(Photo taken by Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti)
THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AT THEIR REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY, HEARD SOME DISTURBING NEWS ABOUT NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
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AMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON ITS STREETSCAPE DESIGN LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A FORMER BEAVER COUNTY PASTOR IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
(Photo used with permission of Rep. Christiana’s office)
State Representative Jim Christiana is urging legislative leaders and Governor Tom Wolf to take a proposed severance tax on natural gas drilling off the table during final negotiations on the state budget revenue plan. During a press conference in Harrisburg yesterday, Christiana said the proposed shale gas tax would risk the future of billions in petrochemical facility investments… and jeopardize the creation of thousands of Pennsylvania jobs:
Christiana said there are plenty of other options on the table.
Susan Boser , Penn State Extension Educator of Renewable Resources was on Teleforum with Frank Sparks Tuesday September 12, 2017. Susan gave the listeners an update on the West Nile Virus and the recent rash of positive tests. Susan suggested that here are many ways to protect yourself from being bit by a mosquito inducing sprays, oils, citronella candles, power pads and that just names a few. Susan suggested that if you are going to be out to have your body covered with clothing to keep from being bit. She stressed the fact that just because there was a positive test for the West Nile that it doesn’t mean that someone will become infected if bitten.
Susan then went on to talk about water testing and when is a good time to have your water tested. She spoke about what types of water should be tested and why you should have your water tested if you suspect there is a problem. Susan then demonstrated with a water kit the process of getting a sample of your water and making sure the proper process is followed for the water to be able to be tested. The water test kit is free but there is a fee for the testing. If you would like to have your water tested all you have to do is stop by the Penn State Extension Beaver County Office at 1000 Third Street, Suite 3 Beaver Pa 15009 and pick up your free kit. The kit has detailed instructions on how to properly acquire a sample and how to ship to Penn State. If you have any questions and would like to get a hold of Susan you can call her at the Penn State extension at (724) 774-3003 Extension 6.
Check out the Penn State Extension’s website for many useful topics at https://extension.psu.edu/
(Photo taken by Frank Sparks)
The Pittsburgh Pirates will open the 2018 Major League Baseball season in Detroit on Thursday March 29 against the Tigers. The game is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. EDT. They will then have Friday March 30 off and return to play the Tigers in Game 2 Saturday March 31 and Game 3 on Sunday April 1. Both Saturday and Sunday games are scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. EDT.
The Pirates will then return home for the home opener on Monday April 2 against the Minnesota Twins. The home opener is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. and is the beginning of a six game home stand that includes two games against the Twins and Four against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Bucs will then hit the road again headed to Chicago for the Cubs home opener on Monday April 9. The game is scheduled to start at 2:20 p.m. EDT and is the start of a 3 game series against the before the Pirates move on to Miami and Play the Marlins in a three game series.
The Pirates will finish out the month of April with Series on the road against the Phillies and the Nationals and they will have home series with Colorado, Detriot, and St. Louis. You can see the whole Pirates 2018 season schedule by going to the Pittsburgh Pirates Website.
(Photo used with permission of Tom Pappas)
JIM PAPPAS, ONE OF BEAVER COUNTY’S MOST FAMOUS RESTAURANT OWNERS, HAS DIED. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Tune in to Beaver County’s only live on the air radio auction this and every Tuesday from 1:45 to 2:00 P.M. Call 724-843-1888 or 724-774-1888 to join the show and bid on merchandise and certificates from local Beaver County, PA and surrounding area businesses.
For September 12, 2017 the following items will be sold live on WBVP and WMBA:
Winning bidders will be announced on the air and then are instructed to call WBVP and WMBA offices at 724-846-4100 following the program to confirm their bids. Items can be paid for and picked up at WBVP-WMBA, 1316 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, PA 15010 between 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. weekdays.
GASOLINE PRICES ARE APPROACHING THREE DOLLARS A GALLON IN BEAVER COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
Allegheny County Police officers have identified the Beaver County man who was killed when he was hit by a train while walking on the tracks in Leetsdale this weekend. Officers say 51-year-old William Davidson of Ambridge was walking with his back to the oncoming train early Saturday morning. According to investigators, the train crew sounded the horn and tried to brake in a failed attempt to avoid hitting the man. Investigators are still trying to determine why Davidson was on the tracks.