(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 16, 2024 at 11:15 A.M.) 

(Sewickley, PA) A festival called the Manuvo Festival, which celebrates both Black and indigenous artists in music, led by Beaver Falls native Elizabeth Asche Douglas, returns to Sewickley from September 20th to September 21st. According to a press release, the Manuvo Festival features a variety of exhibitions and live performances, “focused on amplifying the voices of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists in our region.” Manuvo, which means “first fruit” in Swahili, will feature vendors and breweries that were curated by Beaver resident and founder of the acclaimed Barrel & Flow beer festival in Pittsburgh, Day Bracey. Admission is free for the art, vendors, and live music, and attendees that are twenty-one years old and over can buy a $20 ticket for unlimited samples from five beer companies at the festival’s beer garden. 

Geneva held its own for three quarters, but CMU scored four touchdowns in the fourth quarter to run away.

(Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent, Published on September 13, 2024 at 8:37 A.M.)

(Hopewell, PA) Dr. Jeff Beltz, superintendent of Hopewell Junior High School, in a message to parents said there will be an added police presence in all district schools Friday after the threat was posted last night. He said the district is continuing to monitor for additional social media posts. The superintendent asks families to have conversations with their children about the proper use of social media. Threats should be reported to parents, police, and the school administration.

Many Pennsylvania students now ride electric buses to school. Some 900-million dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program supports cleaner buses in over 500 school districts nationwide. The Steelton-Highspire District received funding to purchase six electric buses, with chargers and charging infrastructure for each bus. Jenna Condran with the district says kids tell her the electric buses are “quieter and calmer.” Condran sees them as a financial investment that affects the school district, community and taxpayers.

(Story reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service, Published September 13, 2024, at 7:57 A.M.)

(Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondant, Published on September 13th, 2024 at 5:49 A.M.)

(Hopewell Township, PA) Eugene (Gene) Karmazyn, 88, of Hopewell Township, a retired Aliquippa teacher has passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024. After retiring from the Aliquippa School District in 2003, Eugene taught drama, was a play director, and was in charge of the class of 1966’s Commencement Program. According to the family, a banner and a will be placed at the Black Box Theater in his honor along with a plaque outside the Black Box Theater. The theater will also now be renamed the Gene Karmazyn Black Box Theater.