(File Photo of the Hopewell School District Logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 4th, 2024 at 7:50 A.M.)

(Hopewell, PA) On Tuesday, the Hopewell School Board was reorganized for the 2024-2025 school year. The new president is Dan Santia and the new vice president is Jeanette Miller, named by the board superintendent, Dr. Jeff Beltz. Beltz also announced three 2023 delinquent tax collectors to run collections starting on the final day of this year until April 15th, 2025. These collectors are Diane Palsa for Hopewell, Debbie Shaffer for Independence Township and Linda McCoy of Raccoon Township. The previous vice president of the board, Dan Caton, and the fire chief of Hopewell Township, John Cochran, also completed work to fix the fire alarms at the school on Tuesday as well during the time that remote classes were held. The next Hopewell board meetings will occur on January 14th and January 28th of next year. 

(File Photo of Governor Josh Shapiro, Source for Photo: Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro and some of his administration members went to Big Tom’s Barber Shop in the Hill District of Pittsburgh on Tuesday to bring up how Pennsylvania small businesses can not operate without a license. Shapiro noted that every delay that a license is not there for a worker, money is not earned. Shapiro spoke about how much faster hard-working small businesses and their contributors will be able to earn a license faster in Pennsylvania and how many have already been given the first step towards this goal.

(File Photo of Hopewell Community Park sign)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 4th, 2024 at 7:38 A.M.)

(Hopewell, PA) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that Hopewell Community Park is hosting their yearly event called Santas, Trains, and Candy Canes from 12-4 P.M. on Saturday, December 7th. Come for some free holiday events and goodies, like pictures with Santa, rides on trains, as well as a spectacular display of trains by Jack Owen. Guests can also enjoy s’mores they can create, as well as free cookies and hot cocoa until the supply runs out. 

(File Photo of Radio Mic)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Rochester, PA) This weekend, the R-ACT Theatre Productions will continue their tradition of a radio-like holiday production that they have been doing since 1999 when bring a classic story to life for their show of “Alice in Wonderland.” All seven performers are acting as two or more characters, with four of them being Beaver County natives, while the others are from Mars, Midway, and Swissvale. A half an hour before every show, the doors will open, and showtimes are Thursday, December 5th through Saturday, December 7th, all at 7:30 p.m. along with a Sunday, December 8th show at 2 p.m., all at Rochester’s Segriff Stage. Each year the money raised benefits a charity that is local, and this year, the Beaver County Humane Society receives the proceeds. Tickets are $7 and can be bought online only at ractproductions.showclix.com. For more information, you can send an email to ractproductions@gmail.com or check out ractproductions.com.

(File Photo of PennDOT logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from Aimee Inama of the PennDOT Communications Office in Harrisburg on Tuesday, the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro made an announcement that six license plates to honor the military of Pennsylvania were given through both PennDOT and a legislation. Inama states that people can purchase three of these license plates for $26 on vehicles that weigh less than 14,000 pounds, specifically cars and trucks, with these plates representing a medal earned by individual service members for their hard work or for where they were deployed. Inama also notes that the other three license plates show appreciation for veterans that are women, one for lighter cars and trucks under the 14,000-pound weight limit, as well as the other two for motorcycles.

According to the release, here are the license plates and how someone can be applicable for them: Source: PennDOT, from Aimee Inama

• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Registration Plate – Applicants must submit a completed MV-150, “Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate,” and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 “Separation Papers or Discharge Papers” indicating they were awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
• Operation Inherent Resolve Veterans Plate – Applicants must submit a completed MV-150P, “Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate,” and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 “Separation Papers or Discharge Papers” indicating they participated in Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State and the Levant, which encompasses campaigns in Iraq, Syria, and Libya.
• Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Registration Plate – Applicants must submit a completed MV-150P, “Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate,” and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 “Separation Papers or Discharge Papers” indicating they served in the 65^th Infantry Regiment – The Borinqueneers – or other evidence or having received the Congressional Gold Medal.
• Honoring Our Women Veteran Motorcycle Registration Plate – A special fund registration plate allowing applicants to purchase the plate for a fee of $41, with $15 going to the Veterans Trust Fund to support programs and resources assisting women veterans. Applicants must submit a completed MV-914, “Application for Honoring Our Veterans Special Fund Registration Plate.”
• Women Veteran Motorcycle Registration Plate – This standard issue motorcycle plate is available for a fee of $26 and consists of plate colors of white, blue, and gold and bears a graphic representing women veterans. Applicants must submit a completed MV-150V, “Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate,” and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 “Separation Papers or Discharge Papers,” or a legible photocopy of the front and back of their DD2(RET), “United States Uniformed Services Identification Card (Retired).”
• Women Veteran Registration Plate – This standard issue plate is available for a fee of $26 and consists of plate colors of white, blue, and gold and bears a graphic representing women veterans. Applicants must submit a completed MV-150V, “Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate,” and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 “Separation Papers or Discharge Papers,” or a legible photocopy of the front and back of their DD2(RET), “United States Uniformed Services Identification Card (Retired).”

(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

(Beaver County, PA) According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, gas prices are decreasing in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.307 per gallon. The report states that in Western Pennsylvania, both last week and the first week of Dember in 2023 each had a three cent increase from the average gas price this week. The report also confirms that the average amount to pay for an unleaded gallon of gas here in Beaver County is about $3.26.

The unleaded gasoline price in various Pennsylvania counties this week, according to this week’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report:

$3.340      Altoona
$3.262      Beaver
$3.734      Bradford
$3.195      Brookville
$3.259      Butler
$3.346      Clarion
$3.283      DuBois
$3.308      Erie
$3.275      Greensburg
$3.377      Indiana
$3.305      Jeannette
$3.462      Kittanning
$3.257      Latrobe
$3.252      Meadville
$3.338      Mercer
$3.160      New Castle
$3.223      New Kensington
$3.390      Oil City
$3.327      Pittsburgh
$2.979      Sharon
$3.289      Uniontown
$3.710      Warren
$2.992      Washington

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Twenty dollar bills are counted on June 15, 2018, in North Andover, Mass. The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system, according to a report Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania health-care advocates are in Washington, D.C. today and Wednesday to urge Congress to extend federal funding for Community Health Centers before the end-of-the-year deadline. Community Health Centers serve as primary-care providers for more than 32-million Americans. Joe Dunn with National Association of Community Health Centers says more than three hundred advocates are rallying for a solution and to ensure that patients can continue to get health access and be seen by their clinicians. Health centers receive federal funding from two sources, annual discretionary funding and multi-year base funding. In March, Congress extended the base funding through this month at a rate of more than four billion per year. This bipartisan legislation would need to continue to increase funding for health centers.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Caption: More Than 500K People Helped GoFundMe Set Single-Day Giving Record After George Floyd’s Death with Credit Courtesy of GoFundMe)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on December 3rd, 2024 at 10:12 A.M.)

(Pennsylvania) Elizabeth Lane is sponsoring a fundraiser to raise money for the Dallas, Texas based Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children. Elizabeth and her husband, John, have a daughter, Gianna, who was diagnosed with Leggs-Calve Perthes disease last year. Mrs. Lane said that Scottish Rite is the only hospital that has been able to help their daughter. The family is asking for donations, and they expect to raise $500.00.