Beaver Falls Historical Society Celebrates 70th Anniversary

The Beaver Falls Historical Society is celebrating its 70th Anniversary this weekend. The organization is inviting the public to an open house Saturday at the Beaver Falls Historical Society museum, where you can experience living history. The museum houses a collection of photographs, clothing, china and glassware. Betty Anderson – the director of the museum – tells Beaver County Radio she will be giving free tours of the museum tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lower level of the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls. For more information, please call (724) 774-6229.

Goose Hunt At Brady’s Run Park

Some traffic restrictions for those going to Brady’s Run Park in the coming week… Visitors will have to avoid some parts of the park due to the annual controlled goose hunt. According to a Beaver County press release, for safety reasons, the area from the lodge to shelter 15 will be closed to park visitors on Monday morning and the morning of November 13th until 11 a.m. Again, this is because of the hunters in the area that will be shooting geese at the lake. The county sheriff’s department will monitor traffic through the park during the hunting dates.

Woman Missing In McConnells Mill State Park Found Safe

Emergency dispatchers say a woman who went missing in McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County last night has been found safe. Dispatchers made contact with the woman around 9 p.m. and found her just before 11 p.m. near the Slippery Rock Gorge Trail. The woman, who was identified as 23-year-old Lindsay Dickie of Valencia called for help around 7 p.m. after she sprained her ankle while hiking alone in the park. She said she became disoriented in the park after nightfall. Paramedics at the scene evaluated her sprained ankle and checked her for possible hypothermia.

Child Hit By A Car In Beaver

A child is recovering from injuries sustained after being hit by a car in Beaver yesterday afternoon. According to officials at the Beaver County 911 Center, the child was hit at Fifth and Market Streets in Beaver. Dispatchers say the child was taken to a local hospital. There’s still no word on the child’s age, name or condition at this time.

Kathleen Kane Threatens To Release More Emails

Attorney General Kathleen Kane continues to release raunchy emails in the expectation that if she’s headed out of office, others will also go down with her. Kane has threatened to release more emails with the Capitol building rife with speculation on whose emails will be released next.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Armstrong County Jail

The children of a Pittsburgh-area woman killed by an escaped inmate have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the suit claims Armstrong County and the Jail’s outgoing warden laid the groundwork for Tammy Long’s death. County prison officials have not commented.

Coraopolis Police Chief Resigns Days After Pleading Guilty

The police chief in Coraopolis has resigned after 14 years on the job. Chief Alan DeRusso’s resignation was unanimously accepted by the borough council last night. Back in August, DeRusso was accused of running a red light at University Boulevard and Thorn Run Road in Moon Township. He was driving an unmarked police car and crashed into a vehicle. Both DeRusso and the other driver suffered severe injuries in the crash. Investigators say the chief was driving 80 miles per hour, and they found no evidence that he was responding to an emergency. On Friday, DeRusso pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and reckless driving. He will be sentenced in January.

Beaver County Commissioners Speak Out On Election Results on Beaver County Radio

Those who were wondering whether the Beaver County Commissioners would even show up for the Ask the Commissioners segment on Beaver County Radio got their answer today – All three were there, talking about the election results and appeared united when it came to defending their record of the last four years. Two GOP newcomers ousted three-term Democratic incumbent commissioner Joe Spanik in Tuesday’s elections, giving the Republicans the majority on the board .  Spanik told Mike Romigh today that the people voted, he accepts the results, thanked all of his supporters for sticking by him and said he is considering his options for the future. Republican commissioner Dennis Nichols – who was ousted by his own party in the Primary Election earlier this year – blasted the party for using what he calls “distortions” and “lies” in both campaigns and said what they did was “shameful”. Commissioners Chairman Tony Amadio questioned “where we go from here” and seemed doubtful that the new board which will be sworn in in January  will be able to continue the successes of the current board of commissioners.

Did Rep. Jim Christiana orchestrate GOP’s Big Win Last Night?

State Representative Jim Christiana isn’t taking all the credit – or accepting all the blame – for yesterday’s big shake-up in Beaver County politics. Even though Christiana admits he’s been a big cheerleader/ campaigner for this year’s Republican candidates, he says it’s the candidates themselves who were running in the competitive races who deserve credit for their big wins. Christiana tells Beaver County Radio’s Mike Romigh that he is excited by the example of bi-partisanship that Beaver County has set forth in last night’s election results.