The Beaver County Commissioners held their weekly work session today. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti was there at the courthouse this morning and he reported that Commissioners Chairwoman Sandie Egley said that Sheriff Tony Guy must stick to the allotted budget for his department, despite his recent financial woes. Sheriff Guy had asked the commissioners for more money to keep his department operational for the remainder of the year.

A spokesperson for Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier’s office, early this morning announced  that Aliquippa substitute teacher Ahna Tania Anderson’s hearing has been continued to Thursday, August 25, according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano.   Anderson is represented by Attorney Blaine Jones, who could not be present today. School board member Aileen Gilbert’s  hearing has been continued to Thursday, July 28. Both women face charges in connection  with their failure to report the sexual assault of a 12 year old minor on April 26.  A report was made by another district employee, who reported it on the afternoon of April 27. The employee contacted school officials, law enforcement and Child Line. bAnderson is  faced with a 3rd degree felony and 2nd degree misdemeanor because she violated the persons required to report suspected child abuse statue. She also faces endangering the welfare of a child, a first degree misdemeanor. Aileen Gilbert faces the same  charges as Anderson.

More than 296-thousand dollars in grants have been approved to help improve local parks and trails. That announcement comes from 10th District State Representative Jaret Gibbons. The projects, according to Gibbons, include a $32-thousand-dollar greenways, trails and recreation grant for Wampum Borough Park; $52-thousand dollars for Wampum Station Park; and more than $212-thousand dollars for Slippery Rock Trail. The Commonwealth Financing Authority administers and finances projects and is an independent agency created by the legislature.

(Bridgewater, PA)  Local rock legend Donnie Iris was among the crowd gathered at Thursday’s Restaurant and Tavern for a special Beaver County Boom sponsor party on

Saturday July 2, 2016.  The pre-fireworks event is held annually and organized by PUSH Beaver County.  WBVP and WMBA program director Mike Romigh had a chance to catch up with Donnie Iris during a live on site broadcast from the gathering on Beaver County Radio.   Click the player below to hear Mike’s Interview with Donnie.

 

 

 

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This weekend…The Midland Sports Hall Of Fame will welcome seven all-time Midland High School greats and the first undefeated football team in school history. Chris Shovlin was recently a special guest on the Saturday Sports Slam with Frank Sparks and Greg Benedetti. He talked about Sunday’s induction ceremony and luncheon. He says the ceremony and luncheon starts at 1:00 Sunday afternoon in the Midland gymnasium and is part of the Midland Fourth of July celebration. Doors open at noon. A limited number of tickets are still available at the Midland gym lobby until  5:00 Friday afternoon. Tickets are $20 each.

At last week’s Hopewell Area School District’s board meeting Dave Tadich, chairperson for a Serbian Softball Tournament,  asked for permission to use the junior and senior high  fields on  July 23, 2016.  Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that the approval was granted and the  event is from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tadich said teams from as far away as Lackawanna, N.Y. will compete with teams from the Pittsburgh area.  He said he’s hoping a team from Canton, Ohio will  also join the Aliquippa group. A team of non-Serbs from the Aliquippa area is expected to participate. The junior high champs play against the high school champs, Tadich said. Each team will pay $50 for umpires and expenses the group incurs.  The American Serbian Club also helps to fund the event , he said.  Runners-up and winners in the tournament get t shirts. Players are treated to a  buffet dinner at the Serbian Club.