On Friday morning’s show, Matt Drzik will be talking about the roadwork being done along Route 18 in northern Beaver County, the Wave Pool in Beaver Falls that is still under construction, and Geneva College football as Coach Geno DeMarco calls in around 8:15 to talk about the 1-2 Golden Tornadoes.

Last show of the week kicks off at 6:30 AM on Beaver County Radio.

Inflation forces homebuilders to take it slow, raise prices
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rising costs and shortages of building materials and labor are rippling across the homebuilding industry, delaying construction and prompting many builders to pump the brakes on how many homes they put up for sale. Lumber futures hit their lowest level in more than a year last week after vaulting nearly fivefold to an all-time high in May. The roughly 64% drop since then reflects an uptick in production and a pullback in demand from builders as prices skyrocketed. Still, the decline has yet to translate into lower costs for many builders. Meanwhile, the industry is contending with a bevy of other elevated costs for windows, doors, flooring, roofing and other types of construction products.

Beaver, PA – Lifesteps Child Check program will provide FREE developmental and autism  screenings for children birth to age five at the Lifesteps Beaver County Program Center on: 

Thursday, October 7, 2021 

Lifesteps Beaver County Program Center 

138 Friendship Cir. 

Beaver, PA 15009 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m. 

The early years are a critical time in a child’s development. As such, Lifesteps urges families to  proactively have children assessed for developmental delays. Notable milestones in a child’s  development include certain aspects of hearing, talking, seeing, playing and basic social skills.  By ensuring milestones are met at age appropriate benchmarks, children are far more likely to  reach their potential.  

Through Lifesteps Child Check program, parents are provided with knowledge on their child’s  current state of development and guided to resources when delays are detected. The  screening is a brief assessment using games and activities to determine a child’s current level  of development.  

A Child Check screening takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and the results are discussed immediately with parents/guardians. Appointments for in-person or online  screenings are required and can be scheduled by calling Lifesteps at 724-283-1010 or  1-800-225-2010. 

PITTSBURGH, PA (Sept. 22, 2021) – Breast surgeon Suzanne B. Coopey, MD, FACS, has joined Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was Breast Surgery Program Director at Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center.

Dr. Coopey will serve as Director of the Breast Program at the new AHN Wexford Hospital. AHN Wexford will offer a full spectrum of cancer care, including surgical, radiation and medical oncology, with the most advanced technologies, and in an environment designed for patient comfort. In addition to her role at AHN Wexford, Dr. Coopey will also serve as Co-Strategy and Growth Officer for AHN Cancer Institute’s Breast Program.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Suzanne Coopey to our growing cancer team. She brings to AHN Cancer Institute an outstanding combination of surgical skill, compassionate, patient-centered care and innovative leadership, and we look forward to the difference she will make in our breast program, and ultimately in the lives of our patients,” said David L. Bartlett, MD, Chair, AHN Cancer Institute.

A graduate of Penn State University, Dr. Coopey received her M.D. degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She completed a general surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic and a breast surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

Her areas of research and clinical expertise include nipple-sparing mastectomies, the treatment of high-risk breast lesions, lumpectomy margins, patient-reported outcomes after mastectomy and reconstruction; the use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols that allow potential same-day discharge for mastectomy patients, and axillary downstaging/targeted axillary dissection of lymph nodes, a method that improves staging accuracy and allows some patients to avoid a more invasive procedure that can produce lifelong side effects.

Dr. Coopey serves on the editorial board of the Annals of Surgical Oncology (Breast Oncology Section) and as an ad hoc reviewer for a number of other preeminent medical journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Surgery, and Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

For more information, or to make an appointment with Dr. Coopey, call 878.332.4387.

(Ambridge, Pa.) Krisinda Bright, the mother who is accused of killing her two children inn their Maplewood Ave. home earlier this year,  entered  a not guilty plea to two counts of homicide in their deaths on February 22, 2021. There will be an in-chambers status conference  set for November 1, 2021.  The court is expected to set a specific date for a trial late next year, according to Beaver County District Attorney  David J. Lozier.

WASHINGTON — The rate of unruly passenger incidents on commercial flights has dropped sharply since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched its Zero Tolerance campaign but the rate remains too high, according to new data released today.

“Our work is having an impact and the trend is moving in the right direction. But we need the progress to continue. This remains a serious safety threat, and one incident is one too many,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “The FAA will continue its Zero Tolerance policy, keep its public awareness campaign going, and keep pushing and partnering with everyone in the aviation system to do more. We appreciate the tremendous work of all our partners in the airline, airport, labor, and law enforcement communities.”

As of last week, unruly passenger incidents were occurring approximately six times per every 10,000 flights. That’s an approximately 50 percent drop from early 2021, but it’s more than twice as high as the end of 2020. Since the FAA launched its public awareness campaign with memes and two public service announcements, the rate has fallen approximately 30 percent. View a graphic with the data. 

Using its full legal authority to deter this dangerous behavior, the FAA adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward unruly passengers in January 2021. Under this policy, the FAA no longer issues warning letters. Instead, it moves directly to fines, which have totaled $1.1 million to date. In addition to its public service announcement videos and memes, the agency has asked airports to help educate passengers that they cannot consume alcohol on board that they purchase at restaurants and shops in the airport or that is not served by a flight attendant.

Later this month, the FAA plans to host unruly-passenger working sessions with key aviation stakeholders. The FAA will ask members of the aviation system to share best practices and to identify additional steps they and the U.S. government can take to reduce the unruly incident rate further.

Detailed current data on these incidents is available on our unruly passenger website. Press releases about individual cases, and the work the FAA has done to get the word out about the consequences passengers face, is available in our unruly passenger toolkit.