(File Photo)

(Connoquenessing, Borough, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were called to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Harmony Street in Connoquenessing borough around 6:05 PM on Wednesday.
Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 52-year-old Danial Stevenson of Evans City was operating a 2001 Chevy s-10 pickup truck eastbound on Harmony Street when he lost control of the vehicle. The truck struck a telephone pole and overturned coming to a final rest on its roof in a gravel wide spot south of Harmony Street.
Stevenson is suspected to have suffered minor injuries but refused to be transported to the hospital.
His passenger 44-year-old Jason Kummer of Evans City is suspected to have suffered serious injuries and was transported to Allegheny General Hospital.
Stevenson was charged by Troopers with not driving a vehicle properly on the right side of the road.

(File Photo taken by Frank Sparks in 2020)

(New Brighton, Pa.) Leaf collection will begin in New Brighton Borough this coming Monday, October 10, in Daugherty Township on Monday, October 17, and in Pulaski Township Monday, October 24, 2022. All three municipalities will end leaf collection on Friday December 2, 2022.
Residents should place their raked leaves along the edge of the street for collection. Leaves that are bagged or that contain any tree branches, brush, stones, garbage/rubbish, grass clippings, or garden debris will not be collected.
Leaf collection in New Brighton Borough will follow the posted street sweeping schedule.

Leaf collection in Daugherty Township will follow the following schedule:

Mondays: William Penn Way & Crescent Heights Plan, Rt. 65 (from Valley Avenue to Stuber Road), North Avenue, Franklin Plan, and McGuire Street.
Tuesdays: Gulbranson Heights Plan, Daugherty Highlands Plan, and Hillcrest Drive.
Wednesdays: Mercer Heights Plan, Klein Plan, Stuber Road, McCreary Plan, Cardinal Drive, Robin Trail, and Rt. 65 (from Stuber Road to Wises Grove Road).
Thursdays: Allendale Road, Wallace Drive, Harold Street, Inman Drive, Hogue Drive, and John Street.
Call the Daugherty Township Municipal Building at (724) 846-5337 to schedule a collection on state routes not listed above.
 
Leaf collection in Pulaski Township will follow the following schedule:

Mondays: New England Hill and Blockhouse Run Road area.
Tuesdays: Sunflower Road – North to 36th Street.
Wednesday: West Side of Rochester Road from Sunflower Road to 52nd Street.
Thursdays: East Side of Rochester Road from Sunflower Road to 52nd Street.
Fridays: Tree branches will be collected that have fallen from storms.  Branches must be tied together into manageable bundles and not contain any other type of lawn debris.

(Pa State Rep. Rob Matzie during a recent appearance on Beaver County Radio)

(Ambridge, Pa.) New job training and related resources are on the horizon for Beaver County residents re-entering the community after incarceration thanks to $10 million in new federal funding, state Rep. Rob Matzie announced.
Matzie, D-Beaver, said the funding under the First Step Act Initiative will support a statewide re-entry program to reduce recidivism and strengthen the region’s workforce.
“For people returning to the community after incarceration, a chance at a decent-paying job offers the best path back to building a new life,” Matzie said. “Unfortunately, many lack the training and skills needed to find those opportunities.
“With this new funding, the state will create a re-entry program that offers job training in areas that meet the specific needs of regional employers. Having specialized skills that make them attractive to employers – sometimes for the first time in their lives – empowers people, gives them a chance to return to their families and cuts the chances of their returning to crime. The entire community feels the impact of that success.
“Matzie said he will be working to ensure Beaver County reaps the full benefits of the new program.”

(Pittsburgh, Pa.)  A former resident of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to 40 grams or more of fentanyl, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Michael Gamble, age 37, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that on Dec. 10, 2020, law
enforcement executed a search warrant upon Gamble’s residence. Law enforcement encountered Gamble sitting on a couch in the basement. A search of Gamble’s person resulted in the seizure of fentanyl and over $2,500.00. Between a cushion on a couch where Gamble was seated, law enforcement recovered a loaded handgun with an attached extended magazine. In a hidden compartment in the basement, officers recovered additional fentanyl. In total, law enforcement seized about approximately 90 grams of fentanyl.
Judge Wiegand scheduled sentencing for Feb. 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.. The law provides for a total sentence of life in prison, a fine of $8,000,000 or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Pending sentencing, the court remanded Gamble into the custody of the U.S. Marshals
Service. Assistant United States Attorney Brendan J. McKenna is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Drug Enforcement Administration
conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Gamble.

