(File Photo from summer 2024 when Frank Sparks and Scott Tady were hosting a Happy Hour Broadcast at Harkins Mill Wines)

(Brighton Twp. Pa.)  Beaver County Radio is excited to announce changes to its morning programming. Starting on Monday, April 14,  2025, General Manager, Frank Sparks will co-host “The Beaver County Radio Morning Show” with Scott Tady on all aspects of Beaver County Radio including 99.3 FM, 1230 WBVP, 95.7FM, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com. The show will be weekdays from 6-10 AM and will feature music, news, sports, talk, and entertainment.  The show will be combining “Driving in the Fast Lane” on 99.3 FM and 1230 WBVP and “The Beaver Morning Show” on 95.7 FM and 1460 WMBA into one show that will be simulcast to all Beaver County Radio listeners.

Popular segments will remain including “Backyard Beaver County” that features all local music for two hours once a week. That show will move from Thursdays to Fridays from 8-10AM. Notes on Entertainment will also remain on the air at 8 AM on Thursdays instead of Fridays. Other popular segments such as “Ask The Commissioners” and “Rapping with the Reps” will also remain on the air in their usual monthly time slots.

At 10AM each weekday Mike Romigh who is returning from retirement will host “Live Mic” until noon. Mike will have guests and keep the listeners up to date with what is happening in our world.

Romigh a veteran show host of many years  retired from doing the morning show on 99.3 FM and WBVP in August of 2025. At that point Sparks was co-hosting “The Beaver Morning Show” on “The Beaver” 95.7 FM and 14640 WMBA with Tady. Being Sparks had years of experience in talk it was only natural for him to shift over and take over for Romigh. Six months later Romigh got the itch and just couldn’t stay away from his love of talk radio and is excited to return to the airways every week day.

This will be the third time since 2017 that Sparks and Tady have teamed up to do a show.

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HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against a Beaver County home improvement contractor, and his business, for repeatedly failing to complete contracts and operating while unregistered.

The lawsuit alleges that James D. Martin — also known as Doug Martin, and his business, Martin Lawn Services, LLC — failed to perform home improvement contracts by doing subpar work or never doing any work at all. Martin also entered into contracts with several consumers after his business’ registration under the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) had expired, according to the lawsuit.

At least seven court judgments have been entered against Martin, since 2022, for his business practices, and he also has a pending criminal case in Beaver County regarding theft and deceptive business practices charges.

The Office of Attorney General’s lawsuit seeks to stop Martin from doing business in Pennsylvania, along with consumer restitution and civil penalties.

“This contractor took significant sums of money from hardworking Pennsylvanians hoping to improve their homes, then failed to honor the contracts,” Attorney General Sunday said. “He also knew he had to register as a contractor with our office, failed to do so, and kept taking on clients.”

Martin’s conduct violated both HICPA and the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

Any consumers who believe that they or someone they know may be a victim of these practices should file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection at www.attorneygeneral.gov, call 1-800-441-2555, or email scams@attorneygeneral.gov.

This lawsuit was filed in the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas by Chief Deputy Attorney General Jesse F. Harvey.

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published April 11, 2025 1:28 P.M.

(Chippewa Township, Pa) A groundbreaking was held Friday morning at the Air Heritage Museum at Beaver County Airport. CCBC will be building a brand new 30,000 square foot facility on the grounds near the Air Heritage Museum.

The multi-story facility will house the new CCBC School of Aviation Sciences, new administrative offices for CCBC and the Beaver County Airport Authority (BVI), a new public airport terminal, and a new FAA compliant and fully accessible air traffic control tower.

CCBC President Roger Davis spoke at the event highlighting CCBC as the “nations top aviation program”, noting that the program has landed traffic control operators at every airport in the country. Davis described the new facility as “futuristic” and mentioned that it is the result of local, state, and federal funding.

The facility is set to be a 21st century learning environment that acknowledges CCBC and BVI’s joint legacy of a shared pursuit of excellence in aviation, with a focus on the future.

Other shared spaces within the interior will allow the public to witness training exercises in real time while also serving as a recruiting tool to grow CCBC’s national reputation.

Speakers at the event included County Commissioners Dan Camp and Jack Manning among others. In attendance were State Representatives Rob Matzie and Roman Kozak, Senator Elder Vogel, and former State Representative Jim Marshall.

(File Photo of the Ambridge Area School District Logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Ambridge, PA) The Ambridge School Board approved several motions at their meeting Wednesday. The board approved both the Baden Academy Charter School renewal agreement for five years. The agreement starts on July 1st, 2025 and goes to June 30th, 2030. The proposed school district budget for the 2025-2026 school year was also approved. The expenditures are $64,736.738. Reg Humbert was also hired to replace Megan Fitzgerald as an assistant softball coach after her job was rescinded and Humbert will receive a $2,400 stipend. Decisions regarding two volunteer coaches and one volunteer assistant coach were also reached. Rich Iorfido is a volunteer baseball coach and Stephanie Benkowski is a volunteer volleyball coach. Ryan Hare will be a volunteer assistant coach. Thomas Lande, Lisa Sittig, and Tega Swann were also hired as van drivers for ABC Transit. The Ambridge School board meets in regular session on April 16th, 2025 at 7 p.m.

(File Photo of PNC Park)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The personalized “Bucco Bricks” outside PNC Park were taken out to be recycled after being removed for the third time, but project funds were approved for a replacement project. The project for the sidewalk outside the park was given an approved $100,000 on Thursday by the Sports and Exhibition Authority. The Pittsburgh Pirates also noted that the Sports and Exhibition Authority is not where the money came from, and the money was only approved to be used.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: A person walks past a Nippon Steel Corporation sign at the company headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) President Donald Trump is opposing the Japanese company Nippon Steel purchasing U.S. Steel and commented on Thursday that he does not want it to be owned by a foreign-owned company. A new review was also ordered for the possible purchase of U.S. Steel by the president this week. Congressman Chris Deluzio also expressed in a statement that he is working to make the best possible deal for the steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania, jobs for headquarters and the manufacturing future in America.

(File Photo of the PennDOT logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from PennDOT, the PennDOT Office of Public-Private Partnerships is now accepting proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through April 30th. The deadline is 11:59 P.M. on April 30th for unsolicited proposals. Services, infrastructure and projects all owned by PennDOT are all being mentioned for the period of submission. Every year in the months of April and October, PennDOT has a period for unsolicited proposals.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, calling 811 three days before starting digging projects will prevent underground utilities being hit during projects. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is one of the companies that is giving this April recognition as a month for safe digging. The company also recommends that your contractor must call 811 and you need to wait for the marked lines. These lines also must be verified and treated carefully.