BREAKING NEWS: At their work session today, the Beaver County Commissioners discussed eliminating an informational line on county employment applications. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti has details on the “Ban the Box” initiative…
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THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ISSUED ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE BARGE BREAKAWAY ON THE OHIO RIVER. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO REPORTS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17TH, 2018
TODAY – CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING. SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 18.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW – 9.
THURSDAY – SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 30.
ALIQUIPPA MAYOR DWAN B. WALKER SPOKE AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BREAKFAST AT CHATHAM UNIVERSITY OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE ALIQUIPPA ELEMENTARY QUIP BOTS TEAM WON BIG AT THE WESTERN PENSYLVANIA F-L-L CHAMPIONSHIP. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
THE BEAVER COUNTY SALARY BOARD MET THIS MORNING AND APPROVED A PAY RAISE FOR NON-UNION WORKERS. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Greg’s report…
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OF THE 27 BARGES THAT WERE DISLODGED SATURDAY MORNING NEAR THE EMSWORTH LOCK AND DAM ON THE OHIO RIVER, TWO REMAINED UNACCOUNTED FOR…SO THE SITUATION IS IMPROVING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS AN UPDATE ON THE BARGE SITUATION. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2018
TODAY – SNOW THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
ABOUT INCH OF SNOW EXPECTED. HIGH – 24.
TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW – MINUS 3.
WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH AROUND 20.
DOZENS OF BARGES BROKE FREE AND ENDED UP GETTING STUCK AT A LOCK AND DAM ALONG THE OHIO RIVER OVER THE WEEKEND. NOW, CREWS ARE COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO CLEAR THE RIVER. THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD HAS DECLARED THE AREA NEAR THE EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM A SAFETY ZONE AFTER SEVERAL BARGES BROKE AWAY FROM JACK’S RUN FLEETING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A TOTAL OF 27 BARGES BROKE FREE DUE TO FLOODING AND ICE JAMS.
SO FAR, 25 HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. 15 WERE VISIBLE AT THE DAM, BUT SEVERAL HAVE SINCE DISAPPEARED. OTHER BARGES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK IN THE RIVER. AS A RESULT, NO VESSELS ARE ALLOWED THROUGH THE AREA. EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM HAS STOPPED OPERATIONS UNTIL THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL, WHICH COULD TAKE SOME TIME. FORTUNATELY, THE EMSWORTH LOCKS AND DAM WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED…AND THERE ARE NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FROM POLLUTION.
ALL BEAVER COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY. COURTS ARE CLOSED. POST OFFICES ARE ALSO CLOSED. REGULAR MAIL IS NOT BEING PICKED UP OR DELIVERED. MOST BANKS ARE CLOSED. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL BRANCH TO BE SURE. STATE LIQUOR STORES THAT ARE NORMALLY OPEN TODAY ARE OPEN…AND PENNDOT DRIVER LICENSE AND PHOTO CENTERS ARE CLOSED. A VARIETY OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.DMV.PA.GOV.