radioNOVO News for Frankfort: August 24, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/24/26          AS A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS, PENN STATE ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY'RE STEPPING UP STUDENT SAFETY EFFORTS FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A MAJOR FRATERNITY DRUG BUST. VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS ANDREA DOWHOWER SAYS THE UNIVERSITY IS EXPANDING HARM-REDUCTION OUTREACH, HAZING PREVENTION, AND PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS. DOWHOWER EMPHASIZED THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN WHENEVER STUDENT BEHAVIOR THREATENS THE SAFETY OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.          MEANTIME, THERE'S A 2.6 MILLION DOLLAR, SINGLE-STORY EXPANSION OF THE PASQUERILLA SPIRITUAL CENTER PLANNED.  THE PROJECT WILL ADD MUCH-NEEDED MEETING SPACE WHILE PUTTING A NEW ROOF OVER THE BELOW-GROUND FRIZZELL ROOM TO FIX DECADES OF WATER LEAKS. IF APPROVED BY THE STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH COUNCIL, CONSTRUCTION ON THE CURTIN ROAD FACILITY WOULD BEGIN IN MAY 2027.          A NINE-DAY, AROUND-THE-CLOCK SHUTDOWN OF INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND AT THE BELLEFONTE EXIT IS NOW UNDERWAY. CREWS CLOSED THE RIGHT LANE AND EXIT 161 TO REPLACE A BOX CULVERT AS PART OF THE ONGOING I-80/ I-99 INTERCHANGE PROJECT. PENNDOT SAYS DETOURS WILL BE POSTED, AND DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT CONTINUED OVERNIGHT CLOSURES FOLLOWING THE TEMPORARY