MORE DETAILS ABOUT MOUNT AIRY PITTSBURGH HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK. MONROE COUNTY-BASED MOUNT AIRY CASINO PLANS TO OPEN A MINI-CASINO ON MORE THAN 110 ACRES OF LAND IN BIG BEAVER. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE STATE GAMING CONTROL BOARD, THE MINI-CASINO AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAIRLANE BOULEVARD AND SHENANGO ROAD WOULD FEATURE 750 SLOT MACHINES, 30 TO 40 TABLE GAMES, A 225-PLUS SEAT BUFFET, A THREE-VENUE FOOD COURT, A SPORTS BAR, A RESTAURANT AND A COFFEE OUTLET.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE
MORNING. HIGH NEAR 30.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. LOW – 24.

THURSDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 37.

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.