Beaver County Commissioners chairman Dan Camp reported he and Tony Amadio met with head of children and youth services along with human resources director Sidney Shaw to interview attorneys Joe Askar, Dana Kwidas and Robert Alsko for CYS solicitor. According to Camp, the interviewed found all three qualified and it was determined the job is too demanding for one person. Previously, Robert Masters frequently sub contracted work to other attorneys. So, commissioners are considering hiring two of the three. State funding is ok with that as long as expenditures do not exceed 150 thousand dollars per calendar year. After discussion, commissioners agreed to determine who will be hired at next Wednesday’s work session. The meeting will take place at 10 am in the second floor chambers of the Monaca municipal building.

Camp said the jail, the sheriff and CYS have not submitted their 2019 budget. Camp said the three have been given until Friday to comply.

Solicitor Garen Fedeles set a deadline of next Thursday for commissioners to decide whether or not to assume ownership of the pedestrian bridge in Darlington. Right now, Fedeles is awaiting word of insurance cost from the underwriter

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Congressman Keith Rothfus announced that the United States Department of Health & Human Services has awarded $1.6 million over the next four years to the “Dear Mind” campaign by Beaver County Behavioral Services.

Additionally, the BC-SCORES campaign has been awarded $125,000 for the third consecutive year by the National Control Drug Policy’s “Drug Free Communities” program.

Rothfus told those in attendance at the Beaver County Courthouse that these funds are a strong instrument in the fight against struggling with mental health and drug-use issues.

Commissioner Dan Camp introduced Rothfus, and preemptively agreed with Rothfus on his stance in this battle:

The grant is being awarded under the Community Programs for Outreach & Intervention with Youth And Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Program.

THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WENT ROUND AND ROUND AT THEIR REGULAR WORK SESSION TODAY…DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO ABOUT HIRING A SOLICITOR FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI WAS THERE…AND HAS DETAILS IN THIS REPORT. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

Pennsylvania State Police troopers are now under orders to visit schools and colleges every shift in areas where they are the primary police force. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration made the announcement Tuesday, citing findings from a school safety task force set up in the wake of February’s high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Wolf’s administration says school officials requested a stronger police presence.
Troopers are the primary police force in nearly 1,300 municipalities.

Pennsylvania’s attorney general and several lawmakers are trying to apply public pressure ahead of a debate in the Legislature over giving victims of decades-old child sexual abuse another chance to file civil lawsuits. Tuesday’s events at opposite ends of Pennsylvania are designed to marshal lawmakers’ support to enact recommendations in last month’s sweeping grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

THE OHIO RIVER BROWNFIELDS PROJECT IS UNDERWAY IN BEAVER COUNTY…AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19TH, 2018

TODAY – THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING…THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH NEAR 80.

TONIGHT – CLEAR SKIES. LOW – 58.

THURSDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 82.

MACY’S NAME  IS STILL EVIDENT ON THE BUILDING PURCHASED BY U-HAUL. A CONDITIONAL USE HEARING WAS HELD LAST NIGHT AT THE CENTER TWP. MUNICIPAL BUILDING. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…