The following school districts and businesses are either delayed or canceled today. (The list will be updated throughout the morning.)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

School or Organization	Cancellation or Delay  ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported)
Adelphoi Education in Rochester
Aliquippa Area School District	Closed Wednesday
Ambridge Area School District
Avonworth Area School District	2 hour delay Wednesday
Baden Academy Charter
Beaver Area School District	Closed Wednesday
Bethel Christian-Racoon Twp.	2 hour delay Wednesday
Beaver County CTC
Beaver County Christian School
Beaver Valley Montessori School
Big Beaver Falls Area School District	Big Beaver Elementary Only is Closed Wednesday from the district and the after school program of that school is closed Wednesday as well
Blackhawk Area School District
Butler County Community College (All Locations)
Center at the Mall in Monaca
Central Valley School District	Closed Wednesday
CCBC
CCBC School of Aviation Sciences
Chippewa Alliance Church
Cornell School District	2 hour delay Wednesday
Early Years (All Locations)
Eden Christian Academy
Education Center at Watson (Sewickley)	2 hour delay Wednesday
Ellwood City Area School District
Freedom Area School District
Head Start of Beaver County -All   Centers
Heart Prints Center for Early Education in Cranberry Township
Hope Academy- Conway
Hopewell Area School District	Closed Wednesday- Flexible Instruction Day
Life Family Pre-School
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter   School	Closed Wednesday- Flexible Instruction Day
Mc Guire Memorial EOC
Mc Guire Memorial School
Midland Borough School District
Montour Area School District
Moon Area School District	2 hour delay Wednesday
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus                       Pre-school (Moon Twp.)
My Family Preschool in New Brighton
New Brighton Area School District
New Horizon-Beaver County
North Catholic High School
Our Lady of Fatima-Hopewell	Closed Wednesday- Flexible Instruction Day
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	Closed Wednesday- Flexible Instruction Day
Parkway West CTC
Penn State-Beaver
Provident Charter School West
Quaker Valley School District	2 hour delay Wednesday
Riverside Area School District   (Beaver  County)
Road to Emmaus Baptist Church in Beaver
Rochester Area School District
Seneca Valley School District
Sewickley Academy	2 hour delay Wednesday
South Side Beaver School District (Hookstown)	Closed Wednesday
Sto-Rox School District	2 hour delay Wednesday
St. James School (Sewickley)
St. Kilian Parish School in Cranberry
St. Monica Catholic Academy (Beaver Falls)
St. Peter & Paul (Beaver)
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Academy in Zelienople
Vanport VFD
West Allegheny
Western  Beaver
Zelienople/Evans City Meals on Wheels in Zelienople
Zelienople Preschool

 

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(Beaver, Pa.) Beaver Area School District is reporting will be closed on Wednesday,  April, 30, due to the power outage and downed wires after a line of strong storms came through Beaver County early Tuesday Evening.

(Photo of Robert Love Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) A man from Aliquippa that went missing on Monday was found on Tuesday. According to a report, just before noon on Tuesday, eighty-one-year-old Robert Love crashed his vehicle into a house on Spruce Street in McDonald Heights. His wife Sylvia Love confirmed that he suffered a head injury and his family took him to the hospital. He was reported missing after he was supposed to park the car and return to his home on Sheffield Avenue in Aliquippa. The City of Aliquippa Police Department issued information Tuesday morning on Facebook that the disappearance of Love caused a be on the lookout to be made and issued to find him.

MIDLAND — The Henry Mancini Awards return May 18, celebrating outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.

The awards ceremony takes place at the Lincoln Park performing Arts Center.

The keynote speaker will be Pittsburgh-born actor Joe Serafini, best known for his role as Seb on the Disney+ hit, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” A graduate of Bethel Park High School, Serafini most recently returned home with his
holiday show, “Christmas Live! with Joe Serafini & Friends” at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and starred as Jack in Pittsburgh CLO’s “Into the Woods.”

