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Mount Nittany workers vote to begin five-day strike on July 27

Local news July 10, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Hospital workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to begin a five-day strike on July 27, arguing better working conditions are essential to quality patient care. The workers spoke about the “difficult” decision at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, where they called on Mount Nittany executives to invest in all workers, patients and community care. SEIU Healthcare PA said 950 union-represented workers approved the strike authorization by a 98% vote. “The fourth most profitable hospital in Pennsylvania with a total profit margin over ...

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Community July 10, 2026

Good Day and Happy Birthday to Tom Berry, of Beech Creek! Word of the Day Abolish — verb — to officially end a law or a system. Quote of the Day “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” — Robert H. Schuller Bingo fundraiser The Milesburg Organization Group (MOG) will be hosting a Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, July 25, at 2 p.m., at the Milesburg Community Center. Tickets in advance are $25, at the door $30. Also, the kitchen will be open, 50/50 cash raffles and dozens of raffle prizes, too. Doors open at 12 noon, games begin at 2 p.m. Proceeds will ...

One year after ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’: 98K fewer Pennsylvanians on SNAP

Local news July 10, 2026

The past weekend’s 250th Independence Day celebration also marked another anniversary: the first year after President Donald Trump signed HR 1, otherwise known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Many of its sweeping policy changes, including work requirements for certain Medicaid ...

Mount Nittany workers vote to begin five-day strike on July 27

Local news July 9, 2026

STATE COLLEGE – Hospital workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to begin a five-day strike on July 27, arguing better working conditions are essential to quality patient care. The workers spoke about the “difficult” decision at a press conference on Thursday ...

Party Like It’s 1985: Millbrook Playhouse brings Adam Sandler’s ‘The Wedding Singer’ to the main stage

Local news July 9, 2026

MILL HALL — Artistic Director David Leidholdt, Managing Director David Gritzner and the Millbrook Playhouse Board of Directors are ready to party like it’s 1985! Central Pennsylvania’s premier summer stock theatre proudly presents its next major summer production, the high-energy ...

How Pa. elections might change if Democrats win full control of state government in 2026

Local news July 9, 2026

The movement to change voting laws in Pennsylvania is all but dead. Despite bipartisan support for changes in Harrisburg, no major election bill has become law since the state implemented no-excuse mail voting in 2020. The issue has become deeply partisan since then. Bills routinely pass either the GOP-controlled state Senate or Democratic-controlled state House, then wither in the other chamber. And a board meant to advise the legislature on bipartisan solutions sits idle. But could that change if Democrats win a state government trifecta — control of the state Senate, state ...