AN AMBRIDGE MAN IS FACING A HEARING ON DRUG CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

A retired Aliquippa girls basketball coach will be honored tonight. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

THIS WEEKEND’S BEAVER COUNTY SNOW SHOVEL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 16th, WEATHER PERMITTING. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT OLD ECONOMY PARK, JUST OFF ROUTE 989 IN ECONOMY BOROUGH. ANYONE CAN ENTER AND THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS HELD ON THE SATURDAY OF THE EVENT BETWEEN 11 AND 12 NOON IN THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT THE PARK ACROSS FROM THE BARN. BEAVER COUNTY RECREATION & TOURISM DIRECTOR TIM ISHMAN SAYS A DECISION EACH WEEK IS MADE BEFORE 12 NOON EACH THURSDAY.

Governor Tom Wolf is teaming up with the Pittsburgh Penguins to expand science and technology education…

The day after unveiling a plan to create the strongest workforce in the nation, Governor Wolf was joined by Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse to announce a $442,000 PAsmart advancing grant has been awarded to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation…

 

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is revamping city policies to try to limit the number of children arrested and held in custody. Krasner, a longtime civil rights lawyer, joins a wave of progressive prosecutors trying to address the “school-to-prison” pipeline that emerged in the 1990s. He says that punitive approach did far more harm than good. Philadelphia now holds about 500 juveniles each day in detention centers across the state and beyond. They can cost $200,000 a year or more.

A Pennsylvania casino has been fined more than $250,000 after a customer was served eight drinks in less than two hours and killed a jogger while driving home. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved the fine against Mount Airy Casino Resort on Wednesday. A consent agreement says a server gave Marc Graves five beers and three shots of liquor while he played poker in February 2018.

SOME GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS OUT OF AMBRIDGE THIS MORNING: TMK IPSCO LAST YEAR SET A NEW PRODUCTION RECORD FOR ITS HARMONY TOWNSHIP PLANT…ONE YEAR AFTER SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR 2017. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE…

The Beaver County Commissioners took to the Beaver County Radio airwaves this morning to speak out against a recent court settlement requiring that new voting machines be purchased by the next presidential election. According to county officials, there is no avoiding a state mandate to make all voting machines have a paper trail by 2020. The commissioners have been told that the required purchase is tied to a settlement of a lawsuit filed against the state over the 2016 presidential election. This morning during the ‘Ask the Commissioners’ segment during Teleform, Commissioner Tony Amadio called the whole thing ‘unconsionable’…

Commissioners Sandie Egley said that she doesn’t see how the machines could be tampered with under the current system…

Commissioner Sandie Egley suggested the issue could be solved another way…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 7TH, 2019

 

TODAY – FOG WITH RAIN DEVELOPING. A RUMBLE OR TWO
OF THUNDER IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.
HIGH – 61.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH POSSIBLE RAIN…MAINLY THIS
EVENING. A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. LOW
NEAR 30.

FRIDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH GUSTY WINDS.
HIGHER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 34.

SATURDAY – SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING WILL GIVE
WAY TO MAINLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 28.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES WITH AFTERNOON SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGH – 37.

Chamber Government Affairs: Our 2019 Legislative Priorities

Submitted by Committee Chair Harry Kunselman

The Government Affairs Committee of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce advocates accountable, responsive and efficient government at all levels – local, state and national – so that the businesses and communities of Beaver County will prosper. We are a nonpartisan committee comprised of various organizations and businesses of the Chamber’s diverse membership, that come together on a monthly basis to advocate for those issues most important to our communities and economic growth in Beaver County.

 

As such, the Government Affairs Committee has adopted the following policy priorities for 2019:

Enhancing Educational Pathways: A competent education system is necessary to produce and sustain a qualified workforce adapting to the current economy and labor market, with sufficient funding to efficiently and effectively improve student outcomes. Accordingly, the Chamber:

• Supports the study and analysis of our current K-12 system to ensure that all students have the opportunity to receive a quality education, including in underserved areas. This includes measures such as the feasibility study commissioned by the Quality Education Council of the Beaver County Partnership for Community and Economic Growth (the “Partnership”);
• Encourages further development of post-secondary opportunities to help retain Beaver County students beyond their high school years;
• Advocates for business-education partnerships that support and grow current infrastructure, such as the Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, Bridges and Pathways, Junior Achievement, the Quality Education Council, Team Consortium, and the Beaver Valley Innovation Hub; and
• Urges funding to increase awareness by students and families of the numerous career pathways that currently exist.

Maximizing Riverfront Potential: The rivers of Beaver County provide a unique opportunity to connect diverse communities, maximize economic development and enhance our quality of life. Accordingly, the Chamber:

• Advocates the convening of “river entrepreneurs” from the business community with an interest in creating water-related enterprise;
• Seeks to introduce local, state and federal legislation to protect Beaver County’s fragile and scenic Ohio River slopes; and
• Aims to identify achievable river-oriented elements of the current Beaver County Comprehensive Plan and facilitate their implementation.

Elevating Transportation Infrastructure: Efficient transportation systems and modalities are critical to economic prosperity and quality of life. Accordingly, the Chamber:

• Strongly supports public investment to advance projects that will maximize the movement of people and goods in the region;
• Will engage in the planning process for future projects through participation with the Southwest Pennsylvania Planning Commission, PennDOT and the County Planning Department;
• Seeks to identify projects that are important to our mission and advocate for their inclusion and funding;
• Advocates for projects that will allow downstream development anticipated from the Cracker Plant to readily move into Beaver County; and
• Will coordinate with local and regional transportation agencies to ensure that public transportation is available for the current and future workforce.