Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is inviting the public to attend a career fair on Wednesday, March 6 to learn about available maintenance positions the department offers in Beaver County.

The event will be held at PennDOT’s Rochester Maintenance Building located at 155 Stewart Avenue Rochester, PA 15074 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6.

Available positions in Beaver County include full-time, permanent Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Operators, seasonal CDL Operators, and full-time and seasonal Diesel Mechanics. Commercial drivers must have a valid Pennsylvania CDL Class A or B with the Air Brake Restriction (L) removed and a current medical examiner certificate.

PennDOT representatives will be on-hand to discuss openings in Beaver County. Onsite application completion, on the spot interviews, driving skills testing, and conditional job offers for select positions will occur. Applicants are asked to bring two forms of identification.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced $20 million from the Capitol Projects Fund, established under the American Rescue Plan, to expand high-speed internet access by providing laptops, tablets, desktop computers, and wi-fi devices for roughly 12,000 Pennsylvanians each year.

“As our world becomes more digital, closing the digital divide in our communities is more important than ever. Pennsylvania’s economic future depends on reliable high-speed internet access for every community—rural, urban, and everything in between,” said Senator Casey. “This funding won’t just provide more laptops and wi-fi devices to people who need them, it will help break down the barrier that’s keeping a young mother from a higher education, a small business from reaching a new market, and a grandparent from staying in touch with their grandkids.”

Senator Casey has consistently fought to close the digital divide and make sure that every single Pennsylvanian has high-speed internet access in their home. Casey has delivered $2,036,121,823 to Pennsylvania for high-speed internet in the last two years. That includes $1.16 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to bring high-speed internet to high-cost, unserved and underserved communities, as well $20 million specifically for the Southern Alleghenies region. In addition to the funding announced today, Casey has also secured $200 million from the Capitol Projects Fund to expand high-speed internet access for more than 44,000 homes and business throughout Pennsylvania, particularly in rural communities.

The American Rescue Plan provided $279 million to Pennsylvania for critical projects to provide high-quality modern infrastructure, including reliable, affordable broadband infrastructure. Together with the funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, these programs are helping to deploy high-speed internet to those without access, lower costs for those who cannot afford it, and ensure that businesses stay competitive in a changing economy.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published March 1, 2024 12:40 P.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) David Askew, 43, of Aliquippa who was wanted on a warrant issued by Aliquippa Police turned himself in at the Beaver County Jail this morning, according to Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane.

Story by Gary Miller – Beaver County Radio. Published March 1, 2024 12:35 P.M.

(Hopewell Township, Pa) The 2024 Republican Committee of Beaver County Lincoln Dinner last night at The Fez was a packed event despite lead speaker Ohio Senator JD Vance not in attendance, due to needing to be in Washington DC last minute to vote on the stopgap spending bill before the looming and pending government shutdown. Senator Vance addressed the crowd via zoom from his car 15 minutes post vote and outside of Washington DC. Many other notable names were also in attendance. The headline topics of the event included Beaver County turning red. Twenty years ago democratic voters outnumbered republicans by more than 40 thousand. In 2016 it was by more than 8 thousand and now there are more than 1000 registered republican voters than democrats. Furthermore, in the 18-24 year old group registered Republican voters in beaver county hold the majority. The RCBC also raised more than 40k last year and opened two new offices the most recent being in Vanport. The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to former district attorney David J Lozier.

(Beaver County, Pa) A local Western Pennsylvanian woman decided to celebrate her 60th birthday by giving gifts, rather than receiving gifts.

Sherry Sainovich-Slem of Beaver County was offered a trip or a party, by her husband Butch Slem, to celebrate turning 60 years old on March 7th. But she declined and decided to prepare 60 backpacks for the homeless in her area. The backpacks included a variety of necessary daily items.

Sherry teamed up with Outreached Arms, an organization that provides help to Pittsburgh inner city homeless and working poor, for the distribution of the backpacks. She has volunteered previously with Outreached Arms and hopes that this will bring awareness to their organization and inspire others to help the less fortunate.

(Photo Courtesy of AHN Wexford)

(Wexford, Pa.) AHN Wexford announced the birth of a leap year baby girl on Thursday. New parents Ashley and Sean Winser welcomed a healthy baby girl at 8:48 a.m. on February 29, 2024 at Allegheny Health Network’s Wexford Hospital. She came in at 8 lbs. 1oz & just a little over 21 inches long and is one of AHN’s first babies born this Leap Year!

The chances of being born on February 29 are one in 1,461 and it’s a birthday shared by roughly 360,000 people across the country – by comparison, about 1.6 million can say they were born on March 1. Those who are born on a Leap Year are lovingly referred to as “leaplings.”

The next leap year will be in 2028.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published February 29, 2024 2:14 P.M.
Photo of Center Township GetGo in July 2023 (Google Maps)

(Center Township, Pa) The GetGo location in Monaca has been accused of selling bad diesel recently. State testing results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture indicate that the diesel particle count is outside of specified limits and failed to meet ASTM D975 workmanship requirement due to visible water contamination.

A man who purchased diesel at the location on Tuesday, February 20th says his truck stopped running not long after buying the fuel and it has been in the shop since. He says he called the store to ask if they had problems with their diesel, and they denied any issues telling him he was the only person to ask about it. The man says they were “rude and difficult to work with”.

Sources say diesel sales at the location will be forced to stop until the issue is resolved and an inspection is done.

Beaver County Radio reached out to Giant Eagle, the parent company of GetGo for a response. Representatives of GetGo say a customer reported an issue regarding diesel fuel purchased at their Monaca GetGo last week. They say they have remained in contact with the customer as they investigate the claim.

They added “We quickly tested the fuel at the site and found no evidence of contamination. Additionally, no other customers have come forth with concerns. We have reached out to the State and are coordinating appropriate next steps, but have nothing further to report at this time.”

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published February 29, 2024 12:40 P.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) Fiscal Officer Cheryl McFarland announced that she plans to retire from her current position, and the council members announced at Wednesday night’s work session they will advertise the position. She was worked for the city for 11 years, and her retirement date hasn’t been determined.

Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published February 29, 2024 12:22 P.M.  

(New Sewickley Township, Pa) The New Sewickley Township Police Department reports that on Wednesday February 28, 2024, at approximately 12:40pm, school Resource Officer Richard Jones of the New Sewickley Township Police Department was notified by the staff of the Freedom Area Elementary School that an eight-year-old student was choking in the cafeteria.  School Resource Officer Jones then ran to the cafeteria where he found the school nurse attempting to administer aid to the student who was clearly choking and unable to breathe. School Resource Officer Jones immediately performed the Heimlich Maneuver, which successfully dislodged a plastic bottle cap that had been lodged in the students’ throat, preventing the student from breathing.  The student was able to begin breathing once the bottle cap was dislodged and suffered no injury because of this event.

The department says School Resource Officer Jones has been assigned to the Freedom Area Middle School as a School Resource Officer with the New Sewickley Township Police Department for the past three years. The Freedom Area Elementary School and Middle School are connected and share a cafeteria.

The department went on to say that this event highlights the importance of First Aid and emergency training for not only police officers but also all first responders.    

FILE – Chester County, Pa. election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester on Nov. 4, 2020. Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators are meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate against election threats with the presidential contest eight months away. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Thursday that he’s created the Pennsylvania Election Threats Task Force. The state became a magnet for baseless allegations about election fraud and failed lawsuits in an effort to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and keep then-President Donald Trump in power. The task force’s mission is to design plans to share information and coordinate in the fight against threats to the election process, voter intimidation and misinformation about voting and elections. Partners include federal, county and state officials.