radioNOVO News for New Castle/Youngstown/Butler/Hermitage 06-12-26

Good morning.A tragic motorcycle crash has taken the life of a well-known local businessman. The Lawrence County Coroner says sixty-year-old Bryan Todd Scheidemantle died Wednesday afternoon. His motorcycle collided with an S-U-V on Wilmington Road. Scheidemantle was the former owner of Scheidemantle Motors in Hermitage. The crash is under investigation.Meanwhile, high prices are hitting valley wallets hard. Gas prices are stuck well over four dollars a gallon, forcing families to skip expensive out-of-state trips. Local travel experts say "tank-full tourism" is booming as people look for weekend options close to home.One of those local options returns tomorrow. The tenth annual Tour de Donut kicks off Saturday morning at Westminster College in New Wilmington. Hundreds of cyclists will ride through Amish country, eating doughnuts along the way to win custom medals.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News.