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Aleppo Twp. Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges in Federal Court

(File Photo of Pittsburgh Federal Court House)

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) 35 -year-old Chester Aaron Hostutler of Aleppo Twp. pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition by an unlawful drug user before United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police conducted traffic stops of a vehicle driven by Hostutler on two separate days in August 2020. During each traffic stop, Hostutler admitted to using drugs and to having a firearm. On each occasion, law enforcement recovered a firearm from the vehicle and determined Hostutler had recently used controlled substances. The firearm recovered in the first traffic stop was loaded and previously reported stolen.
sentencing is set for Jan. 4, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The law provides for a total sentence of not more than ten years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
Pending sentencing, the court ordered Hostutler to remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Beaver Falls Council Honors Two More Service Milestones, Acknowledges Little Tigers Football Crowd Issues

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Tuesday night’s Beaver Falls City Council Meeting showcased the two pillars of modern government–honoring the good things that have been accomplished, and trying to make the best decision regarding things that aren’t as good.

Just three weeks after City Clerk Paula Durish was recognized for 45 years of service in the city, two more city employees–Cindy Borghi and Bob Justison–were honored with plaques and special recognition for also hitting the 45 year mark. Longtime council members Leonard Chiappetta and John “Chuckie” Kirkland presented Borghi and Justison with their respective commemorations.

Conversely; a resolution was approved for the Police Department to enforce crowd control at the Beaver Falls Little Tigers football team games, though Mayor Kenya Johns made it clear that she hopes that the organization will ultimately call the shots in the future. “We really care about the kids and all of you who invest your time and your energy,” she stated, “but we really ask that the school can come up with a better plan that’s fair and equivalent for you guys to not have to be doing a ‘Hail Mary’ at the last minute.” Johns said that the city will cover the funding for two of the upcoming games requested by the organization as part of the resolution.

The Council also approved the resignation of Street Department worker William Gardner effective on October 28, as well as the purchase of two properties–one on 2nd Avenue and another on 4th Avenue. Community Development director Rochelle Burks announced that the Community Newsletter had made progress, and that she is hoping the first edition of the new publication is released in October. City Manager Charles Jones announced that Phase 2 of the Library Park construction has been given the green light, and hinted at further details about “promising business leads” over the next several weeks.

The next Beaver Falls council meeting is scheduled for September 27 at 7:00 PM at the City Building.

Wednesday’s AMBC: Remembering Gene Sullivan

Current Geneva Football head coach Geno DeMarco will speak to Matt Drzik on the Wednesday morning edition of A.M. Beaver County about the passing of his predecessor and colleague, Gene Sullivan. The interview will take place following the 8:30 news.

Frank Sparks starts the morning with local news at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio.

It Was a Grand Time at The Grand Opening of Huntington Bank in Seven Fields

(Photos taken by Frank Sparks) 

(Seven Fields, Pa.) Tuesday afternoon was a beautiful fall like day to celebrate the grand opening of the new Huntington Bank in Seven Fields Borough.
Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks and Diane Powers were live on-site to help celebrate from 1-3 PM. Many showed up to see the famous Beaver County Radio Prize Caddy and spin the Beaver County Radio “Personality Prize Wheel”.  Frank and Diane gave away autographed Pittsburgh Pens items, Pittsburgh Pirate tickets, and many premium St. Barnabas goodies. Everyone who spun the wheel received a gift card from Fun For All in Cranberry as a consolation prize. There was also free pastries inside the bank, a coffee truck in the parking lot and Animals Friends was there with a puppy from the shelter.
The New Huntington is located at 100 Enclave Drive, Seven Fields, PA 16046 and their hours are Monday-Thursday 9AM to 4 PM, Fridays from 9AM to 5PM, Saturdays 9AM to Noon, and Sundays closed. You can learn more about Huntington Bank by going to https://www.huntington.com/
Check out all of the photos of the good time that was had during the grand opening celebration below:

VIDEO: Community Fundraising & Christmas Planning With Beaver Falls Mayor Kenya Johns

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“It’s a beautiful place with beautiful people, and when you get the right people here in a space where they feel like they can add…they want to stay, and they want to be here.”

