This week on the Saturday Sports Slam Greg and Frank will have Bob Middleman our Pitt guru in to talk about Pitt football’s recruiting class for this year in hour number one. The second hour will be John Mehno associated press writer will join us to talk about the Super Bowl and Pirates baseball. The Bolland Hot Lap also makes it’s return this week highlighting the local racing scene. Plus the NASCAR moment and high school hoops.
Author: Beaver County Radio
Beaver County Commissioners Vote Unanimously To Adopt Revised 2016 Budget
The Beaver County Commissioners voted unanimously today to adopt a revised 2016 budget of 63 million dollars, down 14 million from the 77 million dollars budget adopted by the previous board of commissioners. According to Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti, who attended this morning’s 20-minute special session, the budget shows a 5-point-three-million dollar deficit that budget administrator Ricardo Luckow said will be made up with cuts by the end of the year. The Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, February 16th for the final vote on the budget. The budget will be open for public review at the courthouse until then.
Wolf’s Budget Proposes Merging Some State Agencies To Save Money
Gov. Tom Wolf said today that the state budget he proposes Tuesday will include two mergers intended to save money and improve the service of related missions. Wolf will renew his call to merge the Department of Corrections and the Board of Probation and Parole into a single agency. A bill to combine the two entities passed the Senate back in November. He also will propose moving the eHealth Partnership Authority, which was created to enable the secure exchange of electronic health information, into the Department of Human Services.
PA Senate Republicans Balk Over Sending Millions In Emergency Aid To Flint
Senate Democrats have blocked a bi-partisan energy bill after majority Republicans balked over sending millions in emergency aid to Flint, Michigan, for the city’s water problems. GOP Senator Pat Toomey, considered vulnerable in his re-election fight, voted with Democrats on the measure.
Were Pittsburgh Police Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Police Dog?
Pittsburgh-area police fired a dozen times at a man they killed Sunday after he fatally stabbed a police dog in Wilkinsburg. That’s according to prosecutors. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala says it’s not clear how many bullets hit Bruce Kelley Jr. Zappala is deciding whether Kelley’s shooting was justified.
No Geno in Florida
The Penguins begin a short two game road trip in Tampa Bay tonight. Saturday night they will be in Miami to play the Florida Panthers. They will be without two centers. Eric Fehr suffered a lower body injury in the Ottawa game. He could miss up to a month. Evegni Malkin didn’t make the trip. Coach Mike Sullivan says Malkin has a nagging lower body injury. The Penguns have recalled prospect Oskar Sundquist from Wilkes-Barre / Scranton and will make his NHL debut against the lightning. Saturday night’s game at the Florida Panthers will be heard on WBVP-WMBA starting at 7pm.
Bad Day For The Robert Morris Colonials
It was a bad day for Robert Morris Colonials coach Andy Toole. His struggling squad lost to Central Connecticut 65-60. After the game he announced the dismissal of sophomore forward Elijah Minnie and and junior guard Kavon Stewart for violation of team rules. Minnie an outstanding player at Lincoln Park. He started 15-games for the Colonials this season. He averaged 12-points and six rebounds. Stewart sat out Thursday nights game and will play against Bryant. Minnie will not return. Toole made it simple. “If you don’t want to be about what this program stands for, You can’t be here.”
Who Will Kick For The Steelers
Who will be the kicker for the Steelers in 2016? That is just one of the decisions the Black and Gold will have to make in the off season. They went through four of them due to injury and lack of results. It all started in the Hall of Fame game in August when their All Pro Kicker Sean Suisham tore up his knee trying to make a tackle. It ended when rookie kicker Chris Boswell made 29-of-32 field goals. He lead the league in field goals and in points scored 113. Boswell is 26, a rookie,and unflappable. Sean Suisham is a decade older, established kicker, and had more kickoffs for touch-backs than Boswell. The big element is cost. Suisham’s 2016 cap hit is 3.5m. Boswell 525 thousand. One factor to consider is if the Steelers cut Suisham the 3.5 m
CCBC Players of The Game Honored at Coaches Corner
Several CCBC Players of The Game were featured guests at Coaches Corner recently. During every high school basketball game broadcast, a player from each team is selected and announced as a CCBC Player of the game. The players are then invited to attend and be interviewed on the popular Wednesday evening sports talk show which airs live from Robert’s Roadside Inn from 7-8 P.M.
New Development in Bridgewater Continues with New State Farm Insurance Office
(Beaver County, PA) New faces and new businesses are appearing in Bridgewater. The latest such incarnation is that of Brian Wozniak State Farm Insurance who recently opened a new office on Brkich Way. Wozniak opened his original State Farm Insurance office in New Brighton about two years ago and recently decided to move the operation
to Bridgewater to be a part of what he describes as a fairly significant amount of business development activity in the borough. On Thursday February 4, 2016, Brian Wozniak State Farm Insurance held a community open house to celebrate the grand opening of the new office. Dozens of people attended the gathering including existing customers, well wishers from the nearby community and media personnel. At the party, Brian talked about the exciting activity happening in Bridgewater and how he sees a bright future for the town:
Brian Woniak State Farm Insurance can be reached at 724-846-5995.