A Chippewa Township woman is facing welfare fraud charges. Ashley Wetzel was charged November 15th after investigators determined she was receiving benefits from the commonwealth while not living in Pennsylvania in 2017. It’s believed the 34-year-old collected welfare benefits from Kentucky and Colorado earlier that same year.
The Beaver County Board of Commissioners will be unable to attend their monthly spot on “Ask the Commissioners”, which airs on Beaver County Radio, on December 6th. The Board of Commissioners Rescheduled their public meeting from December 13th to December 6th at 10am. At this meeting the Commissioners will be voting on the 2019 Preliminary Budget.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP IS LOOKING FOR A NEW MANAGER NOW THAT MARIE HARTMAN IS STEPPING DOWN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED THE BET-TECH LAND DEVELOPMENT PLANS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Teachers and students in the Freedom Area School District are getting ready for their first active intruder drill this week. Officials say it will happen Wednesday… and, for the first time, will include the student body. Students as young as third grade will take part in the drill tomorrow…while younger kids will read the book “I’m Not Scared, I’m Prepared” and discuss what to do in an emergency.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 27TH, 2018
TODAY – INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPS NEARLY
STEADY AROUND 30.
TONIGHT – MORE SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATION LESS
THAN ONE INCH. LOW – 26.
WEDNESDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 31.
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Local citizens came to the Second Baptist Church to hear about the latest updates on the potential reopening of the Wave Pool in Beaver Falls.
What they heard was much more than that.
Tyrone Ziegler, 40, is the man behind the project to rejuvenate the Beaver Falls Wave Pool, which has been closed since 2002. Ziegler spoke at the Community Watch Meeting on November 26, and he opened up about the life path that has led him to this point. It was a turbulent ride that led him from the courts as a star player for Beaver Falls to a life of drug deals, quick cash, and multiple prison stays.
After long enough, Ziegler went cold turkey against the dealer lifestyle, and chose to build himself back up ethically and financially. He mentioned about how he switched his mentality in order to keep up and not slip:
Then after several months of financial stability and even opening up his own moving business, Tyrone decided he wanted to give back to the community he felt he owed for his past. He teamed up with Ben Fenchak to start the Tigerland Wave Pool project, in order to bring back the former Wave Pool near the northern entrance to the city on Route 18. At first, the team set its goal at $500,000, but Ziegler explained that such heights are currently unnecessary (although not impossible):
The donations, both monetary and through supply, have led to the possibility of the Tigerland Wave Pool being opened next summer in 2019. Ziegler understands that having this newly updated facility will be a help for the city of Beaver Falls, particularly for its youth looking for something to do:
However, in order to get to the goal of opening next summer, there will have to be plenty of labor and operations done in order to get there:
The Tigerland Wave Pool Project is supported by the Beaver Falls Community Development Corporation, and further details can be found at the CDC Website or on Facebook.
Beaver Falls police say fraudulent money has been circulating in the area recently. In a Facebook post, the police department advised merchants and residents to be aware of the situation although they did not describe exactly what to keep an eye out for when it comes to the fraudulent money. Police are also telling merchants to be aware of a “quick change” scam targeting cashiers in which a fake $100 bill is used and the cashier would give change in real cash. Police said these types of crimes often happen during the holiday season.
THE CALENDAR MAY SAY NOVEMBER…BUT ONE LOCAL MAN HAS JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST ON HIS MIND. TYRONE ZEIGLER HAS BEEN TRYING TO BRING BACK THE WAVE POOL TO BEAVER FALLS…AND TONIGHT HE’LL EXPLAIN THE STATUS OF THAT PROJECT AT THE BEAVER FALLS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING. THE TOPIC OF TONIGHT’S MEETING IS: “WAVES OF THE FUTURE: THE POOL PROJECT FOR OUR CITY”. THE MEETING BEGINS AT 7 P-M AT THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH ON TENTH AVENUE AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. OUR OWN MATT DRZIK WILL BE THERE AND WILL HAVE A COMPLETE REPORT FOR US TOMORROW MORNING ON A-M BEAVER COUNTY.
ONE OF THE THREE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN A PITTSBURGH HOUSE FIRE LAST WEEK…WAS FROM AMBRIDGE. THE FIRE BROKE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT A HOME IN THE GREENFIELD AREA. THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY THAT 47-YEAR-OLD TRACEY EGERCIC OF AMBRIDGE WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS. THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS WERE IDENTIFIED AS 96-YEAR-OLD MARJORIE TEAR AND 48-YEAR-OLD ANDREW WHITE, BOTH OF GREENFIELD. ALL THREE DEATHS HAVE BEEN RULED ACCIDENTAL. IT’S STILL NOT CLEAR WHAT SPARKED THE BLAZE.