During this morning’s work session at the Beaver County Courthouse, the county commissioners discussed with director of liquid fuels Tammy Frank the implementation of a five-dollar fee for motor vehicle registration.  According to Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti, the fee would be added to the statement vehicle owners receive from PennDOT. The commissioners plan to vote on a resolution next week, making the fee effective April 1st. The registration fee would generate 600-thousand dollars for the county. Director of weights and measures Ron Zucarro  recommended a fee for inspecting scales and gas pumps. Scales would be charged 35 dollars. There are approximately 14-hundred-50 scales in the county. Gas pumps would be charged 30 dollars per grade of gasoline. The two fees would generate between 30 and 40-thousand dollars for the county.

Center Township Police officer Jeff Housheholder  received  the FBI’s Violent Task Force for Exemplary Service Award  Monday evening at the supervisor’s meeting. According to Beaver County Radio Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Twp. Police Chief Barry Kramer said Householder has been on the force for about 3 years and he was at the Cinemark Movie Theater and  saw a man dresssed in fatigues and long sleeved shirt carrying a backpack.  Inside the backpack was a 25 caliber semiautomatic hand gun and ammo.  He arrested 21 year old Willaim Gossett of Georgia who is a convicted felon, and not permitted to carry any weapons. Kramer said the award was for Householder performing above and beyond the call of duty.FBI Special Agent John Orlando made the presentation. Housheholder was not available to comment this morning.

A senior high rise on Brodhead Road in Center Twp. was evacuated on Tuesday  when water flooded the building.  According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Township Fire marshal Mike Segal said that the cause still hasn’t been determined.  Residents had to be evacuated, and many assisted by the Red Cross. Segal said the residents may return later today or tomorrow. The Senior facility is owned by Action Housing of Pittsburgh. A call to the company hasn’t been returned.

Hopewell Area School Board held its annual reorganization meeting last night. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent reports that the board reappointed David H. Bufalini as board president.  Lesia Dobo was reappointed vice president. The regular board meeting is Tuesday, December 20 at 7 p.m.

Sentencing for Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School founder Nick Trombetta, originally set for two weeks from today, has been pushed back until next year, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  The newspaper reports that on agreement by his lawyers and the U.S. attorney’s office, Trombetta’s sentencing before U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti will now be March 3. The Trombetta sentencing promises to be contentious and could last several days. Government lawyers and his attorneys said they needed more time to prepare to make the sentencing hearing more streamlined and to work out restitution issues. The 61-year-old Trombetta became a federal felon in August when he pleaded guilty to tax conspiracy related to siphoning $8 million from the cyber school to a series of other entities he created. He faces up to five years in federal prison.

Tom Moore, project manager for Lindy Paving’s road reconstruction of Kennedy Blvd.and Brodhead Rd. in Aliquippa said  they are waiting for a signal pole  to be erected at Brodhead and Sheffield Roads.   According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Moore said a right of way is not wide enough for large trucks and  they keep hitting the pole.  He said a right of way would have to be acquired to make the wide turns possible. A few weeks ago, an aged 20 foot by 20 foot water line broke   at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard  and Brodhead Road and has to be replaced  by Huntington Bank. Moore had no time frame when the line would be replaced.

A funeral will be held today for the 19-year-old Aliquppa football player who lost his battle with cancer. Hundreds came together last night to mourn the death of DiMantae Bronaugh. With so many people expected, visitation was held at a local church rather than a funeral home. Family, friends, even football players from at least one opposing team, came to pay respects at Wildwood Chapel in Aliquippa. Bronaugh was diagnosed with leukemia last year, but then it went into remission. The state gave him an extra year of eligibility to play again this year, but in August, he learned the leukemia was back. During Bronaugh’s battle, the community began wearing t-shirts with the hashtag “24 Strong,” his number on the football team. Many people paying their respects last night still wore the t-shirts.

There’s a new superintendent for Blackhawk schools.  Acting superintendent Robert Postupac was given a five-year contract yesterday following a seven-to-one vote from Blackhawk’s board.  He has been the superintendent of Western Beaver schools since 2008.  The contract runs through June 2022 and will go in front of the Department of Education for approval early next year.