Author: Beaver County Radio

Rick Craword & Vanessa Campagna Talk About The Beaver Falls Spring Festival

The 2nd Annual Beaver Falls Spring Festival will be held on May 4 at the Municipal Parking Lot located on 13th Street between 7th & 8th Avenue. The event will feature live music, yard sales, auctions, and food vendors. Beaver County Radio will be broadcasting live from 12:30 until 6:30 on Saturday.

Vanessa Campagna, who is seen here in the studio in December 2014, called in from Norway to promote her Spring Fest appearance.

Rick Crawford, who is the chairman of the Beaver Falls Business District Authority, talked with Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to discuss all the different happenings that will take place at the Spring Festival. He talked about the improvements that were made from last year’s first event, the auction to be held by Asecendant Auctions, and the “treasure map” that will allow patrons to visit the local downtown businesses for a chance to win a prize.

Also joining Matt and Rick was singer Vanessa Campagna, who called in to Beaver County Radio all the way from Oslo, Norway (where it was mid-afternoon). Campagna will be singing live at the Spring Festival starting at 5:00pm, and she reflected on how excited she is to be a part of this event back in front of her hometown crowd. Vanessa also talked about her current work on tour with singer Michael W. Smith, and also a project she is working on with collaborating songwriters in Norway.

If you want to listen back to the interview, click on the player below.

 

Phildelphia Police: Three Seventh Graders Taken To The Hospital After Eating Rice Krispies Treats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say three seventh-graders were taken to a hospital from a west Philadelphia elementary school after ingesting treats that may have been laced with an unknown substance. Police say they were called to Martha Washington Elementary School shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, where a 13-year-old girl reported feeling lethargic after consuming the Rice Krispies treats. She is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, as were two other girls also taken there.

Lt. Governor John Fetterman Says Majority Of Pennsylvanians Favor Recreational Pot

Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman says between 60-and-70 percent of those voicing opinions on his recreational marijuana listening tour are in favor of legalization. Fetterman gave testimony to lawmakers yesterday, saying he’s roughly at the two-thirds point of his state wide tour. Fetterman added the prime issues for those against legalization are concerned about driving under impairment, the notion pot is a gateway drug, and its impact on young brains.

Shooting In New Castle Under Investigation

New Castle City Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night. According to police, 26 year old Sean Nixon of Delaware Avenue was shot several times. Police don’t know yet the location were Nixon was shot. He was taken to St.Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown for treatment. Anyone with information is asked to call city police at 724-656=3588.

Early Morning Police Chase Ends With Crash, One Woman In Custody, In Center Township

CHAPEL ROAD IN CENTER TOWNSHIP IS ONCE AGAIN OPEN THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A POLICE CHASE THAT ENDED WITH THE DRIVER CRASHING HER CAR AND BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE UPDATE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Lots Of Rain Forecast For This Week In Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2019

 

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGH – 63.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. ANOTHER CHANCE OF A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. LOW – 57.

WEDNESDAY – SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. REMAINING CLOUDY
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 82.

National Day Of Prayer Breakfast To Be Held At Geneva College On May 2

The first Thursday of May is the National Day of Prayer in the United States, and in conjunction with that, Geneva College will be hosting their annual Prayer Breakfast on May 2 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

Two of the head personnel for the Prayer Breakfast joined Matt Drzik on A.M Beaver County to talk about this year’s event: Geneva College President Dr. Calvin Troup, and Reverend Phil Huggins of First Baptist Church in Rochester.

Together, the men talked about why prayer is the most Christian part of Christianity, how this event is seen as a county event as opposed to just a Beaver Falls or Geneva-only event, and previewing the guest speaker for the morning: Dr. Terry Thomas, who is a Bible professor at Geneva.

The breakfast is free, but there will a be a good-will offering that will take place during the morning. More information can be found here.

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Dino Capistrani, Marketing Director of Concordia Visiting Nurses to talk Occupational Therapy on Teleforum with Frank Sparks

(Beaver Falls, Pa .) Dino Capistrani, Marketing Director for Concordia Visiting nurses will be Frank Sparks’ guest on Teleforum Tuesday April 30, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

This month Dino will be discussing what an Occupational Therapist is and what they do at Concordia Visiting Nurses. You might think  this the type of therapist that helps you with problems in your occupation but that’s not even close to what an occupational therapist is. If you want to find out you’ll have tune into 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA to find out.

 

NFL draft draws record numbers in Nashville and on TV

NFL draft draws record numbers in Nashville and on TV
By The Associated Press undefined
The NFL draft drew record numbers both on site and on television.
The league said Monday that more than 600,000 attended over the three days in Nashville, easily eclipsing the 250,000 that came to watch two years ago in Philadelphia.
Nielsen reports that the draft on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network averaged 6.1 million viewers at any given time over the three days. The draft averaged 5.5 million viewers last year, which was the first time all seven rounds were on broadcast television.
The average numbers were up despite the ratings for Thursday’s first round being flat. The combined average for the three networks was 11.1 million, which was down from last year’s 11.2 million. The ABC broadcast averaged 4.5 million, which was up 21 percent from last year’s 3.7 million that watched on Fox.
“By every metric — from the hundreds of thousands of fans who filled the streets of Nashville to the record-breaking ratings and viewership — this event was an unqualified success,” Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s executive vice president for club business and league events, said in an email.
Next year’s draft is slated to take place in Las Vegas and will be the first significant event hosted by the Raiders in their new home city. The Raiders will play their final season in Oakland this year before moving to Nevada.
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