LOCAL PARISHIONERS ARE DISAPPOINTED BY A DECISION BY THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH TO CLOSE A LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL. CITING DECLINING ENROLLMENT, THE DIOCESE HAS DECIDED TO CLOSE HOLIDAY REDEEMER SCHOOL IN ELLWOOD CITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL HAS 42 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE…AND ANOTHER 13 STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. THE DIOCESE HAS PROMISED TO ASSIST HOLY REDEEMER PARISH PARENTS CONTINUE THEIR CHILDREN’S CATHOLIC EDUCATION…AT SAINT GREGORY SCHOOL IN ZELIENOPLE…AND SAINT MONICA CATHOLIC ACADEMY IN BEAVER FALLS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ABOUT 10 MILES FROM ELLWOOD CITY.
Author: Beaver County Radio
POLICE FIND 4-YEAR-OLD WHO WENT MISSING IN CHIPPEWA
POLICE HAVE FOUND A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WENT MISSING IN CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS SAY THE CHILD DISAPPEARED FROM THE 200 BLOCK OF OAKVILLE ROAD IN CHIPPEWA AROUND 4 P-M ON SUNDAY. AROUND 5:45, OFFICIALS AT THE SCENE SAID THE CHILD HAD BEEN FOUND, ALIVE AND WELL, IN A NEIGHBOR’S CLOSET, AFTER FOLLOWING THE NEIGHBOR’S DOG HOME.
PRESIDENT’S DAY CLOSINGS
It’s a fairly quiet day around Beaver County as the nation observes President’s Day. Many government offices, schools and banks are closed today. Mail delivery is on hold until tomorrow, but most other businesses are open.
Penguins 2 vs. Redwings 5 (Final)
Former “Teleforum” Personality From The Early 80’s To Host Program This Week.
(Beaver County, PA) Former WBVP and WMBA show host and personlity, Dave Felts, will fill in as guest host on the popular “Teleforum” talk show this week, from February 20-24, 2017. Felts was behind the mic for perhaps the most famous moment in WBVP and WMBA talk show history, in 1981, when then President Ronald Reagan called the show to join in the conversation with in studio guest, Congressman Gene Atkinson. Dave Felts will welcome WBVP and WMBA listeners to the daily talk show, which can be heard from 9 A.M. to Noon weekdays, with a line up of special guests and dialogue about local Beaver County issues.
On Monday February 20, tune in for special guest segments featuring Beaver County Times “Histories and Mysteries” reporter Jeff Snedden at 9 A.M. and Potter Township Supervisor Rebecca Matsco will share insight on the Shell Chemical plant development at 11 A.M.
Call 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888 to join the live on air discussion.
Riverside and Aliquippa advance to the second round in the WPIAL Playoffs
High School basketball is in full effect. On WBVP this afternoon we had Riverside taking on Burgettstown. The Panthers came away with the victory by a final score of 65-42 over Burgettstown. Riverside advances to the second round of the WPIAL playoffs. On WMBA we had Alaiquippa taking on Charleroi. The Quips came away with the victory by a final score of 70-51. The defending PIAA state champions will being going to the second round to face the winner of Ellwood City/Washington game.
Players of the game:
WBVP
Riverside- Dylan Speicher
Burgettstown- Max Shaw
WMBA
Aliquippa- Will Gipson
Charleroi- Dremar Everette
Other playoff scores
Boys 3A
Linclon Park 74
Steel Valley 62
Girls 4A
Central Valley 49
Mount Pleasent 32
Beaver 47
Deer Lakes 28
Girls 1A
Rochester 74
Eden Christan 26
Sewickley Academy 43
Jefferson-Morgan 29
Boys 3A
Avonworth 55
Southmoreland 64
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 51
Burrell 41
East Allegheny 52
Senton-Lasalle 57
Carlyton 41
Shady Side Academy 60
Girls 4A
Burrell 44
South Park 66
Girls 1A
Avella 33
St. Joesphs 68
Clairton 29
Geibel 47
Rochester 81, St. Joseph 75
After a sluggish start, the #7 Rochester Rams caught fire at the end of the first half, and kept the momentum throughout as they defeat #10 St. Joseph 81-75 in the First Round match in the 1A WPIAL Boys’ Basketball playoffs on Beaver County Radio.
The Rams trailed by 3 after 1, but took a 44-40 lead at the half and didn’t look back. St Joseph ends their season at 13-10, while Rochester improves to 16-6 and will take on #2 Vincentian in the 1A Quarterfinals.
The Spartans’ Daniel Fabregas and Rochester’s Chad Meny were selected as the CCBC Players Of The Game.
Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Suspicious Car At Downtown Pittsburgh Amtrak Station Prompts Bomb Squad Response
A suspicious car at the downtown Amtrak station prompted a response from Pittsburgh police and the bomb squad this morning. Amtrak officials initially contacted police about a car that had been parked overnight. When bomb-sniffing dogs checked out the car, something alerted them and the surrounding area was shut down. However, the vehicle was opened and nothing was found. The roads have since been reopened.
College Basketball Brawl Between Geneva And Westminster Caught On Camera
A college basketball brawl between Geneva and Westminster earlier this week was caught on camera. Three players were ejected from a the game Wednesday after a brawl between the two teams broke out on the court. Westminster was taking on rival Geneva. After Geneva made a shot, a Westminster guard threw a Geneva forward to the ground. Those two players began throwing punches and pretty soon, everyone became involved. Neither school said whether there will be any discipline beyond the ejections. Westminster won the game.
Rochester Parents Were High On Heroin Before Crashing On I-79 With Baby In Car, Police Say
Two Rochester parents are accused of being high on heroin with their baby in the car when they were involved in a crash in Interstate 79, police said. The incident was reported Wednesday around 7 p.m. in Jackson Township. Police said Emily Shontz lost control of the car when she noticed her boyfriend, Nathan McKee, had stopped breathing while seated in the passenger seat. Investigators said the car veered off the highway and crashed into the grassy median. When police arrived, they said Shontz was slurring and glassy-eyed and McKee was not breathing. Medics revived McKee with Narcan. The couple’s 1-year-old baby, who was in the backseat, was not injured.
State police said the couple admitted to using heroin right before they got in the car with their child and headed to the interstate. The couple lives in Rochester, and police said it’s not clear what they were doing in Butler County. Both are charged with child endangerment, and the baby is staying with family, police said