The county’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized applying for Community and Mental Health
Services Block Grants of $3 million and $850,000 from Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Natalie Corman, director of Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Early Intervention, said counties previously received notice to submit letters of intent to apply for funding for crisis services enhancements and Centre County recently was invited to fully apply for the grants.
Crisis services have been an ongoing discussion in the county for years, and particularly since 2019 following the fatal police shooting of Osaze Osagie in State College while officers were serving a mental health warrant. Recommendations of a joint borough and county task force formed later that year include the projects the county is looking to fund with the grants.
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Three progressive, first-time candidates are the apparent winners of the Democratic nominations for State College Borough Council, making them the front-runners for the three seats up for election in November.
Gopal Balachandran (1,663 votes), Divine Lipscomb (1,434) and Richard Biever (1,191) were the top vote-getters among the field of six candidates in Tuesday’s primary election, according to unofficial totals as of Thursday morning.
The trio, who ran together on the Central PA United slate, outpaced current Councilwoman Katherine Yeaple (1,123), current Mayor Ronald Filippelli (933) and former Councilwoman Catherine Dauler (843).
Of the approximately 500 mail ballots still to be adjudicated countywide as of Thursday morning, about 55 are from State College voters, Centre County Board of Commissioners Chair Michael Pipe said. Five military and overseas absentee ballots and fewer than 100 provisional votes countywide also are still left to be counted.