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Beaver County 9-1-1 Ready And On Stand-By For Any Weather-Related Emergencies From The Extreme Cold

AS THE DEEP FREEZE CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND, BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES IS ON STAND-BY IN CASE OF ANY WEATHER-RELATED EMERGENCIES. BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY ANNOUNCED ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING THAT THE NEW 9-1-1 CENTER IN AMBRIDGE HAS ADDED STAFF…AND UPDATED ITS EQUIPMENT TO PREPARE FOR ANY EMERGENCIES RELATED TO THE FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES:

EGLEY SAYS INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE 9-1-1 FACEBOOK PAGE…

…AND THAT NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER IS (724) 775-0880. EGLEY SAYS ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN GO WRONG WHEN DEALING WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES….

EGLEY SAYS LOTS OF FOLKS GET CONCERNED WHEN TEMPERATURE DIP THIS LOW…

EGLEY IS URGING RESIDENTS TO USE COMMON SENSE WITH DEALING WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER…

THAT’S COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY APPEARING ON TELEFORUM WITH FRANK SPARKS THIS MORNING.

Tolls Going Up On Pennsylvania Turnpike Beginning Sunday

A new year means higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Motorists will see a 6 percent increase for cash and E-ZPass beginning Sunday. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the increase, approved by commissioners last July, is needed to meet funding and capital-improvement obligations.

Wind Chill Advisory Remains In Effect For Beaver County Until 3pm Saturday

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2018

* WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY… * VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 9.

TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. LOW – 1.

SATURDAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH
AROUND 10.

SUNDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 26.

Questions On County Property Reassessment Dominate ‘Ask The Commissioners’ Segment on Teleforum

The big topic on the ‘Ask The Commissioners’ segment during Teleforum on Beaver County Radio this morning was (surprise!)….the county property reassessment. It was just one week ago today that two judges ruled a reassessment of Beaver County’s property values must be done by June 15th, 2020. Commissioner Tony Amadio was asked this morning if a decision had been made yet by the commissioners on whether or not to appeal the judge’s ruling…

But don’t make plans to sell your home just yet. At least that was the message from commissioners chairman Sandie Egley:

Both Amadio and Egley reiterated this morning that while they can’t say publicly what they plan to do about reassessment, they DO have a plan in place…

Egley urges county residents to be patient while this whole thing plays out…

Commissioner Dan Camp did not attend today’s program. Ask The Commissioners airs the first Thursday of each month on Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.

 

Another Wind Chill Advisory Will Soon Go Into Effect For Beaver County

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2018

* WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BEAVER COUNTY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY… VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. *

TODAY – CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS
POSSIBLE. HIGH – 17.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS
POSSIBLE. LOW – 1.

FRIDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 8.

SATURDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH NEAR 10.

SUNDAY – CLOUDY. HIGH – 26.

70th Anniversary Moments- Alan Boal

This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948.  To mark the historical event, each week, another .”70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.

 

Alan Boal in 1954. Courtesy of Owen Simon.

This week’s 70th Anniversary Moment is about Alan Boal.  Alan Boal was graduate of Freedom Area High School and was a Freshman attending the University of Pittsburgh when the opportunity to join the staff an upstart radio station in Beaver falls came around in 1948. Boal was part of the original group of announcers  Hired by WBVP radio station owners  and founders Frank Smith, Tom Price and Charles Onderka, and hosted a popular daily polka show from three until four in the afternoons on WBVP.

Alan Boal hosting a live remote broadcast on WBVP in 1950. Courtesy of Alan Boal and South Hills Almanac.

As one of the most well known announcers to have worked at Beaver County radio, Boal went on to achieve great things in broadcasting after his work at WBVP, eventually serving as a Latin American Correspondent and Bureau Chief in Miami for ABC.   Alan later returned to Pittsburgh in the mid sixties and  worked for WTAE television and radio. He also served for a period of time as the President of Pittsburgh Local American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA.

“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Freedom United Federal Credit Union.

 

Ask the Commissioners Thursday morning!!!

Do you have a question you’d like to ask the Beaver County Commissioners?? Well Thursday January 4,2017 at 9:10 a.m. on Teleforum with Frank Sparks you’ll have an opportunity to do just that. Not only will the Ask The Commissioners be on Beaver County Radio but you can also watch it on Facebook live and ask questions thru Facebook as well. If you want to participate in the show call  724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888.