Held at Lincoln Park since 2014, the Mancini Awards recognize individual artistry and honor the dedication and professionalism of students and educators and their schools’ commitment to performing arts education.

Seventeen schools joining this year are Ambridge Area High School, Beaver Area High School, Beaver Falls High School, Central Valley High School, Freedom Area High School, Freeport High School, Hopewell Area High School, Knoch High School, Laurel High School, Mars Area High School, New Castle High School, North Catholic High School, Riverside High School, Rochester High School, Slippery Rock High School,
and Western Beaver Jr./Sr. High School.

The 2025 nominees list:

Best Musical (Budget 1) Beaver Falls, “Tuck Everlasting”; Freeport Area, “Les Miserables”; North Catholic, “The Addams Family.”
Best Musical (Budget 2) Hopewell, “Anastasia”; Riverside, “Mame”; Slippery Rock, “Shrek the Musical.”
Best Musical (Budget 3) Knoch High, “Catch Me If You Can”; Mars Area, “Peter Pan”;
New Castle, “Something Rotten.”

 

Best Actor: Kash Stevenson, Beaver Falls High; Ethan Burkhammer, Central Valley; Troy Palochak, Hopewell High; Harrisyn Schlipp, Knoch High; Aidan Krepin, Mars;
Anderson Franco, Slippery Rock High.

Best Actress: LeReyne Wukawitz, Central Valley; Bella McKivigan, Freeport Area; Katelyn Biskup, Hopewell; Abby Brown, North Catholic; Morgan Myers, Riverside;
Madison Beckman, Western Beaver.

Best Supporting Actor: Rudy Young, Beaver; Stephen Boyd, Beaver; Joseph Barnes, Central Valley; Mario Lesko, Freeport; Jacob Franks, Freeport; Grant Kingston, Slippery Rock.

Best Supporting Actress Faith Aguirre, Ambridge; Italia Cercone, Central Valley; Anna Kruse, Freeport; Remmy Kovac, Knoch; Kelley Karavias, Laurel High; Jenna Smith, Mars.

Best Choreography (Budget 1) Beaver Falls, Freeport, Moniteau.
Best Choreography (Budget 2) Hopewell, Riverside, Slippery Rock.
Best Choreography (Budget 3) Central Valley, Knoch, Mars.

Best Costume Design (Budget 1) Beaver Falls, Freeport, North Catholic.
Best Costume Design (Budget 2) Hopewell, Riverside, Slippery Rock.
Best Costume Design (Budget 3) Laurel, Mars, New Castle.

Best Crew/ Technical: (Budget 1) North Catholic, Rochester, Western Beaver.
Best Crew/ Technical (Budget 2) Hopewell, Riverside, Slippery Rock.
Best Crew/ Technical (Budget 3) Mars, Laurel, Knoch.

Best Ensemble Budget 1 Beaver Falls, Freeport, Moniteau.
Best Ensemble Budget 2 Hopewell, Riverside, Slippery Rock.
Best Ensemble Budget 3 Central Valley, Knoch, Mars.

Best Lighting Design Budget 1 Beaver Falls, Freeport, Western Beaver.
Best Lighting Design Budget 2 Ambridge, Hopewell, Riverside.
Best Lighting Design Budget 3 Knoch, Mars, New Castle.

Best Scenic Design Budget 1 Beaver Falls, Rochester, Western Beaver.
Best Scenic Design Budget 2 Ambridge, Hopewell, Riverside.
Best Scenic Design Budget 3 Knoch, Mars, New Castle.
Best Student Orchestra Beaver, Freeport, Knoch, Mars.

CLO Academy Scholarship Winner TBD
CLO Academy Scholarship Winner TBD
RMU Scholarship Winner TBD
Special Judge Award: Rochester Area High School
Outstanding Student Artist: Kelsey Miller, Knoch.

