radioNovo News for State College: August 20, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/20/26          MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH IS SUING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER LOSING ITS "SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL" STATUS—A CHANGE SET TO COST THE HEALTH SYSTEM NINE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.          HOSPITAL OFFICIALS CITE THE LOSS AND RECENT OPERATING DEFICITS TO JUSTIFY LOWER WAGE OFFERS TO STAFF. HOWEVER, UNION WORKERS ARGUE THE HEALTH SYSTEM REMAINS PROFITABLE AND SHOULD INVEST IN ITS LOCAL WORKFORCE INSTEAD OF MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR EXPANSIONS.          DRIVERS HEADING THROUGH CENTRE COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR DELAYS STARTING SUNDAY EVENING.          PENNDOT IS CLOSING A SECTION OF INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND'S RIGHT LANE AND THE BELLEFONTE EXIT 161 FOR NINE DAYS TO REPLACE A BOX CULVERT.           THE CLOSURE BEGINS AT 6 P.M. SUNDAY AND WILL REQUIRE DETOURS USING THE MILESBURG AND JACKSONVILLE-HOWARD EXITS FOR DRIVERS CONNECTING BETWEEN I-80 AND I-99.          THE WORK IS PART OF THE $259 MILLION HIGH-SPEED INTERCHANGE PROJECT SET FOR FULL COMPLETION IN 2030.