Tag: Dennis Nichols
Audio: Beaver County Republicans Set Vision For Local Government At Rally
A "Good Government Rally" sponsored by the Republican Committee of Beaver County was held on Monday, October 7th from 6pm to 8pm at the...
Republicans To Rally For Good Government In Beaver County
The Republican Committee of Beaver County is holding a "Rally For Good Government" on Monday, October 7th. Organizers of the gathering, which will...
County Layoffs On Hold After Union And Veterans’ Groups Object
County Commissioners have delayed for at least a week a series of layoffs which would have affected the county's Veterans Affairs Office. The...
With Commissioner Nichols Away, Amadio And Spanik To Hold Special Public Meeting
The Beaver County Board of Commissioners is holding a special public meeting this Thursday. With Commissioner Dennis Nichols away on vacation, the previously...
Commissioners Split On Policy That Would Limit Employees’ Access To The Press
Commissioner Dennis Nichols has instructed the county's law department to research the crafting of a policy that would prevent public employees from speaking to...
With Commissioner Amadio Away Nichols Blocks Agreement For Friendship Ridge Workers
A series of resolutions to extend the county's contracts with SEIU represented employees at Friendship Ridge failed to pass during the public meeting of...
More Problems After County Pays $16,000 To Remedy Sheriff’s Improper Comp Time Program
County officials paid out more than $16,000 to Sheriff's Deputies yesterday, in an attempt to rectify problems caused by an unauthorized comp time program...
The Minority Rules
It was just a couple of years ago now, when the popular Republican Commissioner Charlie Camp decided against running for reelection. A man...
Commissioners Fire Four County Department Heads In A Move To Cut Costs
The Beaver County Board of Commissioners today eliminated the positions of four department supervisors in what they called an effort "aimed at reducing costs...
Financial Administrator: We Must Sell Friendship Ridge Soon Or Face Massive Layoffs
Beaver County is now facing an estimated deficit of $8.5 million dollars by the end of this year, which will result in massive county-wide...
Commissioners Raise Concerns About New Surveillance System
Beaver County Commissioners have raised concerns about a new video surveillance system being installed in the courthouse, after learning it will enable anyone with...
Representin’ Like A Representative: A Look At Jim Christiana’s Campaign Cash
State Representative Jim Christiana (R-Beaver) received more political contributions last year than all of the other five state reps for Beaver County combined, an...
Commissioners Preparing For The Possibility Of Selling Friendship Ridge
County Commissioners have scheduled a meeting with a sales broker, as dozens of workers from Friendship Ridge gathered at their public meeting yesterday, expressing...
County Officials Taking Security Into Their Own Hands
Beaver County Officials have begun taking security precautions independent of the Sheriff's Office, as tensions in the courthouse continue to mount. Law enforcement...
Commissioners Divided On Friendship Ridge As Workers Protest Privatization
Commissioner Dennis Nichols believes the time has come to sell Friendship Ridge to a private entity. Commissioner Joe Spanik is convinced the facility...
Commissioners Vote To Dump Engineering Firm As Spanik Returns Donation
County Commissioners have unanimously voted to terminate a contract with an engineering firm that they had unanimously voted to hire just two months ago.
The...
Commissioners Vote To Hire Firm At The Center Of “Pay For Play” Controversies
The subsidiary of a New Jersey based engineering firm at the center of political controversies for over a decade, has been hired by Beaver...
An Interview With The Sheriff’s Attorney
In a blistering hour-long, on-the-record interview with the Beaver Countian earlier this week, Sheriff's Attorney John Havey questioned Commissioner Joe Spanik's ethics, alluded to...
Shell Gets Extension On Option To Purchase Land For New Plant
Shell Chemical has gotten an extension on its option to acquire land for a new petrochemical plant in Beaver County, according to an announcement...
Chamber Of Commerce Supports Commissioners’ Efforts With Friendship Ridge
The Beaver County Chamber Of Commerce has released a statement supporting the County Commissioners’ efforts in finding "a logical business solution" to the economic...