Mayor Kenya Johns’ description of the city of Beaver Falls has perpetuated her first year in office; a year that is now entering its final–and perhaps busiest–quarter of activity. Johns joined Matt Drzik on the September 13 edition of A.M. Beaver County to discuss the city’s continued foray into improving the city, as well as upcoming events taking place in Beaver Falls.

One of the nearest events for the city is the upcoming Neighborhood North Community Fundraiser on Tuesday, September 20. “We want this to be a community effort,” Johns stated about the event. “We might not all have $500 or $1,000 to donate, but if we have five dollars, we can do that…or if we have the ability to share it on social media so someone else with five dollars might be able to share, we really want the community to show up for that.” Johns said that the funds raised will help for kids’ activities at Neighborhood North during the wintertime.

Speaking of wintertime, the city is also in its early stages of planning the annual Christmas parade along 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls. Johns hopes that this year’s parade manages to balance good traditions with good new ideas to create the best presentation. “I am incredibly honored to be able to be a part of the planning committee,” she said. “We don’t want to bring it back; we want to reinvent it. We want to take all the elements of what we’ve done in the past that’s been beautiful and amazing, and also have a future focus on that.” Those interested in participating in the 2022 Christmas Parade can contact the city for further details.

To watch the FULL interview with Mayor Kenya Johns, click on the Facebook feed below!

CCBC Announces The President’s and Dean’s List For The Summer 2022 Semester

(File Photo of the Dome on the Campus of CCBC)

(Monaca, PA) Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) is proud to release 22 names of full- time students who achieved either President’s List or Dean’s List honors for the summer 2022 semester.
To be named to the President’s List, students must have completed at least 12 hours of credit- bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.75 grade- point average or above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.25 to 3.74 grade-point average for the semester.
The following full-time students were named to the President’s List:
Brianna DiNunno
Courtney Grunnagle
Dylan Hake
Morgan Halstead
Hunter Hapach
Tori Jackson
Dale James
Ron Jones
Ashley Kalman
Michela Ricci
Aaron Wilhelm
Matthew Wockenfuss
The following full-time students were named to the Dean’s List:
Bene’ Butler Matt Dattilo
Diana Huber
Danielle Lupi
Eric McPhilomy
Tricia Morrow
Flora Olabopo
Nicholas Shields
Rose Stone
Dennis Szymoniak

Racoon Man Charged With DUI After Domestic Dispute

(File Photo)

Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Racoon Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Beaver are reporting that they have filed DUI charges against a Racoon Twp. man after they were called to an address on Route 151 in Racoon Twp. for a domestic dispute on September 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM.
Troopers say that while they were conducting an interview at the address 48-year-old Michael Luff arrived back at his residence in the 2012 Chevy that he was driving and stumbled out of the vehicle. Luff was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI. Charges are currently pending.

New Brighton School Board Prepares Resolutions To Approve School Trips, Ratify Faculty Hires

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Meeting once again in the “Little Theatre” area of the high school, the New Brighton Area School board met for the first of two meetings in September on Monday evening.

Among the propositions released to the public were the approval for six individuals to be candidates for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, all of whom were selected unopposed. Board Vice President Christeen Ceratti was selected as alternative representative to the Joint Operating Committee of the Beaver County Career & Technology Center. The hiring of Alivia Sanvito (Elementary Teacher) and Sarah Martin (Instructional Assistant)–along with the resignation of Cesiah Wicker (Instructional Assistant)–are also pending official ratification by the board.

Also on the Monday night agenda were the pending approvals of the Elementary School Parent Compact and its Middle School equivalent for Title 1 of the 2022-23 school year. Two school trips–the Middle School trip to Washington D.C. from May 24-26 and the High School Band trip to Walt Disney World from March 26 to April 1–were also submitted for approval, with the cost of the trips to be made by the students and/or parental fundraising. Superintendent Joseph Guarino said that the Band Trip particularly was still in its stages of finalizing costs for its trip to Orlando. The price of an adult breakfast for the 2022-23 school year will be revised to $2.10 per meal, pending approval by the board.

All motions will be voted on at the second meeting–the voting meeting–by the school board on September 26. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM at the “Little Theatre” in the New Brighton High School.