Author: Beaver County Radio

Group Of More Than 100 Churches Calling For Halt To Construction of Cracker Plant In Potter Township

An umbrella group for 140 Presbyterian churches is calling for a halt to construction of a planned $6 billion ethane cracker plant in Potter Township. That’s according to a report by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh Presbytery represents more than 28,000 members of the Presbyterian Church in Allegheny County. The group sent a letter saying the Shell Chemicals plant — along with other plants planned for the Ohio Valley — “will be mass producing plastic products” harmful to the environment. They say it will also increase carbon dioxide emissions and demand for hydraulic fracturing gas wells and pipelines. Shell spokesman Michael Marr says officials are disappointed that members didn’t meet with them to learn about planned environmental controls. He noted that state environmental officials have approved the project.

Winter Storm Watch In Effect This Weekend For Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JAN. 11TH, 2018

*** WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN BEAVER COUNTY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON… HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN, THEN SLEET, THEN SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES, SLEET ACCUMULATION OVER ONE HALF OF AN INCH, AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS HERE ON BEAVER COUNTY RADIO. ***

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 57.

TONIGHT – RAIN. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.
LOW AROUND 50.

FRIDAY – RAIN. MORNING HIGH OF 52…WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING.

SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH NEAR 20.

SUNDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 18.

70th Anniversary Moments – Diane Brown

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.

Diane Brown hosting a radio show at WMBA in 1975.

This week’s 70th Anniversary Moment is about Diane Brown.  Diane Brown grew up in Ambridge and started working at The Ambridge Area Chamber Of Commerce shortly after graduating from Ambridge Area High School.  It was while working at this job, that she met Pittsburgh television ad salesman, John Bride, who had recently purchased WMBA.  Having a keen eye for talent, Bride soon hired Diane Brown to serve as a copy writer for his Ambridge radio station  in 1975.  Diane quickly proved that she had many abilities that served the station well and started hosting “Yankee Trader”, which she did for eight years.

In 1980, WMBA General Manager, Doug Finck, convinced  Diane Brown to join the sales staff, knowing that she would flourish in that department.  Later on when Finck went back to New England to work at another one of John Bride’s radio stations,  WJAB, later known as WJBQ,  Diane Brown was named General Manager of WMBA.

Diane left WMBA in 1986 to pursue cable television ad sales, but was recruited to come back to work for WBVP and WMBA as a Marketing Executive in 2011.  She continued to enjoy a great deal of success until her retirement in 2017.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Freedom United Federal Credit Union.

BREAKING NEWS: Beaver County Commissioners Hope To Produce Multi-Dimensional Computer Map of B.C.

BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE EMBARKING ON A COSTLY PROJECT TO PRODUCE A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER MAP OF COUNTY PROPERTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

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BREAKING NEWS: Beaver County Commissioners Consider Reducing Cost Of Burying The Dead

BREAKING NEWS: THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO REDUCE THE COST OF BURYING THE DEAD IN SOME INSTANCES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

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Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: January 10, 2017

NBA

Tuesday’s Scores
Miami 90, Toronto 89
Dallas 114, Orlando 99
Portland 117, Oklahoma City 106
LA Lakers 99, Sacramento 86

7:00pm
Utah at Washington
Miami at Indiana
Dallas at Charlotte

7:30pm
Chicago at New York
Detroit at Brooklyn

8:00pm
Orlando at Milwaukee
Portland at Houston
New Orleans at Memphis
Oklahoma City at Minnesota

9:00pm
Atlanta at Denver

10:30pm
LA Clippers at Golden State

NHL

Tuesday’s Scores
Chicago 8, Ottawa 2
Winnipeg 7, Buffalo 4
Washington 3, Vancouver 1
Florida 7, St. Louis 4
Calgary 3, Minnesota 2 (OT)
Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 4
Nashville 2, Edmonton 1

7:30pm
Ottawa at Toronto

8:00pm
Minnesota at Chicago

High School Basketball: January 10, 2018

BOYS

Tuesday’s Scores
Rochester 74, Western Beaver 49 (WBVP)
Lincoln Park 55, Aliquippa 32 (WMBA)
Central Valley 56, Blackhawk 37
Riverside 58, New Brighton 38
Quaker Valley 77, Hopewell 46
Beaver Falls 63, Beaver 53
Avonworth 84, Freedom 71
Ellwood City 66, Mohawk 54
Ambridge 56, New Castle 53
Sewickley Academy 71, Northgate 44
OLSH 77, Neshannock 59
South Side Beaver 72, Southmoreland 41
Holy Family Academy 86, Quigley Catholic 66
Mars 72, Moon 64
West Allegheny 79, Montour 64

7:00pm
Riverside at Western Beaver

7:30pm
Beaver Falls at Quaker Valley
South Side Beaver at Beth-Center
Perry Academy at Hopewell
Cornell at Mapletown

GIRLS

Tuesday’s Scores
Beaver Falls 61, Beaver 56
Blackhawk 63, Norwin 58
South Side Beaver 47, South Allegheny 13
Quigley Catholic 62, Propel Andrew Street 18
Mohawk 59, Ambridge 48

7:30pm
Freedom at Lincoln Park