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(Brighton Twp., Pa.) Beaver County Radio General Manager Frank Sparks announced on Thursday, January 2, 2025, that Beaver County Radio will be debuting a new show on 99.3 FM WBVP and 1230 WBVP while also expanding an existing show on 95.7 FM and 1460 WMBA.

Starting on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 9 AM Beaver County Radio will debut “Something to Crow About” with Eddy Crow. The show will be weekdays from 9-noon on 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, and beavercountyradio.com. Eddy has a very unique outlook on things happening in our world today and he will share that outlook with the listeners. Eddy will also have monthly guests as well as ones that are making news locally, regionally, and nationally. He will also take phone calls from listeners to get their opinions as well.  Sparks said via release “It’s a time of change for Beaver County Radio and it’s time that Eddy Crow has a show that highlights his personality and his unique outlook. I am excited to see what the future holds with Eddy’s new show.” The show will be on 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, beavercountyradio.com, and also on the St. Barnabas Broadcasting App for both Android and Apple.

At the same time Sparks announced that the morning show on The Beaver Morning Show on 95.7 FM and 1460 WMBA will expand one hour and now will be from 6-10 AM weekdays. Sparks also said a separate release will be coming out on Friday Morning announcing who will be the permanent host of the show.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The deadline to get a real identification in Pennsylvania is May 7th, 2025. A driver’s license center has within a fifteen-day period to deliver a real ID in Pennsylvania, but there are fifteen centers in the state that give out real IDs when you arrive. Pennsylvanians need an original or certified birth certificate or an unexpired passport to prove their identity to get a real ID. Pennsylvanians also need a social security card and two forms that display your present address to get a real ID and prove both their security number and address. According to PennDOT, it is $30 as a one-time fee to get a real ID including a renewal fee for your photo ID card and driver’s license.

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(Harrisburg, PA) On December 18th, 2024, the administration of Governor Josh Shapiro met in Harrisburg to explain that resources for mental health can be a resolution for the new year. PA Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh gave a option to contact 988 if you need help. The service will give professional help needed if you struggle with some of the main problems regarding mental health. According to Arkoosh, if you have feelings that are overwhelming, depressing or isolating, contact this resource because it is available throughout the year.

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(Wexford, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, early Wednesday morning at Allegheny Health Network’s Wexford hospital, one of the first babies of 2025 was born. Rachel and Mark Cunningham of Pine Richland Township had a baby boy named Luka Gold Cunningham coming in at seven pounds and twelve ounces at 12:44 a.m. The release states that Luka is the first baby born out of the Greater Pittsburgh region in that hospital. The parents of Luka also received both diapers for free courtesy of the Western PA Diaper Bank and swimming lessons from Goldfish Swim School for free called “Lessons for a Lifetime.”

(File Photo: Source for Photo: The United States Steel Corporation Research Technology Center in Munhall, Pa., is shown, Thursday, June 27, 2024. Generations of Pittsburghers have worked at steel mills, rooted for the Steelers or ridden the rollercoaster at Kennywood amusement park, giving them a bird’s eye view of the massive smokestacks of Edgar Thomson Works, the region’s last blast furnace. Now, steel town USA’s most storied steel company, U.S. Steel, is on the cusp of being bought by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. in a deal that is kicking up an election-year political maelstrom across America’s industrial heartland. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(West Mifflin, PA) The addition of purchasing U.S. Steel by the Japanese company Nippon Steel has been given an offer that will last a decade if it is accepted. The Washington Post cited a document from the White House that concluded that Nippon Steel put up a ten-year guarantee to not reduce production in six states. Pennsylvania will be one of the states affected if this deal is approved. This comes shortly after Nippon Steel was given an extension period to close the deal. January 7th is the date for when President Joe Biden will officially make the decision on whether U.S. Steel will be bought by Nippon Steel.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) According to a Facebook post from the Center Township Police Department, police are looking for a man and a woman involved in an electrical wire retail theft at a Lowes in Center Township this week. The two suspects were spotted in a Buick sedan that was lighter colored. The license plate of the suspects was also hidden, and the duo might have used an item to make it obscure. If you have any information about this incident, please call 724-775-0880. The link to the pictures of the incident as well as the man and the woman can be found here: (10) Center Township Police are looking to… – Center Twp. Police Dept. | Facebook

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is not moving forward in a change that would simplify the process of problem bettors coming back to casinos. The board made the announcement at a meeting on December 18th, 2024. Self-excluding is a process in which people can remove themselves from casinos. Therefore, after the period in which self-exclusion expires, people need to take themselves off the ban list. If this change had taken place, this removal would have been across all bans of gambling in Pennsylvania.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Exeter Township, PA) PennDOT announced on December 19th, 2024 that a new PennDOT Driver’s License Center was opened in Berks County, Pennsylvania to provide transactions for both identifications and driver’s licenses. According to PennDOT secretary Mike Carroll, this center is one of only fifteen across the state of Pennsylvania to leave with a real ID. Carroll also confirmed that May 7th, 2025 is the deadline in which people need to receive a real ID by before traveling. If you do not have a passport along with the real ID, you can not travel at an airport.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on a part of Darlington Road, drainage improvement work will occur weather permitting on Thursday, January 2nd. 

From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through mid-January, single-lane alternating traffic will take place on Darlington Road between Parr Avenue and Beaver Street. Crews from A. Liberoni, Inc. will work to repair drainage in the area while flaggers will also guide drivers through the work zone. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) The Beaver Valley Choral Society invites you to attend their trial rehearsals, which begin on Monday, January 6th and Monday January 13th at 7 p.m. at the New Brighton Methodist Church. The rehearsals will continue in that church through the month of March on Mondays beginning at 7 p.m. You do not need to audition or to be a member of the Beaver Valley Choral Society to participate. The young chorus for second through eighth grade will start their rehearsals at the same location on Monday, January 6th. Details will soon be announced regarding rehearsals for members of the Beaver Valley Choral Society.