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VIDEO: Beaver Valley Musicians Union Hosting Series Of Free Summer Concerts Throughout Beaver County

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The air in Beaver County is about to get a little louder.

The reason for that is a brand new series of concerts being presented by the many groups that are part of the Beaver Valley Musicians Union, starting with the Beaver County Brass at Chippewa Park on Friday, June 17. The concert begins at 7:00 PM and is free for the public to attend; the public is encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating as well as their own refreshments.

BVMU vice president Tom Munroe and board member Bob Headland joined Matt Drzik on the June 14 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about the upcoming series of concerts by groups such as the Beaver County Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Swingin’ Bopcats Big Band–in all, seven groups that are members of the Beaver Valley Musicians Union. They also spoke about the ways one can become a member of the groups or the union; formal auditions are not required by the BVMU, but instrumentalists must provide their own equipment.

For a full list of upcoming BVMU shows and contact information, check out the photo below:

And for the full interview between Matt, Bob, and Tom, click on the Facebook feed below!

Economics and Physical Therapy on Wednesday’s Teleforum program with Eddy Crow

Wednesday’s Teleforum talk program starts with a visit from Dale Reckless of MRS Physical Therapy; afterwards Eddy will talk economics and inflation with economist Stephen Roberts of Geneva College. What is a Bear market? Is that good? How does inflation work? Just a few answers we’ll discover together on Teleforum, starting at 9:10a and going till noon on am1230, am1460, fm99.3 presented by St. Barnabas, and now 95.3fm!

Wall Street Slips Into a Bear Market; Here’s What That Means

(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at a level considered to be a so-called bear market. Rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine and China’s economic slowdown are leading investors to reconsider what they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks, from high-flying tech companies to industrial conglomerates. Big swings have become commonplace and Monday was no exception, with the S&P 500 falling 3.9%. It’s 21.8% below its record set early this year and so now is in a bear market. The Dow industrials sank 2.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite tumbled 4.7%.

Pa State House GOP Moves to Bottle up Four Gun Safety Proposals

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania House committee is voluntarily relinquishing its control over four bills to address gun violence, instead asking the speaker to have another panel take them over. After a testy exchange between the two parties during a Judiciary Committee meeting on Monday, the vote concerned proposals regarding safe gun storage, an assault weapons ban, a red flag bill and a measure to give local governments power to enact their own protections. The Democrats who voted with the GOP to send the bill package back to the speaker with a recommendation that he pass them over to the Local Government Committee said they hoped the proposals might somehow advance there.

Mastriano Brings Former Trump Election Lawyer on as Senior Legal Advisor

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano has appointed former President Donald Trump’s former campaign lawyer as a senior legal adviser to his campaign. Lawyer Jenna Ellis has endorsed Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary, she has campaigned with Mastriano and has hosted Mastriano on her podcast to discuss election fraud. Mastriano said Monday that Ellis brings the “talent, experience and legal expertise” to help defeat Democrat Josh Shapiro in the November election. If Mastriano were to win in the fall, he’d shape how elections are conducted in Pennsylvania where the governor appoints the secretary of state, who oversees elections.

Gov. Wolf, Lawmakers Launch Budget season with Billions to Spend

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers are launching into the busiest stretch of their year. These last weeks of June are vastly different this year than any other in memory because they have billions of extra dollars to spread around. Assembling a spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1 will play out in the shadow of partisan fights over abortion rights and gun violence. A Democrat, Wolf wants about $1.8 billion more for instruction, operations and special education in public schools, or about one-fifth more. Republicans preach restraint, worrying over projections that the economy is heading for a slowdown.

Northbound I-79 Lane Overnight Closure Wednesday Night in Aleppo

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(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 is announcing that that an overnight closure of the northbound I-79 local lane at the traffic crossover in Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, will occur Wednesday night, June 15 weather permitting.

Approach slab placement and bridge barrier work will occur from 7 p.m. Wednesday night continuously through 6 a.m. Thursday morning requiring the closure of the northbound LOCAL lane at the traffic split on I-79, just north of the Neville Island Bridge. All northbound traffic on I-79 will be required to use the crossed-over EXPRESS lane. Northbound I-79 traffic to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68) will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Northbound I-79 to Mt. Nebo Road

  • Continue on northbound I-79 in the EXPRESS lane to the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) off-ramp
  • Turn left onto Wexford Bayne Road (Route 910)
  • Turn left onto the ramp to southbound I-79
  • Take the ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
  • End detour

The on-ramp from Kilbuck Street to northbound I-79 will remain open.

The work is part of the $26.49 million I-79 improvement project. Improvements include four bridge deck replacements, one bridge preservation, milling and resurfacing, preservation work on seven sign structures, installation of five new ITS signs, guide rail improvements, signage updates, and pavement marking installation. Crossovers will occur on I-79 in 2022 and 2023 for bridge deck replacement work. The majority of the project will conclude in the fall of 2023.

The prime contractor is the Joseph B. Fay Company. Work on this project will be coordinated with other projects in the area.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Big Beaver Woman not Injured in One Vehicle Crash on Pa Turnpike in North Sewickley Twp.

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(North Sewickley Twp, Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia reported yesterday that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle accident at mile marker 17.7 East bound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in North Sewickley Township last Wednesday, June 8, 2022 around 4:30 PM.
Troopers are reporting that upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 44-year-old Jadie Nightingale, of Big Beaver, was traveling east bound when she looked down at a check engine light that was on in the 2010 Chevy Tahoe that she was driving. Troopers said Nightingale failed to pay attention to a right curve in the road and her vehicle struck the concrete barrier median along the right side of the road causing the vehicle to spin and continue traveling to the right shoulder where it struck several more concrete barriers along the left side of the roadway. She was not injured in the accident but her vehicle did sustain heavy front end damage and had to be towed from the scene. She was cited by troopers with not driving properly on roadways laned for traffic

Showers and Thunderstorms to Start Off Today, Temperatures Continue Climbing, Beautiful Weekend Ahead

(Photo taken by Frank Sparks)

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The National Weather Service in Moon Twp. is predicting a bumpy start to your Tuesday with Showers and Thunderstorm being predicted for this morning with some storms producing heavy rainfall. The warm up will continue into Thursday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and heat indexes over 100 each day. Friday will set us up for a beautiful weekend with sunny skies and a high of 85. Saturday and Sunday we are expecting sunny skies and high’s in the mid 70’s. You can see a detailed forecast for the next five days below:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 85. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 93. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Juneteenth
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

 

Tuesday’s AMBC: The Music Of Summer

On Tuesday’s A.M. Beaver County, Matt Drzik talks with Tom Munroe & Bob Headland from the Beaver Valley Musicians Union to talk about the series of summer concerts taking place over the next several weeks at 8:35.

Frank Sparks starts the show with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.