Author: Beaver County Radio

BREAKING NEWS: Commissioner Sandie Egley Calling For Investigation Into Former Solicitor Joe Askar

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BREAKING NEWS: BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY HAS PERSONALLY REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED AS TO WHETHER FORMER COUNTY SOLICITOR JOE ASKAR VIOLATED THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING HIS TENURE. EGLEY CLAIMS THE MATTER HAS THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING POTENTIALLY CAUSED A LOSS OF SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE COUNTY. EGLEY VOWS TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH THE INVESTIGATION BUT REFUSES TO COMMENT ON THE MATTER UNTIL A DETERMINATION IS REACHED. This breaking news report is brought to you by…

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BREAKING NEWS: Beaver County Budget At Forefront Of Conversation At Today’s ‘Icy’ Work Session

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BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET IN REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY…AND THE COUNTY BUDGET AND THE REVENUES WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CONVERSATION, AS PART OF WHAT’S BEING CALLED AN ‘ICY’ ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN THE THREE COMMISSIONERS . BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

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PA. Turnpike To Replace Beaver County Bridge Over Span Of One Weekend

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are warning motorists of an 80-mile detour they’ll encounter in Beaver County over the weekend. The detour will run from 9 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Monday as crews close the toll road between the Beaver Valley and Cranberry interchanges. That’s being done so crews can demolish and replace a bridge in New Sewickley. Brad Heigel is Chief Engineer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission…

Motorists will be detoured onto Interstates 376, 80 and 79 to get around it.

New Brighton Woman Injured After Being Struck By Car In Big Beaver

State Police report a New Brighton woman was injured yesterday when she was struck by a vehicle along Route 18 in Big Beaver Borough. 30 year old Jolleen Hupp was attempting to cross the highway near the intersection with Penndale Road in Big Beaver just before noon when she was struck by a car driven by 72-year-old Ernest Bailey of Wampum. Hupp was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. No word on her condition.

Mike Tomlin Talks Injuries and The Bears in Press Conference

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin held his weekly press conference today, that can be heard on WBVP and WMBA at 12 noon every Tuesday.

Mike discussed the Steelers injuries click the play button to hear

Coach Tomlin also discussed the challenge of going into Chicago to play a team that is 0-2 so far this season. Click the play button below to listen to his comments.

Tune into A.M. Beaver County to hear more on Tuesday’s press conference.

Media used with permission of the Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network

PA’s Attorney General Leading Investigation Into Equifax Credit Breach

Pennsylvania’s attorney general is leading an investigation into the Equifax credit breach that has affected 143 million people, including 5.4 million people in Pennsylvania. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro over the weekend joined with 32 other attorneys general and sent a letter to Equifax, demanding the company hand over information about how and why the widespread security breach happened.Shapiro demanded the company stop charging fees to consumers who’re attempting to freeze their credit after the breach. He’s also wanting to know why the company took six weeks to notify the public about the breach.

Health Hike benefits McGuire Memorial and St. Anthony School

Council 604 of the Knights of Columbus in Beaver Falls have joined with the Wampum Chapter of the North Country Trail to raise funds for McGuire Memorial and St. Anthony School programs.  On Sunday, October 1st join the 10 mile (choose your length) pledge health hike.

This year a wheelchair accessible spur trail has been added and hikers with disabilities will be participating in this event.  Please consider supporting them as a hiker,promoter or pledge-maker.

 

For more info contact Dennis Garrett

724-827-2350

cell  330-424-6589

dcggolf@gmail.com

BEAVER COUNTY SELF-GUIDED FARM TOUR

On Saturday, September 30th enjoy an early Autumn drive through the Beaver countryside and visit some of our best local producers.

  • Tour kicks off at the downtown Beaver Farm Market at 11 AM.
  • Receive a goodie bag with coupons and swag along with a colorful descriptive map for the tour.
  • Visit a local lamb and wool producer and find the best yarns in the county.
  • Stop at the on-farm markets to buy fresh farm products.
  • Learn throughout the drive about historical Ag Preservation and the deep history of Agriculture in Beaver County.
  • Register by calling 724-774-3003 ext. 2