radioNovo News for State College: August 17, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/17/26          NOW ON THE JOB: THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.          SHANE HAZENSTAB OFFICIALLY TOOK OVER THE TOP ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE IN EARLY AUGUST. HE BRINGS DECADES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FROM THE CONEMAUGH VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SUCCEEDING LONG-TIME SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN GRIFFITH, WHO RETIRED AFTER 18 YEARS ON THE JOB.            HAZENSTAB SAYS WHILE MODERN EDUCATION HAS CHANGED, HE PLANS TO FOCUS ON STEADY PROGRESS, TRADITIONAL VALUES, AND HARD WORK TO KEEP STUDENTS MOVING FORWARD.          PENN STATE IS GETTING NEARLY $130,000 IN STATE FUNDING TO UPGRADE ITS AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.          STATE REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT CONKLIN ANNOUNCED THE GRANT FRIDAY FROM THE STATE’S AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. THE MONEY WILL HELP PENN STATE OPTIMIZE ITS ON-FARM ANAEROBIC DIGESTER, A SYSTEM THAT BREAKS DOWN ORGANIC WASTE TO REDUCE ODORS AND PRODUCE RENEWABLE BIOGAS ENERGY.          CONKLIN SAYS THE PROJECT BOOSTS SUSTAINABILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY WHILE PAVING THE WAY FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD BENEFIT FARMS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA.