Memorial Day is upon us and the PA Turnpike is expecting more than 2 Million vehicles so all lanes will be open. Crews will be suspending maintenance work between 5AM Friday and 11PM Tuesday. Busiest times will likely be Friday afternoon and Monday evening.
A sweeping audit of PENNDOT will be launched soon according to Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. “We want to make sure they’re doing everything they can to minimize taxpayer impact.” The audit will see whether problems identified in another audit have been addressed and will include handling of personal driver information.
According to the US Census Bureau’s report released Thursday, out of 54 Beaver County communities, only 5 have seen any growth in their population. Since 2010, the county’s population has dropped by nearly 2%.
MONACA — Sheetz has expressed interest in buying the Monaca municipal building on Pennsylvania Avenue and two other nearby properties in an effort to build a gas station there.
On April 25, council approved the bid request to accept proposals for the building.
A new location for the borough offices has not yet been finalized.
For the second time in one week, a little girl was found wandering alone in Ambridge. Police found her Wednesday walking in the pouring rain.
When her Father James Colbert was arrested, he told police he was in the bathroom when she got out.
Beaver County News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on play to hear Sandy’s report.
The Beaver County Commissioners met in regular work session today and discussed insurance. With details…Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
The Med-Fast Pharmacies in Beaver County are downsizing, as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WE HAVE NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING ON WHY THE MOON AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS DECIDED TO HAVE A FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL…TAKE OVER AS DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT THIS SUMMER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE 2017-18 BUDGET FOR THE HOPEWELL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS THE HOT TOPIC AT LAST NIGHT’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
(Beaver County, PA) On May 25, 1948, Beaver County residents got to listen to their own radio station for the first time as WBVP started broadcasting on that day. To commemorate the 69th anniversary, Beaver County Radio will air a special “Founder’s Day” Program on Thursday May 25, 2017, as part of “Teleforum” from 9 until 11 A.M. The show will honor the legacy of the original owners and founders, Frank Smith, Tom Price and Charlie Onderka, and share stories of the early days of radio in Beaver County.
Greg Benedetti will will anchor the segment for the the vacationing Frank Sparks. Long time WBVP sports anchor, General manger, and show host from the 80’s and early 90’s, Chris Shovlin will co host the show. Special guests include Bobbie Wilson-Tkacick and Becky Wilson-Atkinson, daughters of legendary WBVP announcer from the original line up in 1948, Chuck Wilson at 9:10 A.M. In Addition, Judy Rowse, Daughter of founding partner Tom Price, will share stories at 10:10 A.M., and Owen Simon, a WBVP staffer from 1949 will be a part of the program at 10:35 A.M.
A special announcement regarding the station’s 70th anniversary, happening on May 25, 2018, a year away, will be aired during the “Founder’s Day” broadcast.