THIS WEEKEND’S BEAVER COUNTY SNOW SHOVEL RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 9th, WEATHER PERMITTING. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT OLD ECONOMY PARK, JUST OFF ROUTE 989 IN ECONOMY BOROUGH. ANYONE CAN ENTER AND THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS HELD ON THE SATURDAY OF THE EVENT AT 11 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.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Greene Township, Beaver County, will begin today, weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Route 30 between Verobed Road and Reddog Road weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, February 8. Crews will excavate utility test holes.

THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR LIGHTING AT THE KANE ROAD BASEBALL FIELD. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS MORE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is planning to ask lawmakers to approve a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production to finance a multibillion-dollar capital plan for a wide range of projects. Wolf, a Democrat, is unveiling the plan Thursday. The administration wants to use the money to pay down a $4.5 billion bond that it would spend over four years on projects including expanding high-speed internet access, improving flood control and cleaning up brownfields and blight.

The Beaver County Humane Society is closed today…after it suffered water damage at approximately 8:00 last night last when a frozen sprinkler system main burst at the facility, which is located in the 33-hundred block of Brodhead Road in Aliquippa. Sponsorship/Events/Social Media Manager Mike Romigh tells Beaver County Radio News…

1) that the incident created extensive water damage from the roof throughout the front interior of the animal shelter….

2) that no animals were harmed…

3) that this is the first time such an incident has occurred in the building…

 

 

 

FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO BATTLE A HOUSE FIRE IN PATTERSON TOWNSHIP OVERNIGHT. FLAMES BROKE OUT AT A HOME ON HIGHLAND AVENUE AROUND 1 A-M. EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. NO WORD YET ON WHAT SPARKED THE FLAMES.

BREAKING NEWS: More than a dozen fire companies are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at a warehouse in Big Beaver borough this morning.  According to Beaver County Emergency Center officials, the fire was reported at 4:55 a.m. on the property of Lindy Paving at 1807 Shenango Road. according to county emergency officials. No injuries have been reported.  At last check, firefighters were still trying to bring the blaze under control.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2019

 

*** WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. ***

TODAY – MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 12.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS EVENING WILL
GIVE WAY TO OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. LOW – 7.

FRIDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS AROUND
IN THE MORNING. HIGH – 23.

SATURDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 42.

SUNDAY – PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER. HIGH – 53.

In an email sent out by Mike Romigh Sponsorship, events, and social media director for the Beaver County Humane Society at approximately eight o’clock pm Wednesday January 30,2019 a frozen sprinkler system main burst at the Beaver County Humane Society creating extensive water damage from the roof throughout the front interior of the animal shelter.

Here are a few pictures of the damage courtesy of Mike Romigh.

No animals have been affected.

Clean up is underway  and disaster crews are being called to the shelter at 3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa.

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for continuing updates.

Dozens of vehicles in pileup after Pennsylvania snow squall
READING, Pa. (AP) — Dozens of cars have been involved in a chain-reaction crash on a central Pennsylvania highway after a snow squall caused whiteout conditions.
A witness tells the Reading Eagle she saw about 30 cars involved in the crash on Route 222 near Wyomissing. That’s about 60 miles (95 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
Numerous ambulances are on the scene of the Wednesday afternoon crash.
A Reading Hospital spokeswoman tells the newspaper some injured drivers are being taken there.
Footage from the scene shows jackknifed big rigs and some cars off the roadway and down embankments.
No other details are available.