(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Big Knob Grange Fair, Posted on Facebook on August 29th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(New Sewickley Township, PA) The Big Knob Grange Fair will celebrate its 84th season from September 1st-5th in Rochester and it will celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year.
The official opening ceremonies start at 6 p.m. tomorrow with music from the Freedom “Big Red” Marching Band on the outdoor stage, along with a parade and the crowning of the Fair Queen.
Dinners at the Grange Hall will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily or until the food sells out.
Individual ride tickets are available and a wristband for unlimited rides on the midway are worth $25,
The Saturday matinee wristband is worth $15 and is good from 12 noon-4 p.m. only and you can pay $30 for both.
The full schedule for this event is on the Big Knob Grange Fair website by clicking here.
It will be held on the fairground site in New Sewickley Township at 336 Grange Road.
(Harrisburg, PA) A growing phishing scam is now going around the state of Pennsylvania and thousands of patients who use MyChart are being warned about it.
The scamuses healthcare alerts that are fake so scammers can steal sensitive personal information.
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Penn Medicine and Epic Systems, which is the company behind MyChart, scammers are sending emails and text messages that appear to come from the popular patient portal platform.
These messages often use branding, logos and familiar healthcare notifications from MyChart to appear legitimate.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) A lawmaker in Pennsylvania wants to honor the life of country music legend Dolly Parton with her own holiday.
Democratic State Rep. Ben Waxman (District 182) is now seeking co-sponsors for legislation which would recognize the date of September 25th as “Dolly Parton Day” in Pennsylvania.
Waxman praised Parton in a memo for her career in country music and philanthropy, including her Imagination Library, which gave thousands of children in Pennsylvania access to books.
Parton passed away on August 25th from cancer at the age of 80.
(Homewood Borough, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported yesterday that twenty-one-year-old Alina Chau of Potomac, Maryland was charged after a two-vehicle crash occurred in Homewood Borough on August 21st.
According to police, Chau was turning right onto State Route 18 off from First Avenue in a section of a construction zone in Homewood Borough at 6:49 p.m., and she did not clear the intersection before fully turning right.
Twenty-three-year-old Vincent Sibeto of New Castle tried to brake when he realized that Chau turned into his lane of travel and failed.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds singles during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo homered, Brandon Lowe added an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday.
Braxton Ashcraft (14-5) held St. Louis without an extra-base hit over five innings to become the first Pirates pitcher since 2018 (Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams) to reach 14 wins. He allowed two runs on six hits, struck out three and walked one.
In the second inning, Valdez hit a two-run home run off Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (5-13) that stayed just inside the right-field foul pole. Triolo drilled a 412-foot blast into the left-field stands in the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-0.
Thomas Saggese singled three times and scored twice. He moved into the St. Louis lineup after infielder JJ Wetherholt was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right wrist tendinitis.
Alec Burleson achieved his first 100 RBI season when he and Iván Herrera had back-to-back run-scoring singles with two outs in the fifth inning.
Herrera also had an RBI double in the seventh to pull St. Louis within 5-4. Yohan Ramirez got Nolan Gorman to fly out to end that threat with runners on second and third.
Mason Montgomery earned his seventh save with a spotless ninth.
Liberatore struck out nine in 5 2-3 innings while throwing a career-high 107 pitches. He gave up four runs on six hits and a pair of walks.
The Pirates got an unearned run in the third when Ramón Urías dropped Lowe’s two-out popup, allowing Oneil Cruz to score.
Up next
Pittsburgh: RHP Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.79 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at San Diego. The Padres have not announced their starter.
St. Louis: The Cardinals have not announced their rotation for a three-game series against Los Angeles that starts Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. LHP Eric Lauer (8-6, 4.78 ERA) goes for LA in the opener.
Lee Ann Rimes, Kacey Musgraves, Ted Nugent, Reb Beach and a two-night visit from Olivia Rodrigo exemplify the wide range of musical stars shining this September on nearby concert stages.
Punk-rock and alternative-rock fans will flock to Washington County on Sept. 25-26 for the Four Chord Music Festival at EQT Park, featuring bands like Knocked Loose and Pierce the Veil.
To help you pick a few good shows, here is the September concert calendar:
Olivia Rodrigo headlines PPG Paints Arena back-to-back nights this September. (Photo: Nick Walker)
PPG PAINTS ARENA, Pittsburgh
Sept. 8: Kacey Musgraves
Sept. 29-30: Olivia Rodrigo
Oct. 1: Red Clay Strays; Oct. 6: Smashing Pumpkins; Oct. 9: Dan + Shay; Oct. 23: Rod Wave; Oct. 26: Jonas Brothers; Oct. 28: “Worlds Collide Concert Tour” featuring stars from the “Descendants,” “ZOMBIES” and “Camp Rock” films; Nov. 7: Jim Gaffigan; Nov. 12: Sombr; Nov. 20: Motionless in White; Nov. 21: Pentatonix; Dec. 21: Andre Bocelli.
No bull: Kacey Musgraves will headline PPG Paints Arena this September.
