THE AMBRIDGE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS HIRED A NEW FOOTBALL COACH. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

BEAVER COUNTY VOTERS WILL CONTINUE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS DIGITALLY NEXT YEAR. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO A NEARLY 700-THOUSAND DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH PRECINCT SCAN, WHICH WILL REQUIRE VOTERS TO FILL OUT A PAPER BALLOT AT THE POLLS. OFFICIALS HERE IN BEAVER COUNTY SAY THEY DO NOT INTEND TO REVERT TO PAPER BALLOTS WHEN NEW VOTING MACHINES ARE PURCHASED.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 2019

 

**** WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BEAVER COUNTY…IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES, ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. 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. **********

TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. CLOUDY
SKIES. TEMPS NEARLY STEADY IN THE MID-30‘S.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY. LOW – 26.

SATURDAY – SNOW LIKELY. SOME MIXED WINTER
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. 5 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW EXPECTED.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 21.

THIS WEEKEND’S BEAVER COUNTY SNOW SHOVEL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY – JANUARY 26TH, WEATHER PERMITTING. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT OLD ECONOMY PARK, JUST OFF ROUTE 989 IN ECONOMY BOROUGH. ANYONE CAN CENTER AND THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS HELD ON THE SATURDAY OF THE EVENT AT 11 AMD TO 12 NOON IN THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT THE PARK ACROSS FROM THE BARN. BEAVER COUNTY RECREATION & TOURISM DIRECTOR TIM ISHMAN SAYS A DECISION EACH WEEK IS MADE BEFORE 12 NOON EACH THURSDAY.

THE ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL BOARD MET LAST NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN SAVE MONEY ON HEATING AND LIGHTING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

THE HOPEWELL SCHOOL BOARD REPLACES THE LATE JOHN BOWDEN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

THE BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD A REPORT FROM THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DURING YESTERDAY’S WORK SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

TRIPLE-A IS ADVISING MOTORISTS TO PREPARE FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER TO AVOID DEADLY SITUATIONS. ABOUT 46 PERCENT OF ALL CRASHES ON THE ROAD INVOLVING BAD WEATHER…TAKE PLACE DURING THE WINTER. THAT’S ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY THE TRIPLE-A FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY. WINTER STORMS, BAD WEATHER, AND SLOPPY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE A FACTOR IN NEARLY HALF A MILLION CRASHES AND MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND ROAD DEATHS EVERY YEAR.

The State House of Representatives was in session Tuesday in the state capitol and members had the opportunity to attend Governor Wolf’s inauguration ceremony for his second term. In his speech, the Governor struck a conciliatory note and called for increased spirit of cooperation between the General Assembly and the administration. Rep. Josh Kail (Beaver/Washington) said he was impressed with the Governor’s positive tone and is looking forward to working cooperatively to move Pennsylvania ahead…

New Castle police are looking for the person who left a bullet in a school hallway. Officers were called to New Castle Junior-Senior High School yesterday when officials found the bullet on the floor. A check of surveillance video was unable to uncover a suspect and no evidence of a threat was found.