 

Under the sponsorship of the Pittsburgh CLO, this year’s Mancini Awards are part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards). The Mancini winners for Best Actor and Best Actress will join the winners from the CLO’s Gene Kelly Awards as well as winners from across the nation in New York City for a nine-day experience including private coaching, master classes, and rehearsals with theatre professionals. Their journey concludes with a production on
stage at Broadway’s Minskoff Theater, home of Disney’s  ‘The Lion King, ‘ with a panel of industry experts selecting
exceptional students for The Jimmy for Best Performance by an Actress and Actor. Jimmy nominees receive opportunities

The Mancini Awards ceremony will be held at Lincoln Park at 7 p.m. May 18, and will feature performances by the schools nominated for Best Musical, students nominated for individual awards, and two representatives
from each participating school in the show stopping finale number.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: PennDOT, PSP, PTC, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Darlington Township, PA) On Monday morning, a semi-truck that had garbage from a demolition turned over in Beaver County. This occurred on Cannelton Road on the intersection of that road and Constitution Boulevard. According to officials, the truck was carrying debris from a demolition in Aliquippa. The driver of the truck suffered a shoulder injury and traffic did not get any impacts since the crash happened.  

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Moon Township, PA) On Monday, a conditional permit was requested by Revival Today Church of Moon Township so they can return to their outside services. The church did not have these services last year because of noise complaints. The planning commission of Moon Township has to give a recommendation for the church before the outside services begin again. Moon Township’s Board of Supervisors also need to make a final decision on the services of the church before they resume.

(Photo of Robert Love Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The City of Aliquippa Police Department issued information on Facebook today that eighty-one-year-old Robert Love has been missing since Monday at around 2:45 p.m. Sylvia Love, who is the wife of Robert, told Giordano he went to park their vehicle after dropping her off at home and never came home. The vehicle that Love owns is a 2016 Chevrolet Impala in a gold color with the license plate number of PA MM 00218. Love is a bald man who is six feet tall and 190 pounds and is possibly wearing a cap, along with wearing black sweatpants and a shirt that is lime green. A be on the look out report also has been issued for the search for Love, and if you find him, either call 911 or 724-378-8000.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, a woman pumps gas at a convenience store in Pittsburgh. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday, March 15, 2020, that gas prices could continue to fall as demand shrinks amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are four cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $3.59 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The report states that at this time a year ago, gas prices in Western Pennsylvania were about $3.85. The report also notes that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of unleaded gas here in Beaver County is $3.67. According to AAA East Central’s gas price report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various Pennsylvania areas:

$3.453      Altoona
$3.670      Beaver
$3.599      Bradford
$3.514      Brookville
$3.671      Butler
$3.481      Clarion
$3.479      DuBois
$3.533      Erie
$3.572      Greensburg
$3.624      Indiana
$3.578      Jeannette
$3.636      Kittanning
$3.574      Latrobe
$3.680      Meadville
$3.637      Mercer
$3.501      New Castle
$3.540      New Kensington
$3.699      Oil City
$3.606      Pittsburgh
$3.472      Sharon
$3.656      Uniontown
$3.697      Warren
$3.624      Washington

(File Photo of Handcuffs)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A man was arrested after being accused of stealing multiple cars in Pittsburgh. According to Pittsburgh Police, twenty-one-year-old Richard Raspanti has been arrested on several warrants for vehicle theft. Detectives confirm that seven Hyundai or Kia vehicles were taken by Raspanti in a span of eight months beginning in September. Raspanti has committed this crime before because he was arrested in April for stealing eight vehicles in Oakland in the span of two days.

(File Photo of Gavel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) An evidentiary hearing in the trial of Sheldon Jeter Jr. was recently ruled by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Jeter is guilty of murdering Tyric Pugh in Aliquippa in 2020 but was not charged in the murder of Rachel Deltondo in 2018. The attorneys of Jeter investigated whether a juror did something suspicious or had undisclosed bias, but a judge refused a hearing. The appeal lawyers of Jeter were given favor from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week.