(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Last week’s Commissioners’ work session went for roughly ten minutes.

This week’s session beat that mark by an hour, and then some.

A relatively larger crowd of people showed up for the Wednesday work session for February 13, and it also marked the return of Commissioner Sandie Egley, who was out of the February 6 session due to personal matters.

Egley didn’t waste time voicing her opinion either, as she called out Tim Ishman, who is the Parks & Recreation department head, about the repeated cancellations and postponing of the Beaver County Snow Shovel Riding Championship:

 

The event was first scheduled for January 12, but a lack of snow or proper conditions has continued to set the date back.

Another major issue that cropped up during the meeting was that of the two historic bridges in the county: Watts Mills & Fallston. Juile Bowers of Workin’ Bridges, the non-profit organization looking to restore both bridges before returning them to the county, make her thoughts on the possibility of another non-profit (St. Barnabas, to be exact) showing interest in the Fallston Bridge quite clear:

 

Also at the Wednesday work session:

• Parks & Recreation director Tim Ishman spoke about the current repairs being

  

  done to the Beaver County Ice Arena ice surface.

• David Weaver spoke on behalf of the PA Humanities Council and the Orton Foundation, speaking about the possibility of bridging the gap between the public’s interest and the goings-on at the government level.
• The issue surrounding the current time-clock system was brought to attention by Commissioner Sandie Egley and echoed by Chairman Dan Camp.

The public meeting for tomorrow has been moved to 6:00pm at the Vanport Municipal Building, instead of 10:00am at the Courthouse.

 

 

Moon Township officials are warning residents of a recent car break-in spree. They say several cars were broken into on Foxwood Road and Aberdeen Court early Tuesday morning. Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity on their outdoor camera system is asked to contact state police.

DUQUESNE LIGHT ANNOUNCES ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN RESTORED TO HOPEWELL CUSTOMERS…WHILE A LANDSLIDE CLOSES A SECTION OF ROAD IN ALIQUIPPA. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE UPDATE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….

The state Department of Health is receiving one-point-two-million dollars toward sexual violence prevention and education. A spokesperson says the money will be used to provide training and help to dozens of rape crisis centers statewide. The funds are being provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AccuWeather, whose former CEO is President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the government weather forecasting and ocean science agency, agreed to pay $290,000 after female employees complained of sexual harassment. The family-run weather company’s conciliation agreement was published in June after an investigation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and first reported Monday by The Centre Daily Times. AccuWeather denies the allegations but said it will make changes.

THE HOPEWELL COMMISSIONERS HAVE HIRED A NEW ENGINEER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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Ambridge residents want their suspended police chief to get the boot. Dozens of people packed last night’s Borough Council meeting to demand the firing of James Mann. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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The state is reporting that the flu-related death count in Pennsylvania has risen by six since last week. According to the numbers released yesterday, the fatality count in Pennsylvania due to the flu has risen to 37 for the current season, 24 of whom are age 65 and older. There have been 30-thousand, 592 reported cases total state-wide, more than 57-hundred more than a week ago.

Leaders of Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system are promising a transformation amid declining enrollments, rising costs and lackluster state support. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Appropriations Committee comes after enrollment at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education fell below 100,000 for the first time since 2001. Chancellor Dan Greenstein warns that the system is close to hitting the ceiling for tuition increases.