(Beaver, PA) The County Commissioners Office has announced the Beaver County Commissioners’ Work Session Meeting on Wednesday, August 9th and the Public Meeting on Thursday, August 10th are canceled, as the Commissioners will be at the County Commissioners Conference.
You can email bcr@beavercountyradio.com to add a listing or to let Diane Brosius know if your item has sold. You can also list items on the Website (Beavercountyradio.com) by clicking on the Yankee Trader logo. Snail mail can be sent to WBVP/WMBA 4301 Dutch Ridge Rd. Beaver, PA 15009
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In this week’s episode of Highmark Heroes, Jim Roddey talks with Highmark Wholecare CEO Ellen Duffield about that branch of Highmark, and then Jim will sit down with another CEO: Andrew Masich of the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.
“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.
Pastor Dave Grove speaks about the possibility of mankind living in its final days, and how Scripture forewarns about this reality in this week’s edition of “Wake Up Beaver Valley”.
“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published August 4, 2023 11:521 A.M., Photo obtained from the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania Facebook Page.
(Harrisburg, PA) As part of the bipartisan state budget signed into law by Governor Josh Shapiro Thursday, every public school student in Pennsylvania will receive free school breakfast. The Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania made the announcement Thursday following the budget reaching the governors desk. The investments made to public schools is the largest increase in the history of Pennsylvania. The budget also brings historic funding to communities, vocational & technical education, law enforcement, agriculture, permitting, and mental health, among other things. Shapiro’s office notes that “We can do big things in Pennsylvania”.
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the implementation of a height restriction on Route 51 (Coraopolis Road) is underway in Robinson Township, Allegheny County.
Paint containment installation is occurring on the I-79 bridge over Route 51. To allow the paint operations to occur, a 13-foot, 6-inch height restriction has been implemented on Route 51 in both directions under I-79. The height restriction will remain in place around-the-clock through mid-November.
This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 “S-Bend” Project that includes full-depth pavement reconstruction, bridge preservation work on five mainline structures (I-79 northbound and southbound over Clever Road, I-79 northbound and southbound over Route 51, and the Neville Island Bridge). Additionally, there will be milling and paving of three ramps at the Route 51 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) interchange. The project also includes guiderail replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the southbound I-79 rest area in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County will begin Monday, August 7.
The rest area will close at 8 a.m. Monday to motorists and remain closed continuously through Friday, September 8 for rest area improvements, drainage and sign work, and other miscellaneous construction activities. There will be no access to this rest area.
The northbound rest area, which closed to traffic June 12, will remain closed around-the-clock through Friday, September 8.
Motorists may choose to utilize the following rest areas:
Northbound
Southbound
This work is part of the $11.62 million project along I-79 from Butler County to Mercer County. Work includes milling and resurfacing, base repair work, rest area improvements, guide rail upgrades, drainage improvements, minor structure repairs and other miscellaneous construction work. Short and long-term single-lane restrictions, as well as rest area closures are anticipated. The project is expected to conclude summer 2024. Lindy Paving, Inc. is the prime contractor.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvania moves one step closer to having an agreed upon, completed spending plan, Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47) released the following statement regarding the 2023-24 State Budget bill, House Bill 611, moving to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk.
“After much debate, today we see our Commonwealth move closer to having a completed budget as we sent the $45.55 billion General Appropriations bill, which spent about $300 million less than governor’s original proposal, to Gov. Shapiro’s desk for his signature. It’s then up to him as to whether he will approve the bill in its entirety or line-item veto the $100 million allocated for the Pennsylvania Award for Students Success (PASS) scholarships.
“What the governor has received today encompasses 75% of the total budget package and showcases record investments we have made to support our students, our seniors, our police, and many others to ensure they receive the assistance they need. While this can be seen as a step in the right direction, we still are awaiting House action on Pennsylvania’s Fiscal Code which makes up the last 25% of the budget. Until we receive and approve of that code bill only then will Pennsylvania’s budget impasse cease.
“This remains an ongoing process and I remain dedicated to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to see that our commonwealth achieves a completed, balanced budget.”
Additionally, the Senate also signed and sent to Gov. Shapiro’s desk a bill that would expand eligibility and rebate amounts available through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, providing more assistance to low-income seniors and Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Beaver, PA The Beaver County Board of Commissioners is excited to announce a funding opportunity to those fire or police departments looking to merge in Beaver County. Any department which merges with another department they were not associated with as of January 1, 2023 will be eligible for reimbursable expenses related to the merger up to $50,000/merger. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars is being set aside by the County Commissioners to assist financially with mergers that are completed by September 30, 2024. Please contact the Beaver County Commissioners Office for further details.
The photo above shows water submitted to Beaver County Radio of an Industry resident. (Curtis Walsh)
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 3, 2023 1:11 P.M.
(Industry, PA) The PA DEP signed off on the consensual agreement and order on August 1, 2023 formalizing to have the water authority clean the system, and flush and clean the system, and design and install a filtration system.
