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Vote approved for Adams Township and Mars Borough to merge into one entity, Mars Township

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler County, PA) Voters in Adams Township and Mars Borough cast ballots yesterday on a proposal to consolidate the two municipalities into a single entity named Mars Township.

This municipal merger has now been approved, because 6,246 votes were in favor of it and 2,456 votes were against it.

The merge will take effect on January 1st, 2028.

Local officials stated that merging Adams Township and Mars Borough would improve regional planning and grant access, as well as increase assets for economic growth, facilitate the construction of a new library in downtown Mars and provide 24-hour police protection for Mars Borough.

Freedom man found guilty of child rape and pornography filming awaiting sentencing

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) A man from Beaver County who was arrested on August 2nd, 2024 in a police standoff in Maryland on accusations that he sexually assaulted a local boy is waiting for his sentencing.

A date for sentencing will be determined for forty-eight-year-old Jack Edgar Primmer of Freedom, who was found guilty on Friday on 34 charges, which included creation of child pornography, indecent assault and rape.

Primmer faces possible decades in jail on charges that also include corruption of a minor and possession of child pornography.

He was already a registered sex offender and was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy at his Beaver County home in 2022 and 2023.

Police also stated that they found child pornography videos on his laptop computer.

Police tracked Primmer to Frederick, Maryland, and they tried to take him into custody on August 2nd, 2024, but Primmer barricaded himself in a Super 8 hotel room and told officers that he had a gun.

According to a report from the Beaver County Times, shots were fired during the incident and Primmer was treated at a hospital in Baltimore for wounds before he was extradited to Pennsylvania.

Steelers To Host College Flag Invitational at U. S. Steel Community Field at Hazelwood Green

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers are partnering with Giant Eagle to host the “Steel City College Flag Invitational” at U. S. Steel Community Field at Hazelwood Green on Saturday, November 14th from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The event is free to attend and local women’s college flag football teams will compete in a series of exhibition matches that are head-to-head, and these will feature club team and varsity match-ups.

This invitational is designed to celebrate the excitement and growth of flag football and highlight the opportunities that it creates for athletes of all ages to be part of that game.

Seven schools will participate in this event.

Varsity teams include the ones from California University of Pennsylvania, Franciscan University, Mercyhurst University and Point Park University.

Club teams which are participating in this event include Penn State University Flag Football, Slippery Rock University Women’s Club Flag Football and University of Pittsburgh Flag Football Club.

The event will also feature a special appearance from Laneah Bryan, who is the defensive back for the U.S. women’s flag football national team.

George E. Kauffman (1941-2026)

George E. Kauffman, 84, of Beaver, passed away peacefully on November 3rd, 2026, at Arden Courts (King of Prussia).

He was born in Rochester on November 5th, 1941, the son of the late Charles and Genevieve Kauffman.

George was a very proud veteran of the United States Army, having served in Heidelberg, Germany. He was a civil engineer, graduate of University of Pittsburgh, and his most notable career achievements during his time with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were contributions to the Israeli Air Force Bases Project in the Negev Desert from 1980-1981, the San Antonio Riverwalk Flood Control project, as well as several other flood control projects in the Southern United States. After retiring from his engineering career, he led his own landscaping company in Columbia, Maryland and then moved the operation to Beaver in 2008. He was known around town as a friendly neighbor, for having extraordinary flower gardens, and creating elaborate Christmas light displays. George was a member of the Beaver Borough Shade Tree Commission, Beaver County Crime Solvers, and supported his community by attending many Beaver Borough Council Meetings advocating for his town. He also was an avid Pittsburgh Sports fan, specifically for his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, and a supporter of Scouting America. He will be remembered as a loving husband of 60 years, father, and grandpa.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Kauffman (2025).

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Marie and John Hellgoth of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Tandy Kauffman of Apex, North Carolina, and four grandsons: Nicholas Hellgoth, Christopher Hellgoth and his wife, Megan and Nathan and Michael Kauffman.

Friends will be received in the Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver, on Thursday, November 5th, from 4-7 p.m.

A Graveside Service will be conducted on Friday November 6th at 11 a.m. at the Beaver Cemetery, Buffalo Street, Beaver with Full Military Honors.

To send flowers with our preferred florist or plant a memorial tree, please visit the flower store of the Noll Funeral Home, Inc. by clicking here.

U.S. Department of Energy commits over $9 billion to boost nuclear power, including at Beaver Valley Power Station

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The U.S. Department of Energy is investing over $9 billion to help increase the production of nuclear power at existing plants in Beaver County and elsewhere in Pennsylvania as well as surrounding states. 

The DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced yesterday that it would provide as much as a $5 billion conditional loan guarantee to boost electricity generating at Constellation Energy’s plants in Limerick, Pennsylvania, plus the company’s plants in Maryland and Illinois.

This follows the DOE’s $4.2 billion conditional loan commitment to Vistra that occurred in October of 2026.

