(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The next several days in and around the Beaver County Courthouse are going to be busier than usual, as was discussed at the November 2 work session for the Beaver County Commissioners.

Public Works director Dan Colville pointed to several projects that the DPW will be taking on from now until the end of December; the most immediate of which will be the duct cleaning taking place at the courthouse beginning on Thursday evening. A massive crane will be transporting parts to the roof of the County Courthouse, which will block off Market Street from (tentatively) Thursday evening through Sunday.

“That road is going to ultimately be blocked off, that parking lot’s going to be blocked off, [and] the doors over there are going to be blocked off as well,” stated Solicitor Garen Fedeles. “So anyone parking or utilizing those doors or coming in from that area…you’re going to be affected on Friday coming into the courthouse.”

Treasurer Sandie Egley gave updates on the high amount of paperwork in the Treasurer’s Office heading toward the end of 2022, including about 10,000 mailed reminders to County residents who have yet to pay their 2022 taxes. “That is about the same number as we mailed out last year,” Egley said, “so we’re hoping to end around the 95% collection rate, so we’re on target for that.” Egley also mentioned that 16,000 dog licenses will be mailed out over the next two weeks, and that the renewal period begins in December. Lastly, Egley stated that she will work with the Commissioners on the second week of December to set fee dates and deadlines for the 2023 tax season.

Solicitor Fedeles echoed the recent decision made by Pennsylvania’s high court in regards to mail-in ballots without proper dates or signatures, and that those ballots will be separated and NOT counted. According to Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp, “We have 75 with no date, 75 that are wrongly dated, and 10 with no signature…so 160 roughly right now.” Fedeles mentioned that the County has received approximately 12,000 mail-in ballots so far. It was also announced that the main entrance to the County Courthouse would be closed on Election Day.

No official announcement was made in regards to whether the next work session would be held on the Wednesday following Election Day on November 9.

(Photo of the CCBC Dome lit up in purple for Prematurity Awareness Month, provided with release)

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(Monaca, Pa.) Community College of Beaver County’s historic dome will light up purple in support March of Dimes throughout the month of November. On November Nov 11-13 the dome will be lit red and blue to honor U.S. Veterans and then will return to purple on the 14th.
CCBC President Roger W. Davis serves on the Western Pennsylvania March of Dimes Board of Directors and The CCBC Dome has hosted the Beaver County March for Babies since 2017.
One in 10 babies is born prematurely In the United States and about 380,000 babies are born prematurely each year. Raising awareness of the March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month is part of CCBC’s community engagement focus areas. To learn more about how you can help prevent premature births go to www.marchofdimes.org

(Photo of LT j.g. Carter Macmurdo provide by the US Navy Outreach Office)

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(Corpus Christi, Texas.) 2016 Ellwood City Graduate and 2020 U.S. Naval Academy graduate Lt. j.g. Carter Macmurdo is currently serving in the U.S. Navy. The LT is currently stationed at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a student pilot with Training Squadron 31, an advanced multi-engine training squadron.
Macmurdo said in the release that “He always knew He wanted to serve, and the Navy seemed to be the best fit to do that”
The air training program focuses on the increased complexity of today’s aircraft. After successfully completing the rigorous program, he will earn the coveted “Wings of Gold.”
After graduation, He will continue training to learn how to fly a one of many specific aircrafts that take off from and land on Navy aircraft carriers at sea.
Macmurdo said that “Serving in the Navy is a way I can give back to a country that has provided so much for me and my family. I love this country and everything that it stands for. I’m proud to serve every day.”
Macmurdo is grateful to loved ones back in Ellwood City for helping make a Navy career possible.

(Photo Provided by Josh Shapiro Campaign)

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(Beaver County, Pa) Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Candidate, Austin Davis kicked off their “Big Fights Bus Tour” with appearances in Erie, Clarion, and Beaver counties Tuesday before finishing the day with a rally in Pittsburgh yesterday.
Here in Beaver County, Josh and Austin met with workers and pledged to not only protect their rights, but expand them. Afterwards, Josh and Austin finished the day at a rally in Pittsburgh, meeting hundreds of supporters and mobilizing voters to make their voices heard by returning their mail-in ballots or showing up to vote in person on November 8th.

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(Moon Twp., Pa.) Moon Township Police  were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle  accident Wednesday morning at 6 AM.  An unidentified male died in the accident. The accident occurred between the car dealerships on University Boulevard and Stoops Ferry Roads southbound. Both lanes of Stoops Ferry Road were closed.  Police Chief Greg Seamon reported that the police  department’s reconstruction team is on  scene to determine the cause of the crash.

In this Oct. 13, 2020, photo, an envelope of a Pennsylvania official mail-in ballot for the 2020 general election in Marple Township, Pa. The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea. The justices divided 4-4 on Oct. 19, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov. 6, even if they don’t have a clear postmark. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says officials aren’t allowed to count votes from mail-in or absentee ballots that lack accurate, handwritten dates on their return envelopes. The state Supreme Court made the unanimous ruling Tuesday. That’s one week before tabulation will begin in races for governor, the U.S. Senate and the state Legislature. The court is directing county boards of elections to “segregate and preserve” those ballots. Pennsylvania counties have reported receiving more than 850,000 completed mail-in ballots from the roughly 1.4 million that voters have requested. About 70% of requests have come from Democrats and about 20% from Republicans.

(File Photo)

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) 21 -year-old Jaylone Hines has been charged by authorities with criminal homicide in in connection with a North Side Pittsburgh shooting on October 15, 2022 that killed three people.
Authorities say that Hines is responsible for the deaths of 33-year-old Jacquelyn Mehalic, and 59- year-old Betty Averytt who were innocent bystanders. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of Cedar Avenue as they waited for a bus.
Authorities say that John Hornezes who also killed that night was one of the shooters in the incident.
Hines who was shot in the leg during the incident is also charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide, conspiracy and person not to possess firearm.
He is in the Allegheny County Jail after bail was denied.

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(Aliquippa, Pa.) A young boy was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the 200 block of Grand Avenue in Aliquippa around 6PM last night.
There is no word on his injuries or condition at this time.
Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is currently working to get an update.

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(Chippewa Twp., Beaver County , Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle incident along I-376 in Chippewa Township yesterday around 4:50 PM
Upon arriving and investigating it was 54-year-old Lori Perhach of Columbiana Ohio was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox westbound at mile marker 33 when a deer ran out in front of her and struck the front of the vehicle causing disabling damage to the vehicle from the fluids leaking out of the engine. neither Lori or her passenger 33-year-old Amanda Perhach were injured. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene and Lori Perhach was given a written warning for not properly displaying her license plate.