Author: Beaver County Radio

BFCDC “State of the City” Series begins today

Beaver Falls community Development Corporation (BFCDC)’s annual lecture series, “State of the City” begins tonight and will continue for 2 more Wednesdays.

March 27th: Mick Jones-Government, Renee Suhr-Business

April 10th: President Troup-Geneva College, Rev. Tench-Church

April 24th: Dr. Nugent-Public Schools, Marc de Jeu-Church

All lectures are held at the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls at 7PM.

Light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Wendy Whelpley: 724-630-3520, wendy.whelpley@gmail.com

AUDIO: The 42nd Maple Syrup Festival Is Two Weekends Away!

You can feel it in the air. You can see it on the calendar. Heck, you can probably taste it in your mind.

It’s Festival time.

As has been tradition for over four decades now, the arrival of Spring in Beaver County is joined by the arrival of the Maple Syrup Festival. The tradition–of live entertainment, local craftsmen and vendors, as well as the delicious pancakes–is now in its 42nd year and set to commence on April 6-7 at Brady’s Run Lodge.

The 2019 Maple Syrup Festival is presented, as always, by the Beaver County Conservation District, and Director Jim Shaner joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to break down what it takes to put the festival on, all of the events and aspects that county citizens have come to know and love, and the great cause of helping the Conservation District by attending the festival.

If you want to listen back to the interview, click the player below.

Rob Pratte, Bryan Dehart join host Jim Roddey tomorrow on “The Best of Beaver County” presented by St. Barnabas

Jim Roddey

The Best of Beaver County is easy to discover; it’s right on your radio!  Tune in this and every Thursday from 11 to 11:30 am  for “the Best of Beaver County”, a new show on WBVP and WMBA presented by St. Barnabas. The show is hosted by Jim Roddey and is dedicated to shining light on the great things going on right here in your neighborhood, and the people that are making it happen.  This Thursday, enjoy conversation and insight with Rob Pratte and Bryan Dehart. 

Rob Pratte is a local broadcasting legend who began his career at WBVP and WMBA in the 1970’s before landing at his current position as a regular talk show host on KDKA radio, where he continues to thrive.

Bryan Dehart serves as Township Manager in Brighton Township.

You can also watch a live video stream of the show on the WBVP-WMBA Facebook page, plus the radio broadcast will be replayed each Sunday from 11:30 am to Noon on Beaver County Radio.

Jussie Smollett Sticking To His Story After Prosecutors Drop All 16 Felony Counts Against Him

Neither Jussie Smollett nor his attorney have backtracked from his original account that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January. The “Empire” actor spoke to reporters Tuesday after a court hearing in which his attorneys say prosecutors dropped all 16 felony counts alleging Smollett staged the attack. Prosecutors haven’t explained why they made the surprise decision and haven’t said if they still maintain Smollett orchestrated the incident.

One-Third Of State’s Counties Advance Plans To Install New Voting Systems Ahead Of 2020’s Presidential Election

Pennsylvania’s top elections official says one-third of the state’s counties are advancing plans to install new voting systems ahead of 2020’s presidential election. Kathy Boockvar, Gov. Tom Wolf’s acting secretary of state, told lawmakers Tuesday that 21 of 67 counties have approved plans amid the administration’s push to adopt systems with voter-verifiable paper trails that are viewed as a hedge against hacking. Boockvar was testifying during a Senate committee hearing.

Kamala Harris Promises Teachers a Raise If Elected President

In the first major policy proposal of her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is focused on boosting the salaries of teachers. Harris’ campaign says her plan is an unprecedented investment in teacher pay and toward programs dedicated to teacher recruitment, training and professional development. In new details released today, the Democrat’s campaign described the underpayment of teachers as a “national failure that’s holding America back” and said that “we’ve failed to give teachers the respect and resources they deserve.”

Hopewell Township Commissioners Approve Five-Points Island Proposal

THE HOPEWELL COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED THE FIVE POINTS ISLAND PROPOSAL. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

(File Photo Provided by Sandy Giordano)