radioNovo News for State College: August 14, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/14/26          PENNSYLVANIA IS INVESTING NEARLY TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP FARMERS ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGY.          LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AUSTIN DAVIS ANNOUNCED THE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION GRANTS WEDNESDAY DURING PENN STATE’S AG PROGRESS DAYS.  THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT 97 PROJECTS STATEWIDE TO IMPROVE FARMING EFFICIENCY, WITH ANOTHER TEN MILLION DOLLARS ALREADY APPROVED FOR NEXT YEAR.          VOLUNTEERS ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES IN FERGUSON TOWNSHIP TO BUILD A NEW NATURE-THEMED PLAYGROUND AT AUTUMNWOOD PARK.          DESIGNED WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL CHILDREN, THE PROJECT IS A TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP, THE NONPROFIT KABOOM, THE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND THE STATE DCNR, WHICH PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PLAYGROUND.   CONSTRUCTION WRAPS UP TOMORROW WITH A RIBBON CUTTING SET FOR 2:30.                        BELLEFONTE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL BOUND INTO A BRAND NEW SCHOOL BUILDING SEPTEMBER FIRST.          HUNDREDS CELEBRATED THE 55-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WEDNESDAY EVENING.            THE NEW SCHOOL REPLACES TWO AGING SCHOOLS AND UNITES 750 STUDENTS UNDER ONE ROOF WITH MODERN CLASSROOMS AND S-T-E-M LABS.