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Wayne Kress Democratic Candidate for Beaver County Sheriff stopped by Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Monday, May 13, 2019.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) by Frank Sparks Beaver County Radio

On Monday, May 13, 2019 during Teleforum with Frank Sparks in the 11 o’clock hour Frank continued his series highlighting the candidates running for office in Beaver County.

Frank’s guest in the 11 o’clock  hour was Wayne Kress who is once again seeking  his parties nomination for Beaver County Sheriff . Kress won the nod of the party in 2015 beating out then Sheriff George David. Kress then faced of against current Sheriff Tony  Guy in the fall of 2015 coming up short as the people of Beaver County voted in Guy as the Sheriff.

Kress said he learned a lot from that election that he has taken forward and feels that he is the best candidate to be the Sheriff of Beaver County. He is facing off against the above mentioned David who will also be appearing on Teleforum on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.. The winner of the Democratic primary between the two will then face-off against Guy in the General Election on November 5, 2019.

The guys talked about Wayne’s family and his personal life, his experiences serving in the Air-Force and being a Pennsylvania State Trooper. He talked about the Sheriff’s department and what he would like to do and some ideas he has if elected. Kress talked about how he would be committed to the office and the people of Beaver County and if elected he will be out there with his deputies working. Finally they talked about accessibility and transparency in the Sheriff’s office and how he believes both are very necessary.

You can watch the entire interview as it streamed on Facebook below by pressing the play button…..

Republican Candidate for Beaver County Prothonotary Jodi Hill stopped by Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Monday, May 13, 2019

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) by Frank Sparks Beaver County Radio

On Monday, May 13, 2019 during Teleforum with Frank Sparks in the 10 o’clock hour Frank continued his series highlighting the candidates running for office in Beaver County.

Frank’s guest was Republican Jodi Hill  who is a  seeking  her parties nomination for Beaver County Prothonotary. Jodi is running unopposed in the primary on the Republican ticket. If she wins she will face-off against the winner of Michael Rossi and Sherry Zabaila who are running on the Democratic ticket.  The primary election in Pa. is May 21, 2019.

Hill discussed with Sparks exactly who Jodi hill is and her life before she decided to run for Prothonotary. She talked about her experience and why she feels she is the best candidate for the position.

You can watch Hill’s entire interview as it streamed on Facebook below by pressing the play button on both part 1 and part 2.

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held This Morning For New AHN Cancer Institute In Center Township

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