(Photo of scene at 5th Ave. and 16th Street taken by Frank Sparks)

Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Beaver Falls Fire Chief Mark Stowe reported on Thursday morning  that a tar trailer rolled over on a newly paved road at Fifth Avenue and Sixteenth Street in the city on Wednesday afternoon . The trailer spilled liquid tar  in the 1600 block of Fifth Avenue. The fire department responded  and covered  the  area with sand.
Youngblood  Paving  will  resurface the affected area, Chief Stowe said.. No injuries were reported

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(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

At a very brief commissioners’ work session on September 7, the Beaver County Board of Commissioners received several quick updates from several departments.

Parks & Recreation director Tony Caltury told the Commissioners that Brady’s Run Park was affected by the recent water main break in Beaver Falls, and that there was no drinking water in the parks at the current moment. He also spoke about the basketball and tennis courts having their cementing phase completed within the next several days.

Treasurer Sandie Egley requested that a window and adjacent space in the Treasurer’s Office be closed off so that the space could be utilized for other documents and storage space. Controller Maria Longo updated the Commissioners that the new checks for the Courthouse now have the “VOID AFTER 180 DAYS” marking on them.

Solicitor Garen Fedeles announced the 35 resolutions for the September 8 public meeting at the Courthouse; highlights among them include several tax exonerations, a contract for the County to cover $310,000 in the renovation of Library Park in Beaver Falls, and permission from Park Presbyterian in Beaver to use the facility as an evacuation shelter for Courthouse employees should a situation arise. The full list of resolutions can be seen here; the Commissioners will vote on those resolutions tomorrow.

The next work session for the Commissioners is scheduled for September 14 at 10:00 AM.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Gas prices are 17 cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.010 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                $4.010
Average price during the week of August 29, 2022                                 $4.189
Average price during the week of September 7, 2021                             $3.321

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$3.994      Altoona
$4.082      Beaver
$4.024      Bradford
$3.915      Brookville
$4.008      Butler
$4.002      Clarion
$3.950      DuBois
$3.992      Erie
$3.999      Greensburg
$4.014      Indiana
$3.958      Jeannette
$4.021      Kittanning
$3.997      Latrobe
$3.999      Meadville
$4.087      Mercer
$4.037      New Castle
$3.996      New Kensington
$3.996      Oil City
$4.054      Pittsburgh
$3.999      Sharon
$4.087      Uniontown
$3.999      Warren
$4.019      Washington

Trend Analysis:

Lower oil prices, modest domestic gasoline demand, and a so-far quiet hurricane season are combining to drive pump prices lower. According to weather analysts, it’s the first time in 25 years that a named Atlantic storm did not develop in August. The national average for a gallon of gas fell seven cents in the past week to $3.77. Today’s national average is 31 cents less than a month ago but 59 cents more than a year ago.

Meanwhile, oil prices dipped on recent decreased Chinese manufacturing output due to lower demand for goods and new COVID‑19 outbreaks in critical industrial cities. This is fueling fears that oil demand could drop in China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil. Additionally, prices declined most of last week amid market concerns that crude demand will fall if economic growth slows or stalls due to a recession. EIA’s latest weekly report showed that total commercial crude inventories decreased by 3.4 million barrels to 418.3 million barrels.

According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), domestic gas demand increased slightly from 8.43 million barrels per day to 8.59 million barrels per day last week. However, the rate is nearly 1 million barrels per day lower than the last week of August 2021. Also, total domestic gasoline stocks decreased by 1.1 million barrels to 214.5 million barrels.

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

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HARRISBURG- Reps. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) and Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) issued the following statement on District Attorney Larry Krasner’s lawsuit against the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order:

“In yet another move to prevent the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order from examining public documents for cases handled by his office, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday sued the committee and its members to prevent them from doing their job.

“By suing, Krasner has made the ridiculous claim that the committee has no authority over him or his office, though the state Constitution explicitly gives the House the power of impeachment as a safeguard against corrupt or unfit elected officials.

“The reality is Krasner believes he’s above the law, and the lawsuit to stop the committee is a desperate act by a dangerous, desperate man.

“House Resolution 216 was passed by a bipartisan majority who are horrified by the crime and murder surging throughout the city. I can assure everyone the Select Committee’s ongoing mission will not be deterred no matter how much Krasner obstructs.”

“The House of Representatives has authority under the Pennsylvania Constitution and case law to subpoena the district attorney for its public records. Krasner is not above the law.”

House Resolution 216 established the Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order to investigate, review and make legislative findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives regarding the rising rates of crime in the City of Philadelphia; the city’s use of public funds intended for law enforcement and prosecuting crime; the enforcement of crime victim rights in Philadelphia; and the use of public funds for the purpose of benefitting the city’s crime victims. The resolution authorizes the chairman to subpoena information relevant to the committee’s work.

FILE – Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, best-known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show,” speaks during a town hall campaign event at Arcaro and Genell in Old Forge, Pa., in this file photo from Jan. 19, 2022. Oz will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony Friday, Feb. 11, just as he’s being attacked 2,000 miles away in a rival’s TV ad saying he’s to “Hollywood.” (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)

By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is teaming up with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to publicly call on his Democratic rival in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, to participate in a debate. Holding a news conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oz questioned Fetterman’s readiness for office and criticized his reluctance to speak with reporters since suffering a stroke in May. Fetterman’s campaign countered that Oz is fixated on “mocking John for having a stroke.” The news conference with the retiring senator both candidates are vying to replace signals Oz’s increasing aggressiveness in going after Fetterman’s health as he seeks to make up ground in polls with just nine weeks to go until Election Day.