radioNovo News for State College: August 10, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/10/26          K-THROUGH-12 STUDENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES RAISED NEARLY 6.4-MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH DURING THE 2025-20226 ACADEMIC YEAR.           STUDENT LEADERS REVEALED THE IMPRESSIVE TOTAL FRIDAY AT THE ANNUAL MINI-THON LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN HERSHEY. OVER TWO HUNDRED PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS RAISED THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT FOUR DIAMONDS, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HELPING CHILDREN RECEIVING CANCER CARE AT THE PENN STATE HEALTH GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN HERSHEY.  THAT BRINGS MINI-THON'S OVERALL TOTAL TO MORE THAN 83 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1993.          STATE COLLEGE OFFICIALS ARE REWRITING THE BOROUGH'S 1959 ZONING ORDINANCE, WITH A HEAVY FOCUS ON INCENTIVIZING ONE- AND TWO-BEDROOM HOUSING UNITS. BOROUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY SMALLER UNITS ARE CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE HOUSING NEEDS AND ACCOMMODATE A GROWING SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHIC. PUBLIC INPUT IS ACTIVELY BEING COLLECTED ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS, WITH OFFICIALS AIMING TO ENACT THE NEW ZONING RULES BY THE END OF THE YEAR.