October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Beaver County…as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’ s report…
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Beaver County
Author: Beaver County Radio
Ambridge Teacher Being Nominated for PA’s Teacher of the Year
A teacher in the Ambridge Area School District is being nominated to become Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Nicole Darroch, a STEAM or science, technology, education, art, and mathematics educator, was nominated by the Beaver County Education Trust. Darroch is vying to be one of a dozen finalists statewide. She was the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Teacher of the Month in 2017.
BREAKING NEWS: Tree-Trimming Truck Rolls Down Hillside in New Sewickley Township
BREAKING NEWS: A tree trimming truck crashed and rolled down a hillside this morning in New Sewickley Township. Dispatchers say it happened just after 8 a.m. on Willoughby Road, which is currently being paved. Fire officials say the driver of the truck caught the edge of the road, causing it to crash and roll down the hill. The driver was not hurt.
Man Accused of Rape after Posing as 7-Year-Old Girl’s Uncle, Says He Had Lapse in Judgement
A man accused of posing as a seven-year-old girl’s uncle then raping her will stand trial for those charges. Juwan Mitchell allegedly lured the child away from her grandmother’s home on Hazlett Street in Northview Heights, then assaulted her on September 15th at another home’s basement bathroom. A detective testified the 22-year-old Mitchell admitted to the assault…but claims he simply had a lapse in judgement. Mitchell remains in custody on 200-thousand-dollars bail.
Commonwealth Residents Warned About Fishing License Scam
The Commonwealth is warning residents that buying hunting and fishing licenses through third party websites could leave them scammed. Both the state Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission report a number of anglers and hunters have recently tried to buy their licenses via non-affiliated sites and ended up getting nothing in return. According to these agencies, the Fish and Boat “Outdoor Shop” online portal is the only proven and reliable way to get licenses and permits.
New Brighton Woman Accused of Leaving Kids Alone in Van
A New Brighton woman is accused of leaving her kids alone in a broken-down van. Valerie Fullum was arraigned yesterday on child endangerment charges. Rochester police say Fullum left a baby and nine-year-old child alone on Route 68 last month while she walked to a gas station. The older child was found in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition. Fullum was recently accused of taking a girl to get a birth control implant against her will, but the charges were dropped.
The Sunny Weather Continues in Beaver County
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, OCT. 10TH, 2019
TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH NEAR 70.
TONIGHT – CLEAR SKIES. LOW – 47.
FRIDAY – SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 72.
SATURDAY – CLOUDY AND DAMP WITH RAIN IN THE
MORNING. HIGH – 57.
SUNDAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 63.
Record Setting Coaches Corner Broadcast Happened Last Night.
(Bridgewater, PA) Two area high school head football coaches were the special guests last night on the Coaches Corner live broadcast from the Sports Patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn. Jeff Beltz from Beaver and Joe Lamenza from Ellwood City joined the show hosted by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey, which aired on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and 99.3 F.M. Lamenza’s Wolverines from Ellwood City made a strong showing with around 40 players and coaches making the trek from the Beaver/Lawrence county border area school district to the venue for last night’s show. The Ellwood contingent came hungry too as, according to Robert Skerlec, owner of Robert’s Roadside Inn, a regular season record was set, consuming 160 pounds of free wings provided by Skerlec and his enterprise. In addition to the wings, The team made quick work of the usual compliment of numerous pizzas, courtesy of Pizza Joe’s in Beaver. Much like a feeding frenzy at the shark tank at the zoo, the action was fast and furious when the food was set out. Luckily, everyone got enough to eat and a good time was had by all. Upon learning of his high achieving team’s unique record, Ellwood City Head Coach, Joe Lamenza, offered that coming down to Coaches Corner was truly a special event and that his team was really excited to be included and because of that, every single player attended. That made setting the wing record easy work for a team that had just practiced hard and burned off a great deal of calories earlier in the day.
Beltz and Lamenza also talked at length on the show about their seasons and analyzed the upcoming games for each of their squads.
The sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn is now in its 29th season as the home for Coaches Corner, a weekly live high school coaches interview program that airs on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and 99.3 F.M. during football and basketball seasons. Coaches Corner always features free pizza from Pizza Joe’s in Beaver and wings from Robert’s Roadside Inn.
Coaches Corner is hosted by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey and airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 P.M. on WBVP , WMBA and 99.3 F.M.
“Rappin with the Reps” Tomorrow on Teleforum
Tune into Teleforum with Frank Sparks tomorrow, October 10, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. for “Rappin with the Reps” Aaron Berstine and Josh Kail will be live in studio to answer your questions and to talk about what is going on in your neighborhoods and in Harrisburgh. The show will also be streamed Live on the WBVP/WMBA Facebook page. To particpate in the show dial 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also leave your comments on the Facebook Live feed.
“Rappin with the Reps” presented by the Medicine Stop Pharmacy in Beaver Falls.
Senior Day at the Beaver Valley Mall was all about safety!!!
(Monaca, Pa.) It was Senior Day at the Beaver Valley Mall on Wednesday October 9, 2019. This month it was all about safety. Various venders from health care facilities, Lawyers about estate planning, health alert companies, and many of the various community offices that are available to assist seniors in the safety of finance, health, food, and estate planning were at today’s Senior Day.
Frank Sparks host of Teleforum did a live broadcast of his show from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and interviewed varous vendors and puclic figures throughout the show. Zach Ulrich manned the Beaver County Radio Personality Prize Wheel that was lined with contestants from start to finish.
Check out all of the photos of today’s fun time….
