TODAY WE BRING YOU PART TWO OF OUR SPECIAL SERIES TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION IN SHIPPINGPORT, WHICH FIRST ENERGY HAS ANNOUNCED WILL SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD BY THE YEAR 2021, AND THE GRASS ROOTS EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO BRING THOSE PLANS TO A HALT. BV MATTERS IS A PRIVATE CITIZEN ENDEAVOR STARTED BY ERIC LOEHLEIN, WHO IS CURRENTLY A SITE MAINTENANCE MANAGER WITH THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION. LOEHLEIN SPOKE WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK ABOUT WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ALL ABOUT…

LOEHLEIN SPOKE WITH BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE…

LOEHLEIN TALKED TO BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS ABOUT THE IMPACT THE PLANT’S CLOSING WILL HAVE ON THE COUNTY….INCLUDING THE LOSS OF ONE-THOUSAND JOBS…

LOEHLEIN TALKED ABOUT  THE LOSS OF SIGNIFICANT TAX BASE:

LOEHLEIN TALKED ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THE PLANT’S CLOSING WILL HAVE TO THE POWER GRID:

LOEHLEIN SAYS THE PLANT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT 100% AND TO CURRENT SAFETY AND RELIABILITY STANDARDS UNTIL IT CLOSES….

LOEHLEIN SAYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS AND EXERCISES WILL CONTINUE BEYOND 2021 AND IF THE PLANT SHUTS DOWN, AS THE DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS WILL BEGIN… AND FUEL WILL REMAIN ON SITE FOR SOME TIME…

LOEHLEIN WAS ASKED…IS THERE SOMETHING THAT REGULAR FOLKS CAN DO?

…AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE GRASS ROOTS EFFORT UNERWAY TO KEEP THE PLANT OPEN, VISIT BVMATTERS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. TOMORROW…AS WE CONCLUDE OUR THREE-PART SERIES ON THE FUTURE OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, WE ASK THE QUESTION….COULD LEGISLATIVE ACTION CHANGE THE COURSE OF EVENTS? WE’LL SPEAK WITH CONGRESSMAN KEITH ROTHFUS FOR ANSWERS.

THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS WERE QUESTIONED BY A CITIZENS GROUP LAST NIGHT ABOUT A PROPOSED DRUG REHAB FACILITY TO BE BUILT AT AN OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report….

A LEET TOWNSHIP MAN FACES A HEARING THIS MORNING AT THE BEAVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE…AFTER BEING CHARGED AND JAILED ON NUMEROUS CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

 

AN ALIQUIPPA DRUG DEALER’S HOME HAS BEEN RAIDED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2018

 

TODAY – A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN. A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 82.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS…POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM. LOW – 68.

WEDNESDAY – THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.
HIGH NEAR 80.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Keith Rothfus (PA-12) issued the statement following after voting for the House-passed Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 (H.R.299). This bill requires the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents, like Agent Orange, to Blue Water Navy veterans who fought in offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam or in and around the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between September 1, 1967 and April 1, 1968. This presumption serves to simplify claims of disability for those exposed to herbicide agents and may have developed health issues because of it. The Congressman is also a cosponsor of H.R. 299.

“Our Vietnam veterans endured harrowing danger and hardship in serving our national defense,” said Congressman Rothfus. “The Blue Water Navy veterans have earned the right to claim disability from exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides for their heroic service. With my support, I am glad the long-overdue Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act passed the House and I look forward to working with the Senate to send this bill to the President’s desk. It is time these veterans receive the medical treatment they have earned.”

Barletta backs Trump in immigration debate twists and turns
By MARC LEVY, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta is backing President Donald Trump through every twist and turn of the immigration debate, as he and the man he’s trying to unseat, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, split over what to do instead of separating children from detained migrant parents.
Barletta and Casey spoke Monday as the immigration debate roils Congress.
Barletta has defended the policy of separating children from detained migrant parents as a deterrent, while also saying he doesn’t want families separated. Casey says that policy is “from the pit of hell.”
Barletta says he’d support narrower legislation to address a federal court settlement and let the government detain families together beyond 20 days. But Casey says detaining families indefinitely can still inflict psychological damage on children and that monitoring systems could prove effective.

TODAY IS PART ONE OF OUR THREE-DAY SERIES ON FIRST-ENERGY’S PLAN TO SELL OR SHUT DOWN THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION…AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR ERIC BREWER TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT BEAVER COUNTY IS BETTER PREPARED FOR ALL HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION…

BREWER SAYS THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS EMPLOYEES FUNDED DIRECTLY BY FIRST-ENERGY WHO ARE INTEGRAL TO OPERATIONS…

BREWER SAYS THAT BEAVER COUNTY IS BETTER PREPARED FOR ALL HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE PLANNING AND TRAINING COMPLETED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUCLEAR EXERCISES…

BREWER SAYS THAT ONGOING PLANNING AND TRAINING FOR THE NUCLEAR EXERCISES ALSO PROVIDES EQUIPMENT AND EXPERIENCE TO THE COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM AND MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS THAT OTHER COUNTIES TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO…

BREWER SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN DO TO HELP KEEP THE PLANT FROM CLOSING….

TOMORROW…WE’LL TELL YOU ABOUT A GRASS ROOTS EFFORT UNDERWAY TO KEEP THE PLANT OPEN.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing improvement work on Route 68 (Sunflower Road) in Rochester, Daugherty, and New Sewickley townships, Beaver County, will begin Monday, June 25 weather permitting. Milling and paving operations, concrete and base repairs, drainage improvements and other miscellaneous construction activities will occur on Sunflower Road between Virginia Avenue and Glen Eden Road.  Single-lane alternating traffic will occur weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August.  The overall project will conclude in mid-September.

The work is part of a $5.19 million group paving contract.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing improvement work on Route 4013 (Old Darlington Road) in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, will begin Monday, June 25 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Old Darlington Road between Wallace Run Road (Route 551) and Marlene Road.  Crews will conduct milling and paving operations, concrete and base repairs, and drainage improvements through August.  Other miscellaneous construction activities through mid-September. The work is part of a $5.19 million group paving contract.  Lindy Paving will conduct the work.