Pennsylvania’s highest court is wading into a dispute about whether convenience stores can carry beer in a state known for its strict limits on alcohol sales. The state Supreme Court says it’s taking a case that pits the state’s beer distributors against the Liquor Control Board and the company that runs Sheetz stores.

Dr. Cathy Mitchell of Associated Hearing Aid Services joins Mike on Thursday February, 17, to discuss Hearing Aids.

The Beaver County Commissioners finalized the 2016 budget at a special meeting this morning.  Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti, who was at today’s meeting, reports that the new budget is 64.7 million, up one million from the budget presented 10 days ago. But, after meeting with row office department heads, the commissioners reduced the budget deficit from 5.3 to 3.9 million.

Flushable wipes are clogging private and public sewer lines in East Rochester borough. Borough secretary Marlene McRoberts tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the wipes, although labeled as safe to flush, are not disintegrating. She says the result is a plumbing nightmare. This year, borough officials have cleaned the pump and extracted the wipes as much as once or twice a month. McRoberts advises against flushing wipes even if the package indicates otherwise.

More people are being tested for the Zika virus in Western Pennsylvania, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. Eight people are now being tested for the virus, bringing the total amount of pending tests to 12. It is unclear if any of those eight candidates had traveled out of the country, or if anyone being tested was pregnant. There is no word on when the results for any of the eight new tests will be revealed.