(Photo of new CCBC Women’s Basketball Coach Seairra Barrett provided with release)

(Monaca, Pa.)  The Community College of Beaver County has officially announces the appointment of Seairra Barrett as the next head coach of the CCBC women’s basketball team. She is eager to breathe new life into the program and make a positive impact on the community.
“We are very excited to have Seairra lead our women’s basketball program. Her experience and enthusiasm will help take our program to new heights,” said Tyler Care, director of student life and athletics administration.
Barrett comes to CCBC after a successful professional playing career in both Iceland and Finland. “I’m excited to be back home and I am looking forward to reinvigorating the women’s basketball program here at CCBC. I plan to recruit high character and high caliber players to play a fast and exciting brand of basketball,” Barrett said. “Our players will be visible in the community and will represent CCBC in the most positive way. I would like to thank Tyler Care and the rest of the search committee for entrusting me to lead this program.”
Barret is originally from Beaver County having played at Central Valley High School where she was a four-year letter winner, 1,000-point scorer, and two-time all-section. She was named Pittsburgh Post- Gazette Fab Five and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 10. She was also AP second-team all-state in Track & Field, all while being involved in several other academic groups.
Continuing her career, Barrett was an outstanding student athlete at California University of Pennsylvania. While playing for the Vulcan women’s basketball program, Seairra’s accomplishments were many, including female athlete of the year, freshman of the year, all-American, and member of the national championship team in 2015-16. Barrett earned her both a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s in Entrepreneurship.
CCBC’s 2022 Women’s Basketball season is set to kick off on Saturday November 5th at Penn State Beaver. The first home game, against Community College of Allegheny County, will be held on November 30th at 7:00pm in the Dome. For more information and the full schedule, go to
https://www.ccbctitans.com/sports/wbkb/2022-23/schedule

The featured image above shows a packed house in the South Side High School Auditorium
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published October 5, 2022 11:15 P.M.(Hookstown, PA) Hundreds attended a school board meeting at South Side Area School District Wednesday evening in regards to a teacher placed on administrative leave. Daren Cusato was suspended from his teaching job at the district last Friday after refusing to use the preferred pronouns of at least one transgender student. Cusato stated that using the pronouns goes against his religious beliefs.  The majority who spoke at the meeting were in favor of the teacher and did not agree with LGBTQ requests such as shared bathrooms and gym locker rooms in addition to students choosing their pronouns. Some think there is a middle ground to find to make everybody comfortable.  Public opinions were heard for over two hours, including a short statement from Cusato. The board ultimately decided to hold an impromptu voting session to suspend the current directive policy from the district solicitor which protected the rights of transgender students and their pronouns.  With the policy suspended, Cusato can return to teaching and the board said they will work to figure out how to proceed with their student and teacher policies.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“We really feel we’ve got a lot of people out there that are really wanting to do something, to start their own businesses…and they just don’t know how to do it.”

The Beaver Valley Hub For Innovation & Entrepreneurship (BHIVE) held its first meeting–an open house for many community leaders–at the Carnegie Free Library in Beaver Falls on October 5. The library is being used as a temporary meeting space while the official, permanent site for the BHIVE is being constructed; the new location will be located two doors down from the library at 1317 7th Avenue (the old WIC offices).

According to BHIVE President John Hertneky, who emceed the late afternoon open house, the BHIVE was started “with the idea of creating areas for people who want to start their businesses…and entrepreneurs who are looking for information, mentorship, and coaching on how to start a business.” The hub was initially affiliated solely with Penn State University through its “Invent Penn State” program which created the LaunchBox & Innovation Network hubs.

While the LaunchBox program will be available through Penn State Beaver at the BHIVE, the BHIVE as a whole will incorporate several educational institutions. “We’ve engaged Geneva College and the Community College of Beaver County as partners in this, in terms of bringing in resources for training and mentorship, and for other resources,” Hertneky stated. “We’re really looking at this as a community project.”

The BHIVE will be free to those who want to use their services at their Beaver Falls location; those who want to use the facilities for an extended period will pay rent for the long-term usage. Hertneky said that the funding to pay for the building will come mostly from grants and private donations: “That in addition what we will be hopefully collecting in rent will essentially make us sustainable.”

Among those in attendance for the open house were State Representative Jim Marshall, Commissioners Jack Manning and Tony Amadio, Beaver Falls mayor Kenya Johns, and several other members of Beaver Falls City Council.

Regular meetings will be held at the Carnegie Free Library every Wednesday from 3:00 until 4:00 (revised from earlier declaration of 4:00 until 5:00) until further notice.

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The good news about Brady’s Run Park was plentiful at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session on October 5.

“We got word yesterday that the final hydroseeding of the tennis courts, basketball courts, and pickleball courts project at Brady’s Run Park,” Parks & Recreation director Tony Caltury revealed at the meeting. “So that should be about another week, and we’re looking to set an official grand opening next week; I’m looking at tentatively Tuesday or Wednesday.” The Commissioners agreed to Wednesday, as to avoid conflict with a previously scheduled meeting for next Tuesday.

Caltury also provided an update on the final piece of the outdoor court’s renovation–the deck hockey court: “We submitted a resolution to the law department that should be on next week’s agenda,” he stated. “The gentleman who will be doing this from Sport Court says it’s about a three-week lead time…but once it’s in, it should be a two-to-three-day process of installation.”

Futhermore, the new water line for Brady’s Run Park was delivered, according to Caltury. Public Works director Dan Colville confirmed that the line will be established in the grass area behind the parking lot of the Beaver County Ice Arena. The original plan, per Colville, was to install the water line near the Horse Arena or Brady’s Run Lodge, but that “they wanted to keep it centrally located.”

“I’m just excited about the water lines going into Brady’s Run Park,” Commissioner Tony Amadio exclaimed. “I knew we had the money now, but the actual fact that the water lines are delivered…it’s been a long time in coming.”

The next Commissioners’ work session is set for October 12 at 10:00 AM.