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Bernstine, Local Mayors Issue Letter Encouraging Relocation Of Businesses to 10th District

PENNSYLVANIA’S 10TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT…IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! THAT IS THE MESSAGE OF A LETTER THAT STATE REPRESENTATIVE AARON BERNSTINE HAS ISSUED TO BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE. BERNSTINE TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT HIS LETTER INVITED THOSE BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER RELOCATING TO MUNICIPALITIES IN THE 10TH DISTRICT…

BERNSTINE CITED A RECENTLY PASSED STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TAX AS MOTIVATION FOR WRITING THE LETTER…

BERNSTINE SAYS HIS LETTER CITED LOWER PROPERTY TAXES AND NO WAGE TAX ON EMPLOYEES AS REASONS TO RELOCATE TO THEIR MUNICIPALITIES…

BERNSTINE SAYS THERE WERE TWO BEAVER COUNTY MAYORS WHO ALSO SIGNED THAT LETTER…

BERNSTINE SAYS HE’S ALREADY RECEIVED SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE LETTER…

BEAVER FALLS MAYOR GEORGE QUAY AND NEW BRIGHTON MAYOR TOM ALBANESE ARE AMONG THE LOCAL MAYORS WHO SIGNED THE LETTER.

70th Anniversary Moments – Ernie Kline.

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.

Ernie Kline was one of the most well known announcers ever to grace to hallways and studios of WBVP and WMBA.  In his 1990 publication entitled “Local Radio”, local Beaver County historian, Kenneth Britten, wrote about Ernie Kline as follows:

Ernie Kline in an early staff photo from 1949. Courtesy of Don Kennedy.

“Two years after the station became a fixture, a young man was hired who would become somewhat of a local legend. It was early in 1950 when Ernie Kline arrived and quickly proved his ability to handle any assignment professionally. Intelligent, talented and intense, Kline would soon be named News Director and would make the WBVP news department  an equal with far higher staffed Pittsburgh stations.

Equally adept in all fields of broadcasting Ernie could handle music shows, interviews, talk shows with equal ease. Teaming with Chuck Wilson on sports broadcasts, they would establish themselves as one of the finest sports announcing teams in Western Pennsylvania.

Always encouraging his announcers to fulfill their potential, when (WBVP President and General Manager) Mr. (Frank) Smith detected an interest in Ernie’s part in politics he backed him all the way and was proud of Ernie’s eventual success.

Kline would go on to be elected as a (Beaver Falls, PA) City Councilman in 1956 and served on the Board of the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority. He later was named Workman’s Compensation Referee, Secretary to Congressman Frank Clark and then became elected as State Senator and finally Lieutenant Governor. He became the first Lieutenant Governor in the state’s history to be elected to successive terms.”

Station engineer Jim Roush worked with Ernie Kline during his tenure at WBVP and offered these words regarding Kline: “He did alot of political stuff . .  he was the voice of politics, and people”.

Ernie worked at WBVP  for over 20 years, into the early 70’s, leaving after being elected to statewide political office.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Freedom United Federal Credit Union.

Flu Numbers Continue To Rise In Beaver County

New flu numbers show another spike in cases in Beaver County. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there have been nearly 500 flu cases reported in Beaver County. The flu season has come on so strong and so fast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention postponed a meeting on nuclear preparedness, originally scheduled for Tuesday, and met instead to talk about the flu epidemic. Last week, the Allegheny County Health Department confirmed three flu-related deaths. All of the people who died were over the age of 60 and had underlying medical conditions. Most people with the flu recover, but it can kill otherwise healthy people.
The new flu numbers in Pennsylvania show three of the top five counties are in western Pennsylvania. Even though this year’s flu shot is not doing a great job of preventing cases, experts say the vaccine can help prevent flu deaths. Nationwide, 20 children have died with the flu so far this season. Experts say for every one case reported, 10 go unreported.

BREAKING NEWS: Beaver County Commissioners Soon To Vote On ‘Banning The Box’

BREAKING NEWS: At their work session today, the Beaver County Commissioners discussed eliminating an informational line on county employment applications. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti has details on the “Ban the Box” initiative…

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