(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Several county citizens have had their thoughts on the Beaver County EMS’ response (or some say lack thereof) to the chlorine gas fires that took place in Rochester over the course of Friday night and Saturday morning. But according to Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp; the County was only set up to do so much, and rather it was up to each municipality to alert its citizens:

County Commissioner Sandie Egley, who had recently appeared on Teleforum to address the recent complaints regarding the alerts, said on Wednesday that the Board of Commissioners had met with Beaver County Emergency Services to discuss improving the current system so that more citizens can be informed in case of an emergency.

New Brighton Doctor, Jay Funkhouser, passed away yesterday, at Heritage Valley Hospital. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has details…

Ambridge and Old Economy officials are preparing for a year long celebration of the upcoming bicentennial. The celebration is expected to begin in June of 2024, and last a whole year. Beaver County Radio News Intern, Christina Sainovich, has details…

A former Aliquippa woman, Leigh Mercandante, is facing 81 charges, after police found 15 dead cats in her former residence. Aliquippa police went to the house after neighbors had called, complaining of a horrible smell, and uncut grass. The police arrived at the house and immediately called the Beaver County Humane Society who sent employee Celena Kelly as well as shelter manager, Shannon O’Neill, out to investigate. Along with the estimated 15 dead cats, ten adult cats, and two kittens, were taken to the shelter alive, and later euthanized, due to severe medical issues. Mercandante is facing 27 counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals, and neglect of animals. As of today, no court date has been announced.

A North Sewickley man, Chad Fryer, is facing a slew of charges after terrorizing his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend, and daughter. He appeared at his ex’s house, where the daughter was home alone, and proceeded to shout and pound on the door. He then tried to break into the house through the back door. The child called her mother, who told her to call her current boyfriend for help. When he arrived on the scene, he confronted Fryer, and got the child out of the house. Fryer then got in his car and chased them through the woods. Police later picked Fryer up at an unknown location, and is awaiting an August 2^nd court date.

Pennsylvania turnpike tolls to rise 6 percent next year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be going up 6 percent next year for both E-ZPass users and cash customers.
Turnpike officials announced Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission had approved the increase slated to start Jan. 5 on all sections and extensions except for three “cashless” toll facilities in western Pennsylvania.
Officials said the increase is needed to meet escalating debt service costs and to maintain aging roads.
Officials said the most common toll for a passenger vehicle next year will increase from $1.40 to $1.50 for E-ZPass customers and from $2.30 to $2.50 for cash customers. The most common tractor-trailer toll will rise from $3.70 to $4.00 for E-ZPass and from $16.30 to $17.30 for cash.
Three western Pennsylvania highways will see increases Oct. 27.

The Latest: Florida paper prints retro Apollo 11 front page
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (all times local):
1:30 p.m.
The Orlando Sentinel commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch by republishing its front page from 1969 and writing minute-by-minute accounts of launch day.
The headline on July 16, 1969, was simple: Moon, Here We Come.
The newspaper detailed how the day started for astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins as they prepared for launch.
The caption for a rendering of the astronauts read: Pioneers for Man’s Greatest Quest.
On its website, the Sentinel offered readers a look at the morning’s activities, complete with photos of the astronauts, Mission Control and the crowds that gathered along Florida’s Space Coast to watch history.
9:40 a.m.
Thousands of model rockets have been launched in Huntsville, Alabama, 50 years after the Apollo 11 crew blasted off for the moon.
Tuesday’s launch was done by the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, which is attempting a world record.
Huntsville, known as Rocket City, was the home of the powerful Saturn V rocket that took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon.
The simultaneous rocket launch is one of many events planned commemorating the golden anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.
9:32 a.m.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has returned to the exact spot where he and two other astronauts flew to the moon 50 years ago.
At NASA’s invitation, Michael Collins spent the golden anniversary Tuesday morning at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. He marked the precise moment — 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969 — that their Saturn V rocket departed on humanity’s first moon landing. Buzz Aldrin was an unexplained no-show. Mission commander Neil Armstrong — who took the first lunar footsteps — died in 2012.
Collins says he wishes Aldrin and Armstrong could have shared the moment Tuesday at the pad. The 88-year-old astronaut was interviewed live on NASA TV.
The event kicks off a week of celebrations marking each day of Apollo 11’s eight-day voyage.
9:15 a.m.
The spacesuit that Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong wore for that one small step on the moon is back on display in mint condition.
The 76-pound suit had been out of view and needed to be rehabbed before it was put on display Tuesday at the Air and Space Museum in Washington. On hand for the unveiling were Vice President Mike Pence, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine and Armstrong’s son, Rick.
A fundraising campaign took just five days to raise the $500,000 needed for the restoration.
Calling Armstrong a hero, Pence said “the American people express their gratitude by preserving this symbol of courage.”
The Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched to the moon 50 years ago Tuesday. Armstrong died in 2012.
4:30 a.m.
Apollo 11’s astronauts are returning to the exact spot from where they flew to the moon 50 years ago.
NASA has invited Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on Tuesday. They will mark the precise moment — 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969 — that their Saturn V rocket departed on humanity’s first moon landing. Mission commander Neil Armstrong — who took the first lunar footsteps — died in 2012.
It kicks off eight days of golden anniversary celebrations for each day of Apollo 11’s voyage.
Also Tuesday morning, 5,000 model rockets are set to launch simultaneously at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Armstrong’s newly restored spacesuit goes on display.