On Tuesday, Matt Drzik will sit down with Melanie Todorich to discuss the upcoming Fall Festival in New Galilee taking place on October 22 & 23. The interview will take place following the 8:30 news.
Plus Matt and Frank Sparks will give you the latest on news, sports, and weather throughout the morning beginning at 6:30 AM.
Colin Powell dies, exemplary general stained by Iraq claims
By ROBERT BURNS, ERIC TUCKER and EILEEN PUTMAN Associated Press
WASHIINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He had also been treated over the past few years for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. He was 84. Powell was the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state. But his reputation was forever stained when, in 2003, he went before the U.N. Security Council and made the case for U.S. war against Iraq. He cited faulty information claiming Saddam Hussein had secretly stashed away weapons of mass destruction.
If you want your voice heard in the upcoming election, today is the deadline to register to vote.
For those who want to register to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the election, must be a resident of Pennsylvania, and must be a resident of the election district in which the individual wants to register to vote. Voters must also be 18 years old.
Pennsylvania voters will have a few ways to vote.
Voting can be done over the counter now, through October 26,you can vote by mail, or vote at the polls on Election Day, which will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. on November 2.
Tuesday’s Teleforum Program with Eddy Crow is full, and then some. Tom Young of First Consultants is the first hour guest, followed by Beaver Falls city manager Mick Jones in the 10am hour, and in the 11am hour Michael Hope of Rhodes Transit. Teleforum happens every weekday from 9 till noon on Beaver County Radio.
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by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
09:02 AM
(Greene Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident on Long Road in Greene Twp. Friday night at 11:30 PM.
Troopers said upon arrival on the scene and investigating they learned that 29-year-old Randy Beech from Georgetown was operating a 2004 Ford F-250 Super cab pickup truck and crashed it into a ditch. Troopers observed the truck off the roadway and in the ditch and found that Beech was to be under the influence of Alcohol and he was subsequently arrested and charges with a DUI. Charges are currently pending at the local magistrate’s office.
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by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that 37-year-old Franklin George from Aliquippa stole a 2020 Toyota Tundra on Cowpath Road in Independence Township on October 9, 2021 and crashed it into another vehicle at the wedding venue and then left the area before crashing into another occupied vehicle in Hopewell Township. George then ditched the vehicle belonging to 54-year-old Stephen Ingram also of Aliquippa and was later located and arrested. At the time of his arrest his admitted to stealing the vehicle. No injuries were reported and charges are pending against George.
A tree was uprooted and knocked over at the entrance to Grandview Cemetery on Pine Run Road in New Sewickley Township by the confirmed tornado on Saturday morning
Story and Photos by Frank Sparks News/Program Director
7:25 AM
(Beaver County, Pa.) Forecasters say a pair of tornados have been confirmed in Beaver County Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in Shippingport before dawn Saturday. The storm uprooted trees and ripped the roof off a pavilion behind the municipal building. Another EF-1 tornado touched down in Monaca shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday and traveled two miles with estimated maximum winds up to 95 mph. It uprooted trees, sending one onto the windshield of a car, and ripped the roof off a mobile home before crossing the Ohio River and causing more damage in the area 9th Street in Freedom and Pine Run Road in New Sewickley Township.
6:56 AM
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing gas line work on Park Place East (Route 4045) in Midland Borough, Beaver County will begin Monday, October 18 weather permitting.
Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Park Place East between Virginia Avenue and Beaver Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through early November. Crews from Sudak Contracting will conduct gas line replacement work. Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone.
Please use caution when travelling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), in cooperation with Monaca Borough, will conduct a Virtual Public Meeting for the SR 51 Section B52 – Monaca Gateway Project in Monaca Borough, Beaver County.
The Virtual Public Meeting will include a live virtual presentation which will be held as follows:
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual, Microsoft Teams (Link listed below)
The project area includes the intersection of SR 4044 and SR 0051 (Pennsylvania Avenue/17th Street) and extends along Pennsylvania Avenue (SR 4044) to 15th Street to the west. The proposed improvements include replacing the existing stop-controlled intersection with a roundabout gateway design that will improve operations and geometry.
The purpose of this Virtual Public Meeting is to provide an opportunity to share interests and concerns as it relates to the project and to review preliminary design plans, discuss environmental features, learn about roundabouts, discuss community access and safety considerations and view the anticipated project schedule.
In addition to the live presentation, project information will be posted to the PennDOT website. The information is located at the link above or can be found by going to the PennDOT website (www.penndot.gov) and clicking Regional Offices at the top of the screen. From there, click District 11 on the map of Pennsylvania, then click Public Meetings under the District Links on the right side of the page, then click on the Beaver County tile and then the Monaca Gateway Project tile.
Project plans, informational displays and hard copy comment forms will also be available at: Monaca Borough building at 928 Pennsylvania Avenue Monaca, Pennsylvania 15061 from October 20 to October 27, 2021.
Keystone State News Connection
| October 18, 2021 |
Emily Scott
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania hit a milestone last week with 70% of adults fully vaccinated – but there’s still work to be done. A new grant program aims to support community organizations to address vaccine hesitancy and other barriers.
The state Department of Community and Economic Development’s $5 million COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Grant Program is open to any nonprofit or educational institution in the state and can go toward funding vaccine-related events, volunteer training, and technical support.
During a Friday event in North Philadelphia highlighting the grant, state Sen. Vincent Hughes – D-Philadelphia – cited ongoing vaccine disparities in some city neighborhoods as a reason for the program.
“If you go to the Overbrook section, 38% vaccine rate,” said Hughes. “If you go to the Logan section, 38% vaccine rate. Those are largely Black and brown communities, and so we need to get the help necessary so they can drive the message and make sure that folks get the vaccine.”
Organizations can receive grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The deadline to apply is November 1.
Dr. Elana McDonald is the owner and medical director of Memphis Street Pediatrics in North Philadelphia, and has worked with state leaders on dispelling COVID vaccine myths.
She said trusted messengers with local organizations are vital to improving vaccine rates, especially in communities of color that have been mistreated by the medical system in the past.
“This is our home and it is important for us to get the message out to people who look like us,” said McDonald. “We understand that there is a huge mistrust of the government of the medical establishment. But we’re here to say that we are physicians, we are from your community. The vaccine is safe. The vaccine is effective.”
Pennsylvania is seventh in the nation for first COVID shots administered.