(File Photo of a lane road in Monaca)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Monaca, PA) The Monaca Sons of Italy will become a non-smoking facility starting on March 1st, 2026, which means you can not be permitted to smoke anywhere inside the club. The reason for the change is so the establishment ensures an atmosphere that is comfortable for everyone and so there will be a good well-being for both the Monaca SOI staff and its members.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
| School or Organization | Cancellation or Delay ( If blank no cancellation or delay reported) |
| Adelphoi Education/Beaver (Rochester) | |
| Aliquippa Area School District | |
| Ambridge Area School District | |
| Avonworth School District | |
| Baden Academy Charter | |
| Beaver Area School District | |
| Beaver County Head Start/ Hopewell Elementary | |
| Beaver County Rehabilitation Center | |
| Big Beaver Falls Area School District | |
| Beaver County CTC | |
| Beaver County Transit Authority | |
| Beaver Valley Montessori School | |
| Blackhawk Area School District | |
| Blackhawk Meals on Wheels | |
| CCBC | |
| CCBC Aviation Sciences Center | |
| Central Valley School District | |
| Cornell School District | |
| Education Center at Watson (Sewickley) | |
| Ellwood City Area School District | |
| Freedom Area School District | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Aliquippa | |
| Head Start of Beaver County -Ambridge | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 7th Ave. | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Beaver Falls 6th Ave. | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Central | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Blackhawk | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – CCBC | |
| Head Start/ Early Head Start of Beaver County | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Rochester | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Southside | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton Middle School | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – New Brighton High School | |
| Head Start of Beaver County – Riverside | |
| Hope Academy- Conway | |
| Hopewell School District | |
| Life Family Pre-School | |
| Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School | |
| Mc Guire Memorial EOC | |
| Mc Guire Memorial School | |
| Midland Borough school District | |
| Montour Area School District | |
| Moon Area School District | |
| Mother’s Morning Out/Noah’s Ark Preschool/Sewickley | |
| Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Pre-school (Moon Twp.) | |
| New Brighton Area School District | |
| New Horizons | |
| North Catholic School District | 2 Hour Delay Thursday Morning |
| Our Lady of Fatima/ Hopewell | |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School (Coraopolis) | |
| Penn State Beaver (Monaca) | |
| Provident Charter School West (Baden) | |
| Quaker Valley School District | |
| Riverside Beaver County Area School District | |
| Rochester Area School District | |
| Robert Morris University (Moon Township) | |
| Seneca Valley Area School District | 2 Hour Delay Thursday Morning, Modified Kindergarten |
| Sewickley Academy | |
| Slippery Rock Area Schools | 2 Hour Delay Thursday Morning |
| St. Andrews Day School (Moon Township) | |
| St. James-Sewickley | |
| St. Monica Catholic Academy | |
| St. Killian’s Catholic School (Cranberry) | 2 Hour Delay Thursday Morning |
| St. Peter & Paul School/Beaver | |
| St. Stephens Lutheran Academy/Zelienople | 2 Hour Delay Thursday Morning |
| South Side Area School District | |
| Sto Rox | |
| Western Beaver Area School District | |
| West Allegheny School District |
(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. The Department Head Report of the session started with Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury letting the audience of the session know about some upcoming events in Beaver County. The biggest one was for America250PA, which celebrates the 250th birthday of the founding of the United States of America in Pennsylvania. Caltury stated that the rally kickoff for America250PA is from 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the public meeting room of the Beaver County Courthouse on Sunday, January 25th with light refreshments. Caltury also noted that the painted Liberty Bell for Beaver County for this event is in the possession of its artist will be delivered and completed by the end of this month. That program is something that the state of Pennsylvania is doing to visit all its counties starting on Friday, January 16th. Another event that Caltury mentioned that is coming up that is being held in Beaver County was The January Ice Jam, which is a free event that will be at the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel in Beaver Falls to support the Bluegrass Relief Fund. The performances from 29 different bluegrass bands start on Friday, January 16th at 7 p.m., with the music continuing that night until 10 p.m. and on Saturday, January 17th the music begins again at noon and continues until 10 p.m. Caltury also stated that options are being looked at for the pool in Old Economy Park and he expressed that “at the end of last year, we received a contract for 2026 with the YMCA, but before we move on,” he considered options like a bid for a new liner for the pool because the liner of that pool is “no longer viable,” Caltury will present the Commissioners with other options for the pool as well. In other business, during the Solicitors’ report of the session, Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles also stated that the Commissioners and the heads of their departments are currently working to try to get some boxes over to St. Barnabas. Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning also noted that Beaver County was a fairly major contributor of some projects like the Frontier Group’s $3.2 billion gas fire plant, which was “the restart of Bruce Mansfield,” as well as the advance switch gear plant of Mitsubishi that is going up, which is an investment of $86 million. Manning also praised the deal that Vistra recently made with Meta so they can purchasing 433 megawatts of incremental nuclear energy and capacity from equipment upgrades to increase uprates (also known as generation output) at the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport and described it as “huge” for Beaver County.
