Lou Baxter

Erie

News Director at WJET-TV (Erie, PA)

News Director, Emeritus at WFXP-TV (Erie, PA)

TV News Director, JET 24 and FOX 66

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Golden Apple: Reflecting on the 2024-25 winners

1 week ago | yourerie.com | Lou Baxter

Posted: May 7, 2025 / 07:03 PM EDT Updated: May 7, 2025 / 07:03 PM EDT Each week, the Golden Apple Award-winning teacher receives $250 from Big Ideas Learning. It’s a local company that produces math textbooks and sells them in all 50 states and other countries. The company is headquartered in the former Belle Valley School building.
Golden Apple: Reflecting on the 2024-25 winners

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lou Baxter

Each week, the Golden Apple Award-winning teacher receives $250 from Big Ideas Learning. It’s a local company that produces math textbooks and sells them in all 50 states and other countries. The company is headquartered in the former Belle Valley School building. It was started in the 1970s by Tim Larson’s dad, Penn State Behrend math professor Ron Larson. He wanted to fix a deficiency in math textbooks. AdvertisementAdvertisement“Books were not very readable, not very student-friendly.
LGL: Union City School District Foundation

1 week ago | yourerie.com | Lou Baxter

Posted: May 7, 2025 / 05:43 PM EDT Updated: May 7, 2025 / 05:43 PM EDT Not every school district has one, but Union City does. The Union City School District Foundation is the recipient of this week’s JET 24/FOX 66 Loving Giving Local donation from Auto Express. Helping students grow. That’s the mission of the foundation.
LGL: Union City School District Foundation

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lou Baxter

Not every school district has one, but Union City does. The Union City School District Foundation is the recipient of this week’s JET 24/FOX 66 Loving Giving Local donation from Auto Express. Helping students grow. That’s the mission of the foundation. Donations to the organization help with a variety of initiatives, according to foundation board member Steve Jones. “Most specifically, it’s for the scholarships that we provide and also mini teacher grants,” Jones said.
Union City Area School District Foundation is this week’s winner of Loving Giving Local

1 week ago | yourerie.com | Lou Baxter

Posted: May 7, 2025 / 10:50 AM EDT Updated: May 7, 2025 / 10:50 AM EDT Each week, JET 24/FOX 66/YourErie.com teams up with Superstore Joe and the Auto Express Resale Center to give back to one local nonprofit making a difference in the community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Union City Area School District Foundation is this week’s winner of Loving Giving Local

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lou Baxter

Each week, JET 24/FOX 66/YourErie.com teams up with Superstore Joe and the Auto Express Resale Center to give back to one local nonprofit making a difference in the community. Union City Area School District Foundation is this week’s winner of $250, part of Loving Giving Local. Tune into JET 24 Action News at 5 p.m. to watch Union City Area School District Foundation accept their check. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
Golden Apple Award: Shannon Holly, West Lake Middle School

2 weeks ago | yourerie.com | Lou Baxter

Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 06:26 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 06:26 PM EDT The final week of April marks the final week for honoring a local school teacher with the JET 24 Pennwest University Golden Apple Award. This week, the winning teacher is at West Lake Middle School in Millcreek. Shannon Holly is the music teacher at Westlake. Her mom worked in school and that’s what made her choose a career as a teacher.
Golden Apple Award: Shannon Holly, West Lake Middle School

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lou Baxter

The final week of April marks the final week for honoring a local school teacher with the JET 24 Pennwest University Golden Apple Award. This week, the winning teacher is at West Lake Middle School in Millcreek. Shannon Holly is the music teacher at Westlake. Her mom worked in school and that’s what made her choose a career as a teacher. “I knew I wanted to be in the school in some way,” she said. “I thought maybe a math teacher.
Loving Giving Local: Belle Valley Fire Department

2 weeks ago | yourerie.com | Lou Baxter

Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 05:39 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 05:42 PM EDT For more than 85 years, the Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department has been serving part of Millcreek Township. It is this week’s recipient of $250 from JET24/FOX66 Loving Giving Local and Auto Express. Fire Chief Jeremy Moreland said the department will use the funding for the daily bills. “Gas, electric, all that good stuff.
Loving Giving Local: Belle Valley Fire Department

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lou Baxter

For more than 85 years, the Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department has been serving part of Millcreek Township. It is this week’s recipient of $250 from JET24/FOX66 Loving Giving Local and Auto Express. Fire Chief Jeremy Moreland said the department will use the funding for the daily bills. “Gas, electric, all that good stuff. Any rig maintenance it could be used for,” he said. Orange fire trucks are a signature of the Belle Valley Fire Department.