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Dolores E. McDanel (1929-2026)

Dolores E. McDanel, 97, of North Sewickley Township, passed away on September 11th, 2026 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Wexford. She was born in North Sewickley Township on May 7th, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles L. Sr. and Nancy Edith (Shaffer) Miller. Dolores did custodial work and was very active in her church, the North Sewickley Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Nelson McDanel, her son, Bradley A. McDanel, her brothers, William F., Walter L. and Charles L. Miller and her sisters: Edna Oliver, Velma Bork, Vesta Vogler, Helen Miller and Ethel M. Shriner. She is survived by a devoted daughter, Jeanne (Michael) Safreed of Beaver Falls, her daughter-in-law, Carla (Kevin) Wyberg of South Beaver Township, her grandchildren: Brian (Amy) Safreed, Jason (Renee) Safreed, Carlinda (Nick) Kleck, Cole (Emily) McDanel, Ty (Kayla) Torrence, and Nathyn (Tiera) Wyberg; as well as her great-grandchildren: Morgan Safreed, Madalyn (Tyler) Cuadrado, Cody Safreed, Landyn Safreed, Lyllian Safreed, Elle McDanel, Cullen Kleck, Ada Kleck, Alexandra Kleck, and Nolan Torrence. Friends will be received on Wednesday, September 16th from 4-8 P.M. at CORLESS-KUNSELMAN FUNERAL SERVICES, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls, who was in charge of her arrangements. Friends will also be received on Thursday, September 17th from 10 A.M. until the time of a service at 11 A.M. at North Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 106 Chapel Drive, Ellwood City. Officiating the services are Rev. Dr. Maurice Smith and Rev. Dr. Rebecca A. Collins. Online condolences may be shared at www.corlessfuneralhomes.com. Private interment will take place at Concord Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Kitchen Fund or Building Fund of the North Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 106 Chapel Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117.

Jayne Ann Atkinson (1948-2026)

Jayne Ann Atkinson, 78, of Portersville, passed away in her residence on September 10th, 2026.

She was born in Sewickley on April 14th, 1948, the daughter of the late Arnold and Marie Fleming Rothhaar.

Jayne was a member of the Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Sewickley, where she was involved in many church activities and served as a Deacon and Treasurer. She was a member of the Eastern Star, loved to winter in Florida, ride motorcycles, and enjoyed spending time with her loving grandchildren.

She is survived by her loving husband, Anthony Atkinson, her daughter, Dana Songer, her son, Wayne Drish, her step-daughter, Jennifer (Robert) Erdlen, 12 loving grandchildren and 4 loving great grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Tuesday, September 15th from 2-4 P.M. & 6-8 P.M. in the John Syka Funeral Home, Inc., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. Family and friends will meet in the Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2535 Fairmount Church Road, Sewickley, on Wednesday, September 16th at 11 A.M. for a funeral service with Rev. Nathan Beard Officiating.

Interment will follow in Fairmount Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 2535 Fairmount Church Road, Sewickley.

In Lieu of flowers, the family asks donations to be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2535 Fairmount Church Road, Sewickley, PA 15143 in Jayne’s memory.

Noah J. Fessides (2006-2026)

Noah J. Fessides, 19, of New Sewickley Township, passed away unexpectedly on September 9th, 2026.

He was born in Pittsburgh on November 30th, 2006.

Noah was an amazing young man that charmed every person he met. He was kind, witty, respectful, and loved to make people laugh. He was a Lifetime Member of the Beaver County Badgers where he played for 12 years, winning the season and championship banner in his final year. He also played for six years with Central Valley Hockey.  He was a 2025 graduate of Freedom Area High School. After high school, he worked at Precise Automotive with his grandfather until he became a conductor for Norfolk Southern. He loved to build Legos, loved his cats (especially his BIG girl Sprinkles), and for some reason, he loved motorcycles. He also had an unhealthy obsession with fancy cologne!

He is survived by his parents, Ted and Katie Fessides and Alicia and Mela Jennings, his siblings, Riley Fessides, Madison Fessides, Max Warrick, and Nicholas Jennings, his long-term girlfriend, Ryleigh Bianculli and his grandparents, along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his great grandma, Gloria Lucas, his grandmother, Kim D’Orazio, and his Uncle Joe Dell.

Friends will be received on Monday, September 14th from 1-3 P.M. & 5-8 P.M. in the John Syka Funeral Home, Inc., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge, who was in charge of his arrangements, and where a funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 15th at 10 A.M. with Pastor Justin Driscoll Officiating. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, 273 PA-68, Rochester.

There will be a scholarship in Noah’s memory, with information to come.

