Category: News

Thousands of Supporters Turn Out to Hear President Trump in Pittsburgh

Supporters of President Donald Trump turned out in Pittsburgh for the Shale Insight Conference. The event was open to the public as the President spoke at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. President Trump spoke about energy jobs that he says will benefit the area. About two-thousand people showed up to hear the president speak. But not all people were supporting what President Trump was saying. Penn Avenue at Tenth Street was filled with Trump supporters and protesters. There were peaceful protests all day, though 14 people were arrested early Wednesday morning.

Brush Creek Road Repairs Underway in North Sewickley Township

Repairs to Brush Creek Park Road in North Sewickley Township are now underway. While the county plans to repave the road in June, residents requested a “band-aid” to cover the worst of the potholes. Public Works crews shut down the entrance to the park yesterday to patch the worst of the potholes along the access road to Brush Creek Park. Potholes were covered with material that will temporarily fix the roads.

 

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Senate Votes to Devote Mansion to Veterans, Guard Families

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state senators are moving to transfer control of what had been the lieutenant governor’s residence at Fort Indiantown Gap to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The Senate voted Wednesday to send the House a bill that directs use of the property to support veterans’ programs and National Guard families. The current lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, rents an apartment in Harrisburg and opened the Fort Indiantown Gap home’s pool this summer for children to swim.

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: