Bellisario Media Center. Each episode includes a roundup from Centre Documenters, the first rural and student-run program in the national Documenters network. They attend and document public meetings across Centre County with a focus on Benner, College, Gregg, Halfmoon, Snowshoe, and Spring townships.
In season two, new episodes drop every Friday. Subscribe wherever you listen.