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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:51 AM
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.)  Hopewell Township Commissioners met in regular session Monday night, January 25, 2022,  and approved  a consolidation lot subdivision  owned by Deanna and Christopher Colonna.  Lot A is located on Royal and  Eldorado Drives  in the township’s R-2 zoning district, according to the commissioners.

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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:48 AM
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Just after 3 p.m. Monday Hopewell Police Chief Don Sedlacek said his department received calls about vehicles being stopped on Brodhead Road in the area of Bucktail Hill by flaggers as a firm was retrieving branches from the southbound lane of the road as the snow fell.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:44 AM
(North Sewickley, Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting that they were called to the scene of a one vehicle accident eastbound on the Pa. Turnpike in North Sewickley Township just after midnight on Sunday morning.
Troopers said via release that 56-year-old Lisa Iafe of Cranberry lost control of the 2018 Subaru Forester she was driving on the snowy road. Her vehicle left the road and hit a snow bank then went airborne over a guiderail and rolled over twice.
She was taken to UPMC Passavant in Cranberry for unknown injuries. Her vehicle needed to be towed from the scene and she has been cited by police for a driving violation.

(Photo of 2021 Beaver Falls Car Cruise taken from the rood of Beaver County Radio by Mark Peterson on September 11, 2021)
Story by Frank Sparks, News/Program Director of Beaver County Radio
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 9:50 AM
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Steve Peterson, Co-chairman, from the Beaver Falls Car Cruise Committee joined Eddy Crow on Teleforum Tuesday morning, January 25, 2022 to make a special announcement about this years car cruise.

Peterson informed the Beaver County Radio listeners that the 31st Annual Beaver Falls Car Cruise will be held on June 11, 2022 this year. Last year the cruise was moved to September 11, 2021 due to COVID. This year’s cruise is returning to the traditional 2nd Saturday in June.

You can watch Steve’s interview below that also talked about the car market today and why Ron Lewis Ford in Beaver Falls has been successful at having cars on the lot unlike other dealers. Peterson who is the Vice-President of Ron Lewis Beaver Falls wouldn’t quite share his secret but did go into detail as to why the market is the way it is.

Press the play button below to see the interview as it streamed live on Beaver County Radio’s Facebook Page:

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 7:18 AM

HARRISBURG – Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) today introduced legislation that will expand the number of nursing education programs in Pennsylvania and help improve the quality of life for current nurses.

“Our nurses do more than care for individuals,” said Bernstine. “They are at the forefront of change in health care and public health. During the COVID-19 pandemic our nurses have been providing the best care for patients. We must consider what we can do to ensure they have adequate support in the future. This will have a direct impact on our health care professionals and the quality of patient care.”

 The House Bill 2278 would clarify that applicants for licensure as a registered nurse (RN) or advanced practice nurse must have received education from an institution accredited by an agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education. This would include both national and regional accreditation agencies.

 Due to a discrepancy in Pennsylvania state licensure law, only regionally accredited education institutions can offer RN education programs.

Research indicates that nursing shortages are linked to higher infection rates, higher readmission, higher mortality rates and poorer patient outcomes. In addition, nurses can experience a better quality of life at more adequately staffed facilities.

“Opening the Pennsylvania RN education market to nationally accredited institutions may help increase nursing employment, which, in turn, could lead to reduced stress levels and improved job satisfaction for our nurses and health care professionals,” said Bernstine.

(Washington, D.C.) The rollout of free N95 masks from the federal government is underway, and people should be able to get them in some stores by the end of the week.
Locally while no specific locations have been announced yet, masks will eventually be found at businesses including CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart and other pharmacies and health centers. There is no word when exactly the masks will arrive.
More than 400 million masks will be given out across the United States.
There is a limit of Three masks per person.

The featured image above shows a lion painting located in the New Brighton High School gymnasium

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Correspondent. Published January 24, 2022 8:49 P.M.

(New Brighton, PA)  The New Brighton Area School Board met Monday night for their monthly regular meeting.  The board approved a payment of $115,802.87 to the Beaver County Career and Technology Center for the 2021-22 school year.  Also approved was the retirement of elementary teacher, Julie Heasley, and the hiring of Dexter Aley as a Computer, business, and technology teacher.  Three varsity sports coaches were hired for the year as well, Michael Bridges for softball, Mike Kirschner for baseball, and Matt Stuber for track.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Tune into Beaver County Radio 95.7 FM, 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, beavercountyradio.com, and Beaver County Radio Digital Media  Tuesday morning, January 25, 2022 at 9:10 AM for Beaver Falls Car Cruise Committee Co-Chairman Steve Peterson who will be joining Eddy Crow on Teleforum to make an announcement about the Beaver Falls Car Cruise for 2022.

Peterson, who is the Vice-President of Ron Lewis Automotive in Beaver Falls was already scheduled to join Crow to talk about the car market today and what are some of the challenges that car dealers have faced over the past. Peterson has been very successful at having a full lot of cars to sale as well when other car lots are empty. While he might not give away his secret they will discuss his success.

So make sure you tune in for this special announcement at 9:10 AM on Beaver County Radio.

You can watch the interview live as it streams on Facebook by clicking below at 9:10 AM:

You can also listen on-line by clicking the image below: