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By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz says he’ll renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate. He’s warding off criticism from a key rival in Pennsylvania’s heated Republican primary race. Oz is the celebrity heart surgeon best known as daytime TV’s host of “The Dr. Oz Show.” He made the statement Wednesday. Oz had previously said he’d keep dual citizenship if elected so he has power to make health care decisions in Turkey for his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother. But now he says it has become a distraction in his Senate campaign. Senate historians have been unable to find a senator who maintained dual citizenship.

The Blackhawk Girls undefeated season came to a end against the states number one ranked team Villa Maria out of Erie pa , the game took place in Oil City last night with high hopes for Blackhawk. Villa Maria a team that has been to the state the last 3 years and 11 times in school history  got the Cougars on a off night which it seemed liked not a lot of shots where falling for Blackhawk. The Cougars can be very happy with the 26 & 1 record they accomplished. not many teams can say they ever had a record like that and got beat by the number one team in the state.

The featured image above shows the Chippewa Twp. Municipal Building sign. 
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published March 16, 2022 8:27 P.M.

(Chippewa Township, PA) The Chippewa Township Board of Supervisors met Wednesday night for a meeting.  The board approved the purchase of a 2022 Chevy Silverado 3500 pickup for the street department due to the aging of current department vehicles.  Also approved was a storm drain repair project.  The repair will take place at the intersection of Woodland Road and Constitution Boulevard.  Members of the fire department were in attendance to question funding that the fire department receives from the township.  The department would like to see more funding, and suggested a one mill tax increase as a possible solution. Members of the board said that they will need to receive more detailed financial statements before they can make any decisions.  It was stated that the fire department has failed to provide statements on money they have made with fundraising and community support in recent years, only reporting their expenses. A member of the fire department responded by saying that the township shouldn’t need to know how much they make.
Listen to audio clips from the discussion below:

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

For some, it was like yesterday. For others, they never lived through it. But on March 23, generations of all ages are invited to learn about the days when the steel mill was king.

The Beaver Falls CDC is presenting a speaking series entitled “Stories Of The Steel Mills”, a three-part series that showcases multiple perspectives about life and work in the mills that once adorned Beaver County’s roads and rivers. Wendy Whelpley, the Executive Director of the BFCDC, joined Matt Drzik to discuss this series on the March 16 edition of A.M. Beaver County.

Whelpley spoke about the importance of telling these stories and preserving its honest history, as well as the possible effects it may have on those who are continuing to understand the spiritual landscape of places like Beaver Falls. The series will be held at the Carnegie Free Library in Beaver Falls on March 23, April 6, and April 20 (all Wednesdays) at 7 PM.

To watch the full interview with Matt and Wendy, click on the Facebook feed below.

(Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are investigating a possible arson fire of a vehicle that occurred on West Lawrence Ave. in Ellwood City.
Troopers reported via release that they dispatched to 1510 Lawrence Ave on February 19, 2022 at 7:04 PM to investigate a vehicle fire involving a black Jeep. Troopers don’t know what year and model of Jeep it was. The incident is currently under investigation as no other information was released. Troopers are asking anyone that may have information regarding this incident to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at the New Castle Barracks at 724-598-2211

(Kyodo News via AP)
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there’s no longer a tsunami threat though the Japan Meteorological Agency kept its low risk advisory. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant meltdowns. The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster said workers found no abnormalities there. TV says there are reports of fire, damage to buildings and falling rocks in Fukushima. There has been no word on casualties.

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FRANKLIN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania district attorney says a man who fatally shot a guest at his cabin nine times did so out of self-defense when the guest was threatening others with an assault rifle while high on mushrooms. Venango County District Attorney D. Shawn White said this week that no charges would be filed in the killing of 29-year-old Peter Spencer and pushed back against criticism that the investigation lacked transparency. He said the evidence supports witness accounts that Spencer was threatening others when he was shot Dec. 12. Spencer’s family and their attorney had previously criticized White for not keeping them informed.