Category: News

Census 2020 On Everyone’s Mind at County Commissioners’ Work Session

Census 2020 was on everyone’s mind during yesterday’s Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the courthouse. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports…

Plenty of Sunshine in Forecast Today For Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, OCT. 24TH, 2019

 

TODAY – PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. HIGH – 67.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW – 44.

FRIDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 61.

SATURDAY – CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING LATER IN
THE DAY. HIGH – 58.

SUNDAY – RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING. THEN
REMAINING CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
HIGH – 64.

New Brighton Halloween Parade was a ghostly event

(New Brighton, Pa.) The 2019 New Brighton Halloween was a fun and festive evening on third ave. in the borough. The parade route started at 16th street and worked its way to the New Brighton Borough Building. Frank Sparks and Matt Drzik did a pre-parade broadcst on Beaver County Radio.

Click the videos below to see a few of the high school bands that particpated in the parade:


 

The parade was also streamed live on the Bever County Radio Facebook Page. You can watch the video by clicking play below.

Check out all of the photos of the fun below:

 

Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting Opens Koppel Bridge Up To The Public Again

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

After several weeks of detouring citizens, hard construction labor, and millions of dollars spent, the Koppel Bridge was officially and ceremoniously opened back up to the public on Wednesday afternoon (October 23).

The new bridge, shown to the right of where the old bridge stood, fixes the issue of a downward curve that often flooded.

The bridge is part of Pennsylvania Route 351 that connects Koppel Borough with North Sewickley Township and all the way into Ellwood City. The old bridge was shut down officially in August due to travel concerns, forcing motorists to travel either through Wampum or Eastvale to cross the Beaver River.

Koppel Police Chief Matt Smock (in car) takes the first official drive over the new bridge.

 

Several local residents and dignitaries, including mayor Tom Vannoy, helped cut the ribbon that made Route 351 a complete route again. Koppel Police Chief Matthew Smock had the honors of driving his unit van across the bridge before anyone else, and he told Beaver County Radio that the bridge being back open is good news for his unit and neighboring police units:

 

The bridge was built by Brayman Construction in conjunction with PennDot.

Aliquippa Deputy Treasurer Headed to Trail

The Aliquippa Deputy Treasurer is headed to trial…as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano:

Ukrainian Leader Felt Trump Pressure Before Taking Office

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader told advisers he was worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate Democrat Joe Biden. Volodymyr Zelenskiy gathered a small group together in Kyiv on May 7, where they discussed how to navigate Trump’s insistence for a probe and avoid becoming entangled in American elections. The meeting was recounted to The Associated Press.

Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey, Says Cease-Fire Permanent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make “permanent” a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response, he says he’s directing the lifting of economic sanctions on Turkey. Claiming success at the U.S.-brokered effort, Trump said Wednesday, “this was an outcome created by us.” The cease-fire required Kurdish forces formerly allied with the U.S. against the Islamic State group to move out of a roughly 20-mile zone on the Turkish border.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Hopewell Twp Receives Safety Grant

(Photos of the school and of Mrs. Martin talking about the grant taken by Sandy Giordano)

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Hopewell Township has received a safety grant from the state. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…