Tag: Joe Spanik
County Won’t Buy Building Adjacent To Courthouse
The Beaver County Board of Commissioners won't be purchasing a building that sits adjacent to the courthouse. Chairman Tony Amadio and Commissioner Joe...
Beaver Countian Will Ignore Media Policy & Boycott Propaganda Minister
The Beaver Countian will ignore any policy passed by the County Board of Commissioners limiting the media's access to public employees and will boycott...
State Representatives Call For Investigation Into Tax Claim Bureau
Two local State Representatives are calling on the Pennsylvania Attorney General and Auditor General to investigate the Beaver County Tax Claim Bureau.
Representatives Jim Christiana...
County Making Changes In Tax Claim Bureau Following Investigative Report
The Beaver County Tax Claim Bureau will be making some changes in its standard operating procedures to help better identify properties that should have...
County Preparing To Auction Properties Following Beaver Countian Report
The Beaver County Tax Claim Bureau is preparing to auction off dozens of properties owned by a politically influential county vendor. The move...
Op-Ed: Commissioner Nichols Responds To Commissioner Spanik Interview
Editorial Note: Republican Beaver County Commissioner Dennis Nichols has submitted the following op-ed in response to remarks made by Democratic Commissioner Joe Spanik in...
Joe Spanik Calls Out Commissioner Nichols & Treasurer Connie Javens
Beaver County Democratic Commissioner Joe Spanik called out Republican Commissioner Dennis Nichols and Democratic Treasurer Connie Javens today during a no–holds–barred discussion with the...
Commissioner Joe Spanik Moving To Hopewell Township
Beaver County Commissioner Joe Spanik is moving to Hopewell Township, the Beaver Countian has learned.
Records maintained by the Beaver County Assessment Office show that...
Economy Mayor Poling Falls As “True Democrats” Win Committee Seats
Economy Borough Mayor David Poling has lost his seat as a Democratic Committeeman. Poling (who was endorsed by the Democratic Party) was defeated by...
Treasurer’s Daughter Lands Lucrative Friendship Ridge Contract
A daughter of Treasurer Connie Javens who was fired from Friendship Ridge when it was owned by the county has landed a lucrative contract...
Source: Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker Called At Midnight And Threatened Me
A journalistic source who has been helping to expose alleged misconduct by officials in Aliquippa tells the Beaver Countian he was threatened by the...
Several Candidates For Aliquippa Dem Committee Tossed Following Legal Challenge
Several candidates for the Democratic Committee of Aliquippa will not be appearing on the ballot in May, after a Beaver County Judge ruled their...
Times’ Reporter Files Charges Against County Commissioners
A content producer for the Beaver County Times has filed summary charges against all three Beaver County Commissioners.
David Taube, who writes about politics and...
Former Purchasing Director’s Amended Whistleblower Lawsuit Cites Friendship Ridge Bonuses
The former Beaver County Purchasing Director has amended a whistleblower lawsuit she filed against the county that alleges she was terminated because she came...
Friendship Ridge Residents Being Served Cold Food
Hot dinners and breakfasts have been served cold to residents of the Friendship Ridge nursing home multiple times over the past month as the...
County Will Seek To Subpoena Sheriff David & CJ Betters Following Response By Deputies
The Beaver County Deputy Sheriff's Association has filed a response to a petition for contempt by County Commissioners, telling a judge they have not...
Shell To Pay For Demolition To Begin At Horsehead Site – Signs Renewed Option
Shell Chemical has agreed to pay for demolition work to begin at the site of the former Horsehead plant outside of Monaca.
Horsehead Corporation has...
John Paul’s Top 10 Favorite Stories From 2013
It’s nearly 2014, which means we’ve spent another year cataloging the happenings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
It was a big year for the Beaver...
Commissioners Take A Stand And Slash Sheriff’s Budget As His Employees Beg For Help
Beaver County Commissioner Joe Spanik tells the Beaver Countian that the budget for the Sheriff's Office is about to be slashed significantly, as a...
Commissioners Keep Other Elected Officials Away From Press Conference
Beaver County Commissioners ordered a Sheriff's Deputy to keep other county elected officials away from a press conference held today about the sale of...