(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) During the Commissioners’ report of the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver, Commissioner Jack Manning wanted to let the audience know that recognition was recently given to both Beaver Falls Mayor Kenya Johns and the Executive Director of the Beaver County Conservation District, Jeff Pflug. Manning noted that Johns was honored by City and State Pennsylvania as a 2026 Black Trailblazer and Pflug was honored by the Pennsylvania Conservation District as the most outstanding in his field. In other business, Manning mentioned the success of the State of the County event on Friday at the Fez in Hopewell in which the Commissioners, along with State Representatives Josh Kail, Roman Kozak and Rob Matzie discussed the current state of affairs in Beaver County in the Commissioners’ report. After that was mentioned, Manning went on to say that he represented Beaver County yesterday morning at the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Quarters of Opportunity event, in which he noted that there is still much interest in Beaver County currently. This includes the upcoming merger and affiliation between Heritage Valley Health System and Allegheny Health Network as well as the economy. The 50th anniversary event for the Dome at the Community College of Beaver County in Monaca occurring tonight was also mentioned by Manning, which includes a basketball doubleheader that Beaver County Radio will broadcast live tonight starting at 5:30 p.m. Commissioner Tony Amadio also mentioned in the Commissioners’ report that the Beaver County America250 PA kickoff event that was held in the public meeting room of the Beaver County Courthouse. The Liberty Bell that was painted for Beaver County for this event was also on display in the meeting room for the audience to see. Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles also mentioned that there are thirteen resolutions for tomorrow in the Solicitors’ report, one of which is for an order for some more tons of road salt because of the winter that Beaver County has recently experienced.