Think Differently. Achieve More. Find Out How This Tuesday August 20th With Special Guest Tom Young on Beaver County Radio.

Tune in to Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 9 A.M. for financial insight from special guest expert, Tom Young, from 1st Consultants Inc. in Beaver.  Tom will be making his monthly appearance, and will continue the series of multi media forums that center around  “The Prosperity Pathway”.  The Prosperity Pathway is a process that is designed to expand your personal economy.  Tune in, or watch the live video presentation on line to find out more about several unique truths to be discussed this week, including:

Find out how you can be the CFO at Home.

Discover how you can become a prosperity thinking person.

Why changing  the way you think, and not the way others think is important.

 

You can participate in the show by calling 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888. You can also ask your questions on Facebook Live Tuesday August 20, 2019.

Click Tom’s picture below at showtime of 9:10 a.m. to be directed to the WBVP and WMBA Facebook page where the special multi media simulcast will be streamed on Facebook Live.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dayton Shooting Moment of Silence Held

Hannah Gliemann shields her candle from the wind during an Interfaith Vigil for El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio mass shooting victims hosted by the Jonesboro local group of the Arkansas Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at the Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro, Ark. The vigil featured speakers from several religious and non-religious groups, a 100-seconds of silence, and the lighting of candles to honor the victims of gun violence across the United States. (Quentin Winstine/The Jonesboro Sun via AP)

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — People who gathered at the scene of the Dayton mass shooting observed a moment of silence Sunday in tribute to the victims.

Nine people were killed in the Aug. 4 attack that injured more than 30 people in the city’s historic Oregon District. Investigators say Connor Betts, 24, opened fire with an AR-15 style gun outside the district’s businesses. He was killed by police within less than 30 minutes.

The moment of silence in tribute to the victims was observed at 1:05 a.m. Sunday at Ned Peppers Bar in the popular entertainment district, the Dayton Daily News reported . The song “We Are Family” then played over loudspeakers.

Many people from out of town visited the district over the weekend, with testaments to the tragedy visible throughout the area, the newspaper reported. Women on the sidewalk were dispensing free hugs, and signs calling for solidarity and strength could be seen on nearly every business.

One sign read: “We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.” The phrase was accompanied by the date of the shooting.

Ty Sullivan came from Columbus with her family. She said she “felt a need to be in this area.”

Jamie Rippey said she was with friends in the Oregon District a couple hours before the shooting, and came out this weekend “because I was so afraid after this happened.”

“When that happened I thought, ‘Oh my God, will I be able to come back down here?’ I just didn’t want to be so afraid of doing something I’ve always done, just to live,” she said.

The police presence was noticeably heavier than usual. Dayton police Maj. Wendy Stiver had said the department was expecting larger crowds, and police would be there to “make them safe.”

Shippingport Plant Closing 19 Months Early

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio-based energy company says it’s closing its last coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania nearly two years earlier than expected.

FirstEnergy Solutions said Friday that its plant in Shippingport will be idled Nov. 7. The company had previously said the Bruce Mansfield plant would be shut down in June 2021.

FirstEnergy, which is going through bankruptcy reorganization, blamed “a lack of economic viability in current market conditions.”

The company has said it can’t compete in regional wholesale markets as coal and nuclear lose out to cheaper energy sources such as natural gas and renewables. FirstEnergy announced last year that it would shut down the Pennsylvania plant and its last three coal-fired plants in Ohio.

President Donald Trump has vowed to take steps to prevent struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants from closing.

Ellwood School Board Rejects Soccer Funding

The Ellwood City Area School Board rejected a funding request for the district’s boys and girls soccer club last week in a divided 4-4 vote Thursday. The request made is to provide a total of no more than $4,300 to the soccer club to help cover transportation and referee costs.

Danielle Woodhead, who heads the Athletics, Facilities and Community Committee, said the club signed an agreement on how it would be funded when it formed and any changes have to be approved by district Athletic Director Curt Agostinelli.

Board member Barb Wilson responded that she has been trying to get the issue settled for six months, but it kept getting delayed. She said the club starts playing games this week.