STAGE AE, Pittsburgh
Sept. 1: Sierra Ferrell
Sept. 11: Gym Class Heroes and Lupe Fiasco
Sept. 15: Turnstile and Thundercat
Sept. 18: Black Label Society
Sept. 19: Mastodon
Sept. 20: Tucker Whitmore
Sept. 22: Sam Barber
Sept. 23: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Sept. 25: Caamp (sold out)
Sept. 29: MUNA
Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 10: Sugar; Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 14: Brand New; Oct. 17: Women Who Rock with Taylor Dayne; Oct. 20: Jesse Welles; Oct. 27: Sleeping With Sirens; Nov. 18: Beartooth.
JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE, Warrendale
Sept. 16-17: Leonid & Friends
Sept. 28: Pure Prairie League
Oct. 4: Stryper; Oct. 8: Here Come The Mummies; Oct. 14: Tab Benoit; Nov. 6: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox.
Oct. 9: Johnny Blue Skies; Nov. 15: The Rock Orchestra.
MR. SMALLS THEATRE, Millvale
Sept. 16: Brian Fallon
Sept. 18: Margaret Glapsy
Sept. 19: Frank Turner
Sept. 26: Ben Harper (sold out)
Oct. 22: Low Cut Connie
YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATER, Youngstown
Sept. 11: Niko Moon
Sept. 19: Charley Crockett
Charley Crockett moseys into Youngstown for a show.
CITY WINERY PITTSBURGH
Sept. 23: Ron Pope
Oct. 18: Lacey Sturm; Nov. 14: Joshua Radin
THUNDERBIRD CAFE, Pittsburgh
Nov. 14: Michigander; Dec. 10: Angela Autumn
CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL, Munhall
Oct. 9: Marc Maron; Oct. 13: Bruce Hornsby; Nov. 4: Judy Collins.
HEINZ HALL, Pittsburgh
Oct. 6: Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Oct. 13: Penn & Teller; Dec. 8: Leslie Odom Jr.
BYHAM THEATER, Pittsburgh
Oct. 8: Fred Armisan; Oct. 17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Nov. 28: Jim Brinkman; Feb. 6: Jessica Kirson.
CITIZENS LIVE AT THE WYLIE, Pittsburgh
Oct. 1: Role Model; Oct. 2: Wiz Khalifa; Oct. 3: Styx; Oct. 4: Foster The People; Oct. 6: Two Door Cinema; Oct. 7: Freya Skye; Oct. 8: Matt Matthews; Oct. 9: Chelsea Handler; Oct. 10: Modest Mouse; Oct. 11: Chance The Rapper; Oct. 16: Boyz II Men; Oct. 20: Tedeschi Trucks; Oct. 21: The Story So Far; Oct. 23: Smokey Robinson; Oct. 25: Little Big Town; Oct. 31: Aries Spears; Nov. 2: Glorilla; Nov. 6-7: Sting; Nov. 12: Jack White; Nov. 15: Wyatt Flores; Nov. 19-20: Goose; Dec. 2: Steven Wilson Jr.; Dec. 3: Sabaton.
RIVERS CASINO, Pittsburgh
Sept. 11: Colin Jost.
OTHERS
Sept. 4: Reb Beach, South Park Amphitheater; Sept. 6: Buzz Poets, Hartwood Acres; Sept. 25-26 Four Chord Music Festival, EQT Park, Washington, Pa,; May 8: Luke Combs, Acrisure Stadium.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jacob Gonzalez hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Le)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rafael Flores Jr. hit a three-run home run and Brandon Lowe added a solo shot to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
The Pirates entered the game, having scored only eight runs in their previous six games.
Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6), the third Pirates pitcher, gave up one run and one hit in 3 1/3 innings. Six Pittsburgh pitchers held the Cardinals to just three hits.
Rookie Brycen Mautz (0-1) took the loss in his MLB debut for St. Louis. He gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in three innings. Mautz struck out eight.
In the fifth, Flores drove a 3-2 slider into the left-field bleachers for a three-run homer, extending Pittsburgh’s advantage to 5-1.
Three consecutive errors in the sixth led to a run for St. Louis. With one out, shortstop Jocob Gonzalez booted two grounders followed by center fielder Oneil Cruz misplaying a routine fly. Pittsburgh also made three errors in Friday’s game.
The Pirates went up 2-1 in the fourth. Jake Mangum singled to left but rookie Joshua Baez misplayed it and then didn’t hustle after it. Mangum raced to third and was ruled out before the call was challenged and overturned. Mautz then gave up a run-scoring single to Gonzalez.
Baez hit his first home run at Busch Stadium in the third inning, sending an 0-1 slider from reliever Evan Sisk into the left-field seats. Baez made history when homered in each of his first three major league at-bats on Aug. 15 in Chicago.
Lowe homered in the first inning with one out.
Before the game, the Cardinals designated reliever Caleb Ferguson for assignment and recalled Mautz.
Up next
Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (5-12, 5.44) faces Pirates’ RHP Braxton Ashcraft (13-5, 3.59) on Sunday afternoon in the series finale.
