The Freedom Area School District will be closed on Monday, March 27, 2023. Teachers will report at their regularly scheduled times.

On Monday, March 27th the Beaver Area School District will be closed due to widespread power outages and impassable roadways. This includes all district transportation. School will resume on Tuesday, March 28th.

For any after school activities, please stay tuned as you will hear more from the athletic department and individual coaches.

The public board meeting will still be held on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the HS library.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published March 24, 2023

(New Brighton, PA) For years, New Brighton residents have long talked about a tunnel below the Merrick Art Gallery. The tunnel was said to help runaways to safehouses during the Underground Railroad and was believed to be situated between the Merrick Art Gallery and the Edgar House across the street and was said to be sealed off at some point in time. As reported by Scott Tady of the Beaver County Times, a new discovery was just made.  A tunnel was unearthed below the Merrick during sewage repair work.  An opening was dug out and revealed a 5 foot tall, and around 150 feet long tunnel.  Michelle Long, Director of the Merrick Art Gallery, told the Beaver County Times that they aren’t positive just yet that this tunnel had involvement in the Underground Railroad, but they suspect it did and are working to get to the bottom of it. The tunnel may be another route that was unknown until now.

New Brighton has had a rich history in the Underground Railroad.  Many homes still standing in the town have been identified as safe houses for runaways. The homes contain secret rooms and false walls. Abolitionist Frederick Douglas was known to speak at the First Presbyterian Church of New Brighton. The New Brighton Historical society has a list of significant properties in New Brighton involved in the Underground Railroad, and they offer walking tours on occasion.

It would be quite the discovery to find out what purpose the tunnel served and hopefully answers will be available soon.  Who knows what else may be hiding underground New Brighton just waiting to be uncovered.

 

Pastor David Grove of the Church of the Redeemed of Beaver Valley provides a message on bringing unity to the world this Saturday on “Wake Up Beaver Valley”.

“Wake Up Beaver Valley” airs every Saturday morning from 9 AM to 10 AM on Beaver County Radio and is presented by the Church of The Redeemed of Beaver Valley. Archived editions of “Wake Up Beaver Valley” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Jeff Bost and Dr. Maroon talk about traumatic brain injuries this week on “Living Well”.

Dr. Joseph Maroon is a world renown neurosurgeon with extensive experience in neurosurgery. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery to speed recovery for his patients. He is a sports medicine expert and innovator in concussion management, personal fitness and nutrition. Dr. Maroon is also the Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor.

Jeff Bost is a consultant to the St. Barnabas Health System. Bost is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a consultant to the WWE, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Chatham University. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine and brain surgery and have collaborated on scores of scientific medical papers and books in these areas. Over the last 15 years he has researched, lectured and written on the use of alternative treatment for pain control.

Bost, along with Dr. Joseph Maroon have authored two books on the use of omega-3 fish oil, including: Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory, currently in its forth printing with over 75,000 copies sold and recently, Why You Need Fish Oil. He has given over 100 invited lectures, 24 national posters and oral presentations, 29 coordinated research projects, five workshops presentations, 35 scientific articles and 10 book chapters.

You can rune into “Living Well” every Saturday morning at 8:30 on 95.7 and 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com.

You can also listen to all previous episodes of “Living Well” by going to beavercountyradio.com clicking on the Listen Live Button, Then chose Beaver County Radio and click on Podcasts in the upper right hand corner.

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In this weeks episode of Highmark Heroes, Jim Roddey speaks to Dr. Manreet Kanwar, Director for the Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation programs at AHN. Later in the show Roddey is joined by Eric Zahren, the President of the Andrew Carnegie Hero Fund.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

BEIRUT (AP) — The Pentagon says a strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria. American forces said they retaliated soon after with “precision airstrikes” in Syria targeting facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, with activist groups saying the hits killed at least four. The exchange threatens to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the Middle East, whose rival powers have made steps toward détente in recent days after years of turmoil. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the American intelligence community had determined the drone was of Iranian origin, but offered no other immediate evidence to support the claim.