Beaver County Commissioners met in regular work session yesterday and solicitor Garen Fedeles reported he has met with four of seven unions in contract negotiation. Fedeles said he will meet with the three remaining unions. As of today, none of the contracts have been settled.

Commissioner Sandie Egley says 12 of 18 department heads are eligible for retirement and Egley wants all directors to prepare a succession plan for their department to guard against being unprepared for what might be a wave of retirements by year’s end.

Commissioners chairman Dan Camp says, contrary to a report from PFM consultants of Philadelphia, the county will not finish the year with a deficit. The latest figures from acting financial administrator Corey Trautman indicates county finances are in the black with about 34 million dollars in hand.

Camp and human resources directory Sydney Shaw reported 12 resumes have been received for the advertised position of chief administrator-chief clerk. Resumes will be accepted until Friday. Next, the interview process will begin.

THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET IN REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY…AND HEARD NEWS ABOUT UNION NEGOTIATIONS, PENDING RETIREMENT OF DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, THE 2018 BUDGET…AND THE SEARCH FOR A CHIEF CLERK ADMINISTRATOR. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI WAS THERE…

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TONIGHT…ON A PROPOSED DEMOLITION IN ALIQUIPPA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A Koppel man is charged after a woman says she was handcuffed and sexually assaulted multiple times. Gabriel Lance was charged Friday after the alleged assault on September 14th at Lance’s home. The woman had reportedly gone to the house to pick up some items she left there.

Police say a Raccoon Township man is facing charges after allegedly shooting another man in the stomach during a drug deal gone wrong last week. It happened Friday night in the 200 block of School Road in Independence Township. Noah Brinkley was arrested Saturday for the shooting that reportedly started over a potential cocaine sale. The 21-year-old is in the Beaver County jail in lieu of 250-thousand-dollars bail.

BIG DRUG BUST THIS MORNING IN BEAVER FALLS. CHIEF JOHN DELUCA SAYS AN ARREST WAS MADE EARLY THIS MORNING….AFTER THE CITY OF BEAVER FALLS POLICE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON A RESIDENCE IN THE TWO-THOUSAND BLOCK OF 8TH AVENUE. AS A RESULT OF THE SEARCH, LAW ENFORCEMENT LOCATED AND SEIZED SEVERAL ITEMS AND CONTRABAND, INCLUDING….APPROXIMATELY 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN U-S CURRENCY, APPROXIMATELY 11-HUNDRED STAMP BAGS OF HEROIN, TWO SHOTGUNS, TWO HANDGUNS, DIGITAL SCALES AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA. CHIEF DELUCA IDENTIFIED THE MAN ARRESTED AS ELIEZER RODRIGUEZ.

FOR THE FIRST TIME…BADEN POLICE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS MORNING’S NATIONAL “COFFEE WITH A COP” DAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S KAISHA JANTSCH EXPLAINS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Kaisha’s report…

NEW DETAILS ARE EMERGING ABOUT THE MONACA GATEWAY PROJECT…FROM 4TH TO 17TH STREETS ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. THE BOROUGH OF MONACA IS COLLABORATING WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO FUND WHAT IS ULTIMATELY A 26-MILLION-DOLLAR CORRIDOR REVITALIZATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THROUGH MONACA’S DOWNTOWN WITH INTERSECTION AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, CROSSWALK ENHANCEMENTS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE. COMMISSIONER TONY AMADIO TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO ENABLE NEW MANUFACTURING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH…

AMADIO SAYS IT’S STILL TOO EARLY TO GIVE A TIMETABLE FOR WHEN THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD, 2018

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 75.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. LOW – 68.

THURSDAY – THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH – 75.