Author: Beaver County Radio

Game 4: Penguins 3, Capitals 2

Justin Schultz broke a 2-2 tie midway throughout the second period, and Marc-Andre Fleury and the Penguins defense held fast, as Pittsburgh wins Game 4 by a score of 3-2 against the Washington Capitals, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Jake Guentzel and Patric Hornqvist also tallied for the Pens, and Fleury made 36 saves on the night, earning the game’s honor of First Star.

Tune in to A.M. Beaver County tomorrow morning at 6:30 as Matt Drzik and Pat Septak break down Game 4 and look to Game 5, which will be Saturday night at 7:15 in Washington.

Ask The Commissioners tomorrow on Teleforum at 9:10 A.M.

Tune into 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA Thursday morning May 4, 2017 on Teleforum with Frank Sparks at 9:10 a.m. for the Beaver County Commissioners monthly show “Ask The Commissioners”. They will be in studio and available to answer any questions you may have concerning Beaver County. The phone lines will be open at 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888.  You can also ask any questions by e-mailing fsparks@beavercountyradio.com or by logging onto https://www.facebook.com/WBVP-WMBA-207484710534/

 

Penn State Master Gardners on Teleforum

The Penn Master Gardeners Don Buffington and Adele Whipple were on Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Tuesday May 2, 2017. The topics of discussion were many from what should be planted in your garden already to what shouldn’t be. They also talked about spring lawn care and spring plants and flowers around the yard. Don and Adele answered many questions from the listeners throughout the show. Tune in next month on June sixth as Don and Adele will return. We’ll see where you should be with your garden and other types of summer plant care. They also talked about the annual plant sale at the Office located in Beaver.  If you’d like more information you can reach the Master Gardeners on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Penn-State-Master-Gardeners-of-Beaver-County-216541881722589/

 

Homicide Charges Held Against Aliquippa Teen

CHARGES HAVE BEEN HELD FOR COURT AGAINST AN ALIQUIPPA TEEN ACCUSED OF AN APRIL SHOOTING DEATH. 16-YEAR-OLD CORDELL WIMBS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 30-YEAR-OLD TREYMANE FOSTER ON APRIL FIRST ON WYKES STREET NEAR GRIFFITH STREET IN ALIQUIPPA FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT. WIMBS IS SCHEDULED TO FACE TRIAL IN SEPTEMBER.

Sheetz Now Hiring In Beaver County

Sheetz has announced a nationwide push to hire more than three-thousand employees. Sheetz has three Beaver County locations: Rochester, Beaver Falls and Baden. Those interviews will start today. Anyone interested in learning more can visit jobs.sheetz.com.

Horsehead Corporation Changes Its Names

HORSEHEAD CORPORATION HAS CHANGED ITS NAME. THE COMPANY – WHICH LEFT BEAVER COUNTY IN 2014 AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS – IS NOW KNOWN AS AMERICAN ZINC RECYCLING. THE PROPERTY OF THE FORMER HORSEHEAD PLANT IN POTTERY TOWNSHIP HAS SINCE BEEN CLEARED BY NEW OWNER SHELL CHEMICALS.

High Winds Knock Out Power To Thousands In Hopewell and Midland, Crews Working To Restore Service

High winds had a big impact on Beaver County Tuesday afternoon. There were reports of downed trees all over Beaver and Allegheny counties and thousands were left without power. There are 1,803 Duquesne Light customers still without power. Those outage numbers include 214 in Hopewell and 195 in Midland. Duquesne Light expects to have service restored to all customers by this evening. Beaver County, emergency officials say the high winds brought down a number of trees in the county. There were no injuries, but there was property damage.