With Thursday’s motion not passing, a special meeting is being scheduled with Agostinelli to determine what funding he believes should be released to the club, and then the matter can return to the board, possibly next month.

Epstein Linked to France?

NEW YORK (AP) — France’s government wants prosecutors to open an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s links to France following his death in a Manhattan jail cell. The secretaries of state for women’s rights and protecting children said in a statement Monday that it is “fundamental” to launch an investigation in France so that his death “doesn’t deprive the victims of the justice they deserve” and to protect other girls from “this kind of predator.”

Erie, PA Fire Kills Five Children

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Fire officials say the five victims who died in a day care center blaze in Erie, Pennsylvania, ranged in ages 8 months to 7 years. And at least four of the children were staying overnight at the residential house that had been turned into the day care center. Erie fire officials tell the Erie Times-News that flames were shooting out of every first-floor window when firefighters arrived early Sunday. One woman at the scene told the paper she was the grandmother of four of the victims.

Tree of Life Shooter Hearing Today

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man charged with killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year has a court hearing Monday. Authorities say Robert Bowers opened fire with an AR-15 rifle and other weapons during worship services inside Tree of Life synagogue, killing 8 men and 3 women before police shot and wounded him. Federal prosecutors and the defense will be in court to review the progress of the case. Prosecutors have not made a final decision on whether to seek the death penalty.

Coach Drake Dies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Darryl Drake, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach who spent more than 30 years molding players at the position at the college and professional level, has died. He was 62.

The team said Drake, who joined the coaching staff in 2018, died early Sunday morning.

“Darryl had such an impact on the players he coached and everyone he worked with throughout his entire career,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said. “He was a passionate coach and had a tremendous spirit toward life, his family, his faith and the game of football.”

Drake, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, played collegiately at Western Kentucky. He spent one season in the Canadian Football League and participated in a pair of NFL training camps before returning to Western Kentucky to pursue a master’s degree. He went into coaching as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky in 1983, the beginning of a career that included stops in the college ranks at Georgia, Baylor and Texas.

“He had a tremendous impact on those who he coached and those who were fortunate to call him a teammate,” WKU athletic director Todd Stewart said. “WKU Football was better because of our association with him.

Drake reached the NFL as a receivers coach in 2004 with the Chicago Bears. He moved on to the same position with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013 before joining Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s staff in 2018. Drake’s pupils through the years include Cardinals star Larry Fitzgerald, longtime NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall and Antonio Brown, who played for Drake in 2018 before being traded to Oakland last spring.

“I’m heartbroken for anyone who had the privilege to know Darryl,” Fitzgerald tweeted. “As a man, a coach, a husband, and a father, he was as good as they come.”

The Steelers brought in Drake last summer to work with a young receiving corps that included JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Washington.

“Darryl was a close friend and had a tremendous impact on my coaching career,” Tomlin said. “He was an amazing husband, father and grandfather, and it is difficult to put into words the grief our entire team is going through right now. Darryl loved the game of football and every player he ever coached. We will use our faith to guide us and help his family throughout the difficult time.”

Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens, who coached alongside Drake in Arizona, called Drake “a really good coach and an even better friend.”

“The NFL coaching community lost a really good person that always took a great personal interest in the lives of the players he coached and the staff he worked with,” Kitchens added.

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen, who played under Drake in Chicago, tweeted that Drake “had a huge impact on me as a young player. His players loved him.”

Drake is survived by his wife, Sheila, daughters Shanice, Felisha and Marian as well as two grandchildren.

Pittsburgh cancelled practices at Saint Vincent College on both Sunday and Monday after announcing Drake’s death.

Koppel Bridge Reminder

A reminder that beginning tomorrow the Koppel Bridge will close and remain closed for the next 72 days. PennDot announcing that motorists traveling between Koppel and North Sewickley will be required to take a lengthy detour. According to PennDOT the bridge is estimated reopen Oct. 24. The closure will allow crews to connect a roadway to the new bridge and is expected to begin just after midnight on Tuesday.