(File Photo of the Allegheny Health Network Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Natrona Heights, PA) The Allegheny Helath Network (AHN) Cancer Institute will host its cancer screening clinic that is held monthly on February 7th, 2026 at AHN Cancer Institute, Allegheny Valley in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. This vital clinic will provide accessible cancer screenings for both AHN and non-AHN patients. Patients with or without insurance are strongly encouraged to attend and those that are interested in attending must make an appointment by calling 412-359-6665. According to a release in Natrona Heights today from Allegheny Health Network, the available screenings include:
(Photo Courtesy of Cranberry Artists Network, Posted on Facebook on January 13th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Cranberry Township, PA) Artist Noele Dattilo Reynolds is having a solo photography show, which will be at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center in the Cranberry Artists Network Art Gallery and it will run through until the end of January during Cranberry Township building hours. Reynolds is the president of Cranberry Artists Network and is a founding member of that group and her show is focused on her photos that are black and white and her fascination with it after her recent trip to Italy.
(Photo Courtesy of WPXI/WPXI)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A lawsuit from an animal rights group against the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium is now moving forward. The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) submitted a habeas corpus petition in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for the release of five female African elephants in October of 2025. NhRP alleges harm to the elephant by zoo practices, including restraint, early separation of mothers and calves and disruption of bonded groups. Common Pleas Judge Mary C. McGinley issued a habeas corpus order on the elephants’ behalf yesterday. The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium has claimed that with accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, its elephants are thriving under the highest standards of care. McGinley also set a hearing for January 28th, 2026 on the motion of the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium to dismiss the petition from the NhRP, and if the motion is denied, the zoo would need to justify the confinement of the elephants at a full hearing on March 2nd, 2026. According to the NhRP, this is the first habeas corpus order for “nonhuman animals” in Pennsylvania history, and the third in U.S. history.
(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that on the morning of Saturday, January 17th, weather permitting, cable barrier repair work requiring a single-lane restriction on northbound Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships, Allegheny County will occur. From 6 A.M. to 11 A.M. on Saturday morning, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound I-79 approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange to allow crews to repair cable barrier there.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh City Council is now looking to address concerns about short-term rentals. The idea is to prevent neighborhoods in the city from being overrun by short-term rentals and to make sure they are operating safely and not being a nuisance to city residents. The proposed bills were introduced by Councilperson Deb Gross yesterday, which she also introduced last year. The proposed bills would require a license to run a short-term rental, put limits on what they can be used for, and limit how many people can be in a building.
(Credit for Photo: Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Posted on Facebook on January 13th, 2026)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (Soccer Club) announced yesterday that they hired a new assistant coach to their staff, thirty-four-year-old Adam Mitchell. Mitchell was an assistant coach at Duquesne University for seven seasons. The Dukes advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship Final in 2021, hosted matches for the A-10 tournament for the first time in 2022 and spent eight weeks in the Division I national rankings to end an 18-year drought without a Top 25 appearance during Mitchell’s tenure at Duquesne.
(File Photo of Police Siren Lights)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A man is dead and a woman was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out inside of a home in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood of Pittsburgh this morning. It was reported on the 6600 block of Apple Street a little before 2:30 a.m. Responding firefighters found the man in a second-floor bedroom and took him out of a window and down a ladder. He later died at the scene. A woman, who was described as the man’s wife by a battalion chief, was taken to the hospital. Fire investigators are now working to determine the cause of this fire.