Vistra is the owner of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station and two plants in Ohio and this commitment will add about 433 megawatts of electrical power at its plants.

Those loan commitments are part of the Trump administration’s wide-ranging initiative to boost nuclear power in the United States of America, and this is an effort that is also helping the Cranberry Township-based nuclear company Westinghouse Electric Co.

The billions of dollars in financing to Westinghouse Electric Co. from the U.S. Department of Energy are helping to build new nuclear power plants across the United States.

Vehicle hits deer in Brighton Township; firefighters respond

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, Posted on Facebook on November 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, responded at 4:01 a.m. today for a motor vehicle accident after a vehicle struck a deer in Brighton Township. 

The vehicle came to rest off the road and the operator of the vehicle was evaluated by EMS. 

That person did not sustain any injuries. 

Firefighters stayed on location helping with both scene safety and traffic control until the Pennsylvania State Police completed their investigation into this incident. 

Drivers need to look out for deer, especially during the early hours of the morning and evening, as the days become shorter and wildlife becomes more active. 

Tomas Hertl’s 2nd goal of the game with 32 seconds remaining helps Golden Knights defeat Penguins 3-2

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Vegas Golden Knights’ Tomas Hertl (48) checks Pittsburgh Penguins’ Ville Koivunen (41) off the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tomas Hertl’s second goal of the night with 32 seconds left in regulation lifted the Vegas Golden Knights past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Vegas won in Pittsburgh for just the second time in franchise history when Hertl tipped a pass from Mark Stone past Pittsburgh goaltender Arturs Silovs. The winner came shortly after the Golden Knights killed a late 5-on-3 power play.

Pittsburgh forward Tommy Novak, who scored and added an assist during a third-period rally, was called for tripping shortly after the teams returned to even strength. Hertl’s second power-play goal of the night — and the second allowed by the Penguins’ penalty kill at home — sent Pittsburgh to a third straight loss.

Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights, who found their legs late a night after a shootout loss in Boston.

Trevor Connelly’s breakaway goal with 8:41 left tied it after Novak and Rickard Rakell had erased a one-goal deficit to briefly give Pittsburgh the lead.

Silovs stopped 20 shots for the Penguins, who lost for the seventh time in nine games. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby did not record a point and remains tied with Marcel Dionne for sixth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with 1,771 points.

A little over two weeks after the Golden Knights drilled the Penguins in Las Vegas, the teams played on more even terms in the rematch.

Hertl’s sixth goal of the season late in the first period served as the only scoring in the first 40 minutes. Mitch Marner picked up the primary assist to push his points streak to 11 games.

Pittsburgh surged in the third thanks to Novak and Rakell, who scored for a fourth straight game.

It just wasn’t enough on a night the Penguins played without forward Evgeni Malkin, who sat out with a lower-body injury.

Up next

Golden Knights: Continue their road trip Thursday in Detroit.

Penguins: Welcome Boston to PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.

Scammer acting as fake Aliquippa Police Sergeant calls person in Bridgewater Borough

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Bridgewater Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported that someone in Bridgewater Borough received an unknown call from an unknown person who acted as Sergeant Roberts out of the Aliquippa Police Department.

This occurred yesterday at 9:15 a.m. along Boundary Lane and the scammer told the victim that they had warrants out for the person’s arrest and that paying them would erase the “fake” warrants.

According to police, the given badge number and state ID that this scammer used was #448, and you should not give any money or pertinent information to this caller. 

Celebration planned in Pittsburgh to honor the life and legacy of the late Pittsburgh music legend Donnie Iris

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A celebration to honor the life and legacy of the late legendary Pittsburgh musician Donnie Iris will take place on Monday, November 9th at Citizens Live at The Wylie in Pittsburgh.

This event is called “A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Iris,” and it is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. 

It will feature memories shared by family and friends of Iris, as well as longtime band members and other musicians while also highlighting his contributions to the local music community. 

This event is free and it is open to the public.

Organizers are encouraging guests to RSVP in advance by clicking here to help the venue with capacity planning, because registration provides entry tickets. 

Donnie Iris was born Dominic Ierace.

He passed away at the age of 83 on October 26th, 2026 after a battle with bladder cancer.

Iris gained national fame by singing with the Jaggerz on their #1 song, “The Rapper,” and was also a former member of Wild Cherry.

Iris and partner Mark Avsec founded Donnie Iris and the Cruisers and their hit songs include, “Ah, Leah!,” “Love is Like a Rock,” and “That’s the Way Love Ought to Be.” 

Camera Bartolotta retains seat in the 46th Senatorial District

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Incumbent Republican Camera Bartolotta has retained her seat in the 46th Senatorial District after unofficial results from yesterday’s general election for that position.  

These results confirm that Bartolotta earned about 65% of the votes, while her Independent challenger Jodi Borello received about 35% of the votes. 

Bartolotta is a longtime resident of Monongahela who will be serving in her third six-year term in the 46th Senatorial District.