The family respectfully asks that anyone attending the visitation and or the funeral to please refrain from bringing motorcycles.

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Two dogs safe after found running loose in Baden Borough

(Credit for Headline Photo and Photo Below: Photo Courtesy of the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department, Posted on Facebook on September 12th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) The Beaver Valley Regional Police Department issued a Facebook post on Saturday that stated that two dogs were found running loose in the area of Straube Avenue in Baden Borough.

The picture of these two dogs can be found below, and they were found safe before they were transported to the Beaver County Humane Society.

If you know who owns these dogs or you recognize them, you can call the Beaver County Humane Society at 724-775-5801.

 

Teenage boy dies from injuries after crashing his motorcycle in Beaver County

(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A male teenager died from his injuries after he crashed his motorcycle in Beaver County last week.

Aliquippa Police issued a Facebook post on Friday that they were dispatched on Wednesday to PA Route 51 Northbound near Station Street for a reported motorcycle crash. 

Officers found a motorcycle and crash debris in the roadway and a utility pole that had been sheared as a result of a collision when they arrived.

The operator of the motorcycle was identified as a 19-year-old man and he had succumbed to his injuries.

A witness confirmed in a preliminary investigation that during the crash, they observed the motorcycle going northbound on PA Route 51 at a rate of speed that was high.

The witness also stated that the motorcycle appeared to become unstable, with the front of the motorcycle oscillating from side to side before the operator lost control, left the road and hit a utility pole. 

Both the northbound and southbound lanes of PA Route 51 were closed temporarily while officers processed and secured the crash scene.  

Anyone who has information about this crash or observed the motorcycle before the crash occurred can call the Aliquippa Police Department at 724-378-8000.

Groundbreaking held for “The Project Phoenix” data center complex in Shippingport

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Paul J. Gough, Pittsburgh Business Times, Caption for Photo: The Shippingport Industrial Park)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Shippingport, PA) A groundbreaking was held on Thursday for a new data center complex in Shippingport.  

Aligned Data Centers confirmed that this complex is called the Project Phoenix, and this is a 2GW (gigawatt) Data center campus which is expected to support 3,000 jobs in construction and drive $10 billion in regional economic investment. 

According to a release from Aligned Data Centers, the campus will be built on the former Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant site in the Shippingport Industrial Park and the three-building campus will transform dormant industrial infrastructure into a major digital infrastructure hub.

Aligned Data Centers also confirmed that the facility features a closed-loop cooling system that requires no water for operational cooling, it will create more than 640 full-time operational roles and it will serve as an example of responsible data center development in Pennsylvania, to align with Governor Josh Shapiro’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) framework and Ratepayer Protection Pledge.

Interstate 79 Wexford Interchange Project Restrictions Continue This Week in Allegheny County

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced restrictions on Interstate 79 in Marshall Township and Franklin Park Borough in Allegheny County will continue this Wednesday through Friday, weather permitting. 

The following restrictions are expected to occur between 7 P.M. and 6:00 AM each night for deck placement work, according to the schedule listed below courtesy of a release from PennDOT District 11: 

Wednesday and Thursday nights, September 16th-17th

  • Northbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the off and on-ramps at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange. 

Friday night, September 18th 

  • Southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the off and on-ramps at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange. 

Pirates place rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez on the injured list with a left hamstring injury

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Esmerlyn Valdez, center, is helped off the field by first base coach Tarrik Brock, left, and a trainer during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain, likely signaling the end of the 22-year-old outfielder’s rookie season.

In a corresponding move, the Pirates recalled outfielder Ronny Simón from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Valdez is batting .235 with 17 homers and 47 RBIs in 71 games. He made his major league debut on May 22 at Toronto.

Valdez left Friday’s 12-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs after injuring himself while running to first base on a grounder in the sixth inning. He grabbed the back of his left leg and limped off the field with his arms draped around the shoulders of training staff after shortstop Nico Hoerner threw him out.

Simón is batting .281 with two RBIs in 10 games with the Pirates this season. He had been returned to Indianapolis on Friday after O’Hearn was activated from the injured list.

Routes 51, 151 Utility Work Begins Today in Beaver County

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahaead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that utility work on Routes 51 and 151 in Hopewell Township and the City of Aliquippa will begin today, weather permitting. 

Alternating single-lane and shoulder restrictions will occur on Route 51 between Route 151 and Station Street and on Route 151 between Route 51 and Brodhead Road to allow crews from Duquesne Light to rebuild light pole and cable lines.

These restrictions can occur through the early part of October, according to the schedule below courtesy of a release from PennDOT District 11:

Weekdays 

  • 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. 
  • 6 P.M. to 6 A.M.

Weekends 

  • 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.