Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 18, 2023 7:27 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) On Thursday night Aliquippa Fire Chief Dave Foringer, his wife Brenda and firefighters, manned the hamburger stand with help from Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane. Aliquippa Police, along with state police were on hand. Hot dogs were being served by House of Prayer Lutheran Church’s Little Free Food Truck volunteers. Homemade cookies and snacks were also available, served by volunteers. An ice cream truck with frozen delights was part of the food available DRUG FREE ALIQUIPPA  was there to help anyone that needed information.

Police Chief John Lane was observing the crowd during the festivities.  

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 18, 2023 7:25 A.M.

(Center Township, PA) Two veteran elementary teacher’s retirements from the elementary school were approved. Michele Goodwill retired after 30 years Dawnlyn Valli retired after 27.9 years.

Jim Frederick (left) and Bruce Frey call a game at Oak Hill Field in New Brighton.
(Photo/BCR Archives)

Longtime WBVP and WMBA sports broadcaster Jim Frederick has passed away at the age of 71.

Frederick started as sports director at WMBA in 1995, and served as a sportscaster at Beaver County Radio for over a decade, up until the early 2010s. He called dozens of football and basketball games for the two AM stations along with Tom Hays, Bruce Frey, and the late Bob Barrickman among others.

One of Frederick’s most legendary calls took place on February 26, 2005 at the former A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, when a three-overtime match between Beaver Falls and Aliquippa for the Class 2A WPIAL Championship was decided on a last-second shot by Lance Jeter (shot takes place at :56 in the clip below):

Frederick also served for nearly two decades as Deputy Treasurer in the Beaver County Courthouse, working from 2002 until 2020. Prior to his work at WMBA and later WBVP, Frederick worked at WHIZ-TV as sports director from 1974 until 1989.

File – United States Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa. is shown on Feb. 26, 2019. With two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings, United States Steel Corp. seems poised to be purchased by a competitor sooner than later. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

United States Steel Corp. seems poised to be soon purchased by a competitor, with two bidders revealed in a matter of days and more in the wings. It would mean the takeover of a symbol of American industrialization that for more than a century helped build everything from the United Nations building in New York City to the New Orleans Superdome. After rejecting a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland-Cliffs on Sunday, U.S. Steel said it was considering alternatives. On Monday, industrial conglomerate Esmark offered $7.8 billion for Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.

FILE – West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest. Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment on Thursday, Aug. 17. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Former West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest. Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment on Thursday. But court records in Pittsburgh show that the hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. Under the agreement, his one-year probation period can be done after six months if he meets all conditions, including completion of an alcohol treatment program. Huggins was assessed $2,810 in court costs and fees and his driver’s license was suspended for at least 60 days. Huggins was arrested June 16 and West Virginia announced he had resigned the next day.

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a rendering of a blended-wing body prototype aircraft. The Air Force has promised $235 million to help start-up manufacturer JetZero build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes and perhaps eventually be used to carry airline passengers. JetZero and the Air Force, which announced the award Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, say they hope that the full-size demonstrator plane will be ready to fly in 2027. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

The U.S. Air Force is throwing its support behind a program to develop a sleek, futuristic-looking jet that could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes. On Wednesday, Air Force officials announced a $235 million award for start-up aircraft maker JetZero. The company says it will build a full-size demonstrator blended-wing plane that will be ready to fly in 2027. On blended-wing planes, the body and wings look like one piece. That makes them more aerodynamic and fuel-efficient than conventional planes of the same size.

An investigator walks through the debris from a home explosion which occurred the day before in Plum, Pa., Aug. 13, 2023. Authorities say the owners of the home were having issues with their hot water tank. But the cause of the blast that killed five people — including two municipal officials — remains under investigation. The explosion in Plum destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others. (Lucy Schaly/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, file)

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — The co-owner of a home that exploded in western Pennsylvania last weekend has died from injuries he suffered in the blast, which also killed his wife and four other people. Fifty-six-year-old Paul Oravitz died Wednesday in a Pittsburgh hospital, four days after the explosion in Plum. He had had severe burns over most of his body from the blast. The town is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but officials have said Oravitz and his wife, Heather, were having issues with their hot water tank.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 17, 2023 8:44 A.M.

(Midland, PA)Midland students and their families will enjoy a pool party at Midland Veteran’s Memorial Swimming Pool on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 with their immediate families, according to Superintendent Sean Tanner. Children 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

(Ambridge, PA) The Beaver County Conservation District’s Mosquito-Borne Disease Control Program (BU 13579 ) will be  conducting a truck-mounted, Ultra Low Volume (ULV) spray event on Thursday, August 17th,2023  between 8pm and 10 pm to decrease mosquito populations and reduce the risk of West Nile virus  (WNV) transmission. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be Monday, August 21st.  

Areas of focus will be the town of Ambridge and the surrounding area. Recent mosquito samples from  this location have tested positive for WNV. 

The product being used (Aqua duet) has a very low toxicity profile to mammals and has negligible impact  on non-target insects and the environment. 

Monaca, PA – Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) is proud to release 74 names of full-time  students who achieved either President’s List or Dean’s List honors for the summer 2023 semester. 

To be named to the President’s List, students must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing  courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.75 grade-point average or  above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing  courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.25 to 3.74 grade-point average  for the semester. 

The following full-time students were named to the President’s List and Dean’s List: