(Photo Courtesy of the Monaca Community Development Corporation)

Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) The Groove ‘n Grub event in Monaca scheduled for tonight, Friday, May 30th, from 5-9 p.m., has been cancelled because of the weather. According to a release from the Monaca Community Development Corporation, this series for concerts is free to the public taking place in and around George Washington Plaza at 1003 Pennsylvania Avenue, Monaca. The rest of the series will be on June 20th, July 25th and August 22nd, all at 5-9 p.m. Inner Groove Records will be spinning tunes on records, while local and regional bands provide the rest of the entertainment with live music. There will also be activities and games for kids along with vendors for buying items and food truck vendors. According to that same release from the Monaca Community Development Corporation, here is the schedule and what you can expect for the Groove ‘n Grub concert series:

May 30th: (Cancelled due to rain)

• Live music by David Granati and his For Those About To Rock Academy with special guests
• Long Live Rock Academy and Gino Romano
• Food trucks/booths: Comfortably Yummm (Pierogies + More), Cookies by Erin, Kona Ice, Los Gingos (Mexican), Papa Dukes (Greek), Papa Woods BBQ, Slurp N Burst Boba Tea, Tikka N Wraps (Mediterranean), and Uncle Sonny’s Ice Cream.
• Vendors and games for the kiddos

June 20th:

• Live music by Charlie Barath’s Blues Band featuring Charlie Barath’s award-winning harmonica stylings
• Inner Groove Record Store’s Ian Sallese spinning records during band breaks and offering a variety of records for guests to look through, request, and purchase
• WBVP/The Beaver Radio remote broadcast and prize giveaways
• Food truck/booth lineup: TBA
• Vendors and games for the kiddos

July 25th:

• Live reggae music by Truth and Rites
• Inner Groove Record Store’s Ian Sallese spinning records during band breaks and offering a variety of records for guests to look through, request, and purchase
• Food truck/booth lineup: TBA
• Vendors and games for the kiddos

August 22nd:

• Live rock and pop music by The Hoot Owls
• Inner Groove Record Store’s Ian Sallese spinning records during band breaks and offering a variety of records for guests to look through, request, and purchase
• Food truck/booth lineup: TBA
• Vendors and games for the kiddos

 

MIDLAND, PA – Area artists age 17 and older may submit up to three works for the 20th Summer Gallery, a juried art show and competition scheduled for the July 4th week in the atrium of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.

Entry forms are available at the Museum of Ceramics in East Liverpool, Ohio.

Show sponsor Midland Arts Council will accept two-dimensional works on June 14, between noon and 2 p.m. at the front entrance of Lincoln Park. Works should be recent, must not exceed 36 inches in width or height, must weigh less than 50 pounds, and be ready to hang. Fees are $10 per piece, or $25 for three. The Council assists artists in selling their works and does not take a commission.

The exhibition, timed to coincide with Midland’s well-known July 4th celebrations, will be free and open to the public. Daily hours are 6 to 8 p.m. July 2-6, with the exception of July 4, when the public may visit from 1 to 7 p.m.

An opening night reception for artists and guests with announcement of awards is to be held 7 to 9 p.m. July 1. The public is welcome to attend, according to Evelyn Adams, Arts Council president. She may be reached at 724.643.9968.

Artists are to pick up their works July 7, 4 to 6 p.m.

Joyce Beatty of Chester, W.Va., this year’s featured artist, began entering works in the Summer Gallery four years ago. She was last year’s best of show winner with her colorful street scene painting titled “South of France.”

“I have to create something every day,” she said, “whether it is painting or cooking or whatever. Creating feeds my soul.”
Beatty took a serious interest in painting a number of years ago, working in oils and acrylics. She characterizes her style as “somewhere between realism and impressionism.” Old buildings are among her favorite subjects. She said the changing colors of the seasons excites her imagination; “Seasons” will be the theme of her featured exhibit. A founding member of the Top of WV Arts Council, she is a hanging artist in the Summit Art Gallery in Weirton and a member of the Steubenville Art Association. Among previous honors was having her works featured at the Hancock-Brooke Art Hop and Martha’s Gallery and the Sarah Miller House in Wellsburg, W.Va.
An interest in sculpting with air-dry and oil-based clays led her to use the media to create the heads of foot-hlgh Santa Claus figures that she produces for the Christmas season, each one unique in facial expression and costume.
Joyce Beatty shares her enthusiasm for art with a sister, Nancy Wright, who also exhibits her artwork and won an honorable mention in last year’s Summer Gallery.

(File Photo: Caption for Photo: Tornado with dark storm clouds)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) May 31st, 2025 is the 40th anniversary of the deadly tornado in Beaver County that killed three people, injured over 100 and left about 200 homes destroyed or damaged. According to a Beaver County Times report, the tornado first touched down in Beaver County around 8:15 p.m. in Chippewa Township, west of McKinley Road and north of 37th Street. The tornado went for homes in North Sewickley Township on Gillen Road from the Beaver River in its path.

(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from AAA East Central, 13,135 people across the country were killed in a crash involving a teen driver between 2019-2023. More than three tenths of those people were killed between Memorial Day and Labor Day during the one-hundred days that are deadliest in that category in that span. That statistic is according to a AAA review of crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to that same release from AAA East Central, here are some tips that parents should do to help teens stay safe on the road:

• Discuss with teens early and often the dangers of risky driving situations, such as speeding and nighttime driving.
• Discuss with teens the dangers and consequences of distracted driving (i.e., texting, having multiple people in the car, etc.)
• Stress the importance of buckling up. According to NHTSA, more than 50 percent of teen drivers who died in 2020 were not wearing seat belts.
• Teach by example and minimize any risky behavior when behind the wheel.
• Make a parent-teen driving agreement that sets family rules for teen drivers. Consider setting driving limits that are stronger than state laws and enforce those limits.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – An early election ballot completion area is prepared at a collection location inside the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved a bill Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, to move up the state’s 2024 primary election by five weeks to March 19, aiming to avoid a conflict with the Jewish holiday of Passover and give voters more of a say in deciding presidential nominees. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of State, 33 Pennsylvania high schools won Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. These awards were given because of efforts lead by students to register their peers that were eligible to vote during the 2024-2025 school year. Gold and Silver Level Awards were given to these schools for at least 65% registration for eligible students. 555 Pennsylvania students also won awards by helping their peers register to vote.

(Photo of AAA East Central Logo Provided with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Butler, PA) According to a release from AAA East Central, the company is partnering with Pennsylvania State Police to distribute free steering wheel lock devices to Kia and Hyundai owners. The Butler branch office for AAA East Central will host the event weather permitting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4th. The locks are first-come, first serve and you must have your insurance card or vehicle registration before receiving them. The reason for this event is because there has been theft occurring more often for these Hyundai and Kia vehicles that were made between 2011 and 2022.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives to deliver his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Senate, a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators announced a legislative proposal for the PA Home Preservation Program. The sponsors for the legislation are: State Senators David Argall (R–Luzerne, Carbon, and Schuylkill Counties) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County) in the Senate and State Representatives Lindsay Powell (D–Allegheny County), Brandon Markosek (D–Allegheny County), and Tim Twardzik (R–Schuylkill County) in the House. This program helps by letting houses get repaired around the state each year to reduce displacement of the community and disrepair. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro made a proposal during his budget address in February for an investment of $50 million to make a new repair program for housing statewide. 

 

(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie speaking)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) According to a release from State Representative Rob Matzie’s office, Matzie made a statement after PennEnergy rescinded its permit to withdraw 1.5 million gallons of water per day from Big Sewickley Creek. Matzie called the action the “best possible news for our community,” even though people had went against the petitions of PennEnergy at the beginning. Matzie also noted that PennEnergy made a choice to save the wildlife and water that is fresh in the creek.

(File Photo of Fire Background)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The fire that occurred yesterday at a home at 652 Highland Avenue in Aliquippa is still under investigation. Aliquippa Firefighters issued information on a Facebook post Thursday that the situation has been resolved. The incident caused a closure of Highland Avenue at one point. According to Aliquippa firefighters, as of noon on Thursday, there was no threat to the area. 

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A sign with the company’s logo stands outside a Rite Aid store in Salem, N.H., on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Philadelphia, PA) Rite-Aid continues to struggle with bankruptcy, and some of the stores of the company located in Beaver County will close because of it. According to bankruptcy filings from Rite Aid, the stores in Aliquippa, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Conway, Midland, New Brighton and Sewickley will close. These stores also include the Rite-Aid locations in Coraopolis, Cranberry Township, the store at the Pittsburgh International Airport and thirteen Pittsburgh locations.