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Beaver County Sheriff Say Budget Cuts Could Impact Safety at Courthouse

Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy continues to speak out on the devastating impact that cuts in the county budget will have the sheriff’s office. Guy told Beaver County Radio’s Al Goehring on AM Beaver County this morning that the 2016 revised county budget that was finalized on Tuesday will make it more difficult for him to keep people safe at the courthouse.

New Hotels And Restaurant Coming To Center Twp

Plans for an extended stay hotel and a full service hotel with a restaurant in Center Township are moving forward. Beaver County Radio news correspondent Sandy Jordano reports that the hotels and restaurant will be located where the Beaver County Humane Society used to be located. Township supervisors reviewed plans for the development at Monday night’s meeting. Supervisors say the one hotel will be a Home 2 Suites Hotel and the full service one will be a Hilton Garden Inn. In other business news,  the annual Easter Egg hunt will be Saturday, March 19 at the Central Valley Football stadium beginning at 1 p.m.

Blackhawk School Board To Vote Tonight On Renovation Of Elementary School

The Blackhawk School Board will vote tonight on the possible renovation of Northwestern Elementary School. It’s a topic that has caught the attention of parents who have expressed concerns regarding various health issues that may be connected with the building. If the renovation is approved, the school will temporarily close in June and students will be relocated to Blackhawk Intermediate School and Patterson Primary School until the newly renovated Northwestern Elementary School re-opens in either August or September of 2017.

Pa’s Online Voter Registration Nears 100,000 Mark

The Pennsylvania secretary of state said today that nearly 100,000 people have used the state’s online registration site since it launched in late August. The Department of State says more than 97,800 Pennsylvanians have used the technology, about 60 percent of them eligible citizens registering for the first time and 40 percent of them voters making updates to their registration, such as changing their name, address or party affiliation. March 28 is the deadline for residents to register or update their voter information before the April 26 primary election. The website for online registration is register.votesPA.com.

West Allegheny 64, Ambridge 61 (Final)

With heavy hearts for their absent coach, the Ambridge Bridgers played strong on Wednesday night, but they could not overcome the play of the West Allegheny Indians on WMBA.

Absent for Ambridge was head coach Mark Jula, whose son Brett was killed in an auto accident in St. Louis last week. Assistant coach Matt Kupper filled in for Jula in the first-round game tonight.

The Bridgers led for the majority of the first half, taking a 29-23 lead at the midway marker. But West Allegheny charged back to outscore Ambridge 18-9 in the third, before completing the comeback to hold on 64-61 in the first round of the WPIAL AAA Playoffs.

The Indians were led by Jared Lanni who had 22 points, while Darius Lawrence led all scorers with 28 for the Bridgers. Both men were selected as CCBC Players of The Game.

#8 West Allegheny advances to play #1 New Castle on Friday. Ambridge’s season ends at 11-11.

Tom Hays has this full scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.