An Evans City man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court on bank robbery charges. 33 year old Chad Vaughn is accused of robbing the NexTier Bank on South Main Street in Zelienople back in October of 2018. Authorities said Vaughn got away with over two thousand dollars in cash. Sentencing is set for July 7th. Vaughn faces up to 20 years in prison along with a 250 thousand dollars fine, or both.
The 85-year-old man who died after falling from the roof of a home in Beaver Falls on Monday afternoon…has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says Harold Hocanson died after being taken to a hospital in Pittsburgh. The incident happened a little after 1 p.m. Monday at a home along 20th Street Extension. The medical examiner said the manner of death was accidental.
An investigation is underway into a deadly school van crash in Lawrence County. State police say the Mercer Area School District van crashed with a tractor-trailer yesterday morning on Portersville Road in Perry Township. The van’s driver 64 year old Peter Ellis was killed. No students were on board. The driver of the tractor-trailor, 30 year old Jaren Urey also of Mercer was not hurt.
The Red Cross is helping two adults and two children after fire broke out inside of a home in Raccoon Township last night. The fire broke out in a home on Waite Lane. There were no initial reports of any injuries.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 6TH, 2020
TODAY – RAIN SHOWERS WILL EVOLVE INTO A MORE
STEADY RAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 41.
TONIGHT – EVENING LIGHT RAIN FOLLOWED BY A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW EXPECTED. LOW AROUND 30.
FRIDAY – SNOW SHOWERS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AROUND ONE INCH. TEMPS NEARLY
STEADY IN THE LOW TO MID-30‘S.
SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 35.
SUNDAY – A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATER IN THE
DAY. HIGH NEAR 40.
Beaver County is about to find out who the Top Cat is.
Steel City Kitties is moving their annual cat show to the Willows Event Center in Industry, taking place this Saturday & Sunday (February 8-9) from 9-4 each day.
SCK secretary Marilyn McBane joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to discuss this year’s show, including the range of cat breeds that will be on display, the rules and regulations for the contest, the various booths that will be provided by different county organizations and merchants, and the reasons that the show is moving from Monroeville to Beaver County.
For more info on Steel City Kitties and their 2020 show, visit their site by clicking here.
To listen to the full interview, click on the player below!
The BEAVER COUNTY WOMEN’S DAY 2020 event will be held Friday, March 27, 2020 9 a.m.-11;30 a.m.
The theme is #EachforEqual. The event is being sponsored PA Career Link Beaver County & The Franklin Center of Beaver County.
It is free to attend and will be held at Career Link in the Beaver Valley Mall. This event is geared specifically for women, according to Shon Owens, Director of Men and Boys Initiative at Franklin Center of Beaver County, Inc.
A continental breakfast will be provided.
To RSVP for the event contact Owens at 724-378-2882 X11 or email him at sowens@franklincenter.org
AMBRIDGE BOROUGH ANNOUNCES RECYCLING EVENT
The recycling event will be held at the Ambridge Borough building on Saturday, March 28th staring at 9AM. Household hazardous waste including TV’s, electronics, chemicals, bulbs and freon waste. There is a nominal fee and registration is required. To register call 1-866-815-0016 or visit www.ecsr.net.
McGuire Memorial annual car raffle!
McGuire Memorial is having its 13th annual car raffle. This year there are 4 options to choose from:
Ram Truck, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, or the latest addition: a Harley Davidson Motorcycle.
Each Vehicle has a $50,000.00 value. The Vehicle was donated so 100% of the proceeds go directly to the McGuire Memorial Foundation, for the future needs of the residents of McGuire Memorial.
Tickets are $25.00 each and the drawing is at the Auction for
McGuire Memorial on March 7, 2020.
Go to https://www.mcguirecarraffle.org to see the vehicles and purchase tickets or call McGuire Memorial at 724-843-0365
Story and photos by Mark Peterson.
(New Brighton, PA) A prominent figure in high school sports and education completed his “farewell tour” at the Main Gymnasium at New Brighton Area School District last night. A nice crowd was on hand to watch David Wytiaz officiate his final high school basketball game in Beaver County as the visiting Blackhawk Cougars topped the New Brighton Lions in a non conference game 51 to 27. February 5th is special to Wytaiz for two reasons, it capped off an illustrious 41 year career pacing up and down the courts of Beaver County, and coincidentally, it is also his birthday. A brief ceremony and plaque presentation was Organized by New Brighton school officials and held before the tip off of the game. Wytiaz has interacted and influenced the actions of students on and off the basketball court for many years in Beaver County. In addition to calling tens of thousands of fouls, throwing up the opening tip off, traveling, time outs, and other aspects of the game, he is also the current Administrative Director at The Beaver County Career and Technology Center. Prior to overseeing the education of area youth in the vocational trades, Wytiaz served as the Superintendent at Aliquippa School district. He also acts as the Treasurer for the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Here are some additional photos from last night’s basketball game:
