Author: Beaver County Radio

Aaron Bernstine Announces Legislation Against High Costs From Local Electric Providers

ELLWOOD CITY- On Tuesday afternoon, District 10 Representative Aaron Bernstine made a public announcement regarding legislation that he his proposing; legislation that would require local electric distributors to adhere to regulations that provide more cost-friendly rates to its users.

Bernstine was joined by several local representatives, including fellow Beaver County Representative Jim Christiana, and Ellwood City resident Karen Boyle, whose property was the location of the afternoon press conference.

Bernstine touted the legislation as a combination of bipartisanship and common sense:

 

Tune in to A.M. Beaver County tomorrow morning at 6:30 to hear more from the press conference held yesterday.

Free Vision Screening Provided by the Beaver County Association for the Blind

On Tuesday, May 23 the Beaver County Association for the Blind on Fourth Street in Beaver Falls will be partnering with Mission Vision to offer FREE vision screenings and new glasses for those who qualify.

The screenings and glasses are only being offered that day from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the BCAB location at 616 Fourth Street in Beaver Falls, so to schedule your appointment call Terry Lukes at 724-506-6477

Senior Day at the Mall May 2017

   

Beaver County Radio held a live broadcast from Senior Day at the Mall on May 10, 2017.  Senior Day was held around the Center at the Mall located in the Beaver Valley Mall and organized by The Beaver County Office On Aging.   The event and broadcast ran from 10:00 AM to Noon.

Frank Sparks and Ed Hermick had a long line of interviews throughout the morning highlighting some of the vendors that attended the event.  With the addition of the Personality Prize Wheel, the crowd never seemed to thin around the Beaver County Radio table.

Take a look of all the excitement with the gallery below

Susan Boser, Penn State Extension on Teleforum !!!

Susan Boser, Water Resources Educator for the Penn State Extension in Beaver, appeared on Teleforum with Frank Sparks this morning, May 9, 2017. Frank and Susan discussed the growing population of Mosquito in our area and the ever popular West Nile virus. Susan explained what the mosquito traps look like that are placed in areas throughout the county to capture mosquito so they may be tested for West Nile. Once it is determined that an area is infected by possible West Nile they then spray that area. Susan also discussed and demonstrated products to assist in repelling mosquito around your house. Susan is displaying one of the products in her picture above. Susan took phone calls and answered many questions that were asked by our listeners. If you would like more information or need Susan’s assistance you can reach her at The Penn State Extension 1000 Third Street, Suite 3 Beaver Pa 15009. you can also e-mail her at smw16@psu.edu or check out their website extension.psu.edu .