THE SOUTH SIDE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT’S HALL OF FAME DINNER AND INDUCTION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS A PREVIEW. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Police  have found a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in which a pedestrian was struck in Cranberry Township last night. The incident occurred around 7:00 on Haine School Road. The damaged vehicle was located around three hours later. The injured woman was taken to Allegheny General Hospital. Her name and condition have not been released at this time.

One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash overnight on Route 19 in Cranberry Township. The accident was reported at around 11:30 near North Park Lounge. A car and a pickup truck were involved in the collision. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage and were towed from the scene. One person was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.  No word on the victim’s name or condition.

(Beaver Falls, PA)  On a beautiful Thursday evening , The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority hosted a special dinner and tour of it’s Eastvale water treatment facility, including a look at the ongoing progress being made on a repair to the Authority owned and operated Eastvale Dam.    Jim Riggio, General manger of the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, hosted the event and conducted the tour. One could tell by the excitement in his voice and his beaming smile, that he was proud of the efforts being made to the 180 plus year old dam that straddles the Beaver River just south of the Eastvale bridge.  Riggio has good reason to want to show off the work that his men have been doing since leak underneath the dam was discovered back in April.

Over the course of time,  underlying material had been washed away from a 130 foot section on the eastern side of the structure and eventually became problematic when water began running freely under the crest of the dam and out the underside.  The reason why was because it was happening at a rate that could have been problematic for the municipal authority’s water supply, a pool of water eighteen feet deep that gathers upstream from the barrier.

Within two days of discovering the breach, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority had a temporary dam constructed of gravel and concrete blocks along the compromised section in place to secure the situation and allow the repairs to commence.  While Riggio and his team acquired massive water pumped to have on hand in case they needed to start pumping water back up the river to the intake plant in case the water levels above the dam dropped too low, they were never needed.

Given the magnitude of the project, and the magnitude of impact had it not been handled effectively when the problem occurred, it was easy to see why Riggio, along with the other representatives from the Beaver falls Municipal Authority, were eager to show off their progress.  Currently they are preparing to drill holes and drain water from a pool that has formed on the downstream side of the dam.  Once that is done, permanent repairs will begin.

IF YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE DISGRUNTLED STEELER FANS WHO REFUSE TO ATTEND ANY MORE GAMES BECAUSE OF THIS WHOLE NATIONAL ANTHEM CONTROVERSY…WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT TICKETS TO A GAME? MIKE ROMIGH OF THE BEAVER COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY HAS AN IDEA…HE TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S PAT SEPTAK THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH THOSE TICKETS – YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY SENDING A MESSAGE…

HERE’S WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT DONATE YOUR TICKETS…

ROMIGH EMPHASIZES THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT TAKING SIDES IN THIS DEBATE…

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE YOUR TICKETS TO THE BEAVER COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, YOU CAN CALL MIKE AT THE SHELER AT (724) 775-5801, EXTENSION 122.

Beaver County Commissioners Chairman Sandie Egley has set forth her goals for the 2018 county budget. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…

Frank Sparks and Diane Brosius will be at Senior Day  at the SENIOR CENTER in the Beaver Valley Mall.  Spin the prize wheel with Diane  and visit with Frank.  Lots of Vendors and things to see starting at 10AM.  There will also be a Flu Clinic beginning at 10 AM