The Aliquippa school board met last night to discuss how to go about replacing high school band uniforms that are too old. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A major staff announcement was made at the county courthouse during yesterday’s commissioners work session. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti was there. Click on the ‘play’ button to hear Greg’s report…
Tonight Midland borough council will review an ordinance that would require food trucks to obtain a permit before selling meals in the borough. Under the proposed ordinance, the borough’s code enforcement officer would have to issue permits to the food trucks. The ordinance will be discussed during tonight’s meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the borough offices. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti will be there and will have a full report on A.M. Beaver County tomorrow morning beginning at 6:30 a.m.
The Beaver County Commissioners met for their regular work session today. Beaver County Radio’s Greg Benedetti was there. Click ‘play’ button below to hear Greg’s report…
An abandoned building collapses in Aliquppa…as we hear in this report from Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano:
ANYONE WISHING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY’S PROPOSED FALCON ETHANE PIPELINE…IS INVITED TO ATTEND A MEETING TONIGHT HOSTED BY THE CLEAN AIR COUNCIL. THE 94-MILE PIPELINE WILL FEED ETHANE INTO SHELL’S SIX-BILLION-DOLLAR CRACKER PLANT ON THE BANKS OF THE OHIO RIVER IN POTTER TOWNSHIP. THE INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD AT UNCOMMON GROUNDS IN ALIQUIPPA FROM 6 TO 7:30. IT WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY…BUT NOBODY FROM SHELL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WILL BE THERE AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT ON AM BEAVER COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING BEGINNING AT 6:30 AM.
Police have one suspect in custody and are looking for a second after two people were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Conway. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. inside a home in the 1300 block of Fourth Avenue. According to police, one of the victims was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in critical condition. He was shot in the head. A second person had a finger injury. It’s unclear if that person was shot. That victim was taken to a local hospital by ambulance and has since been released and was interviewed by police last night. The suspect that was taken into custody was arrested at the nearby Conrail Yard. Officials say the shooting appears to be drug-related.
An Ambridge man is facing charges after allegedly threatening to blow up the Ambridge police department. According to a police report, 26-year-old John Tierney made several threats in an internet chat room, one of which stated there was a bomb in a the borough’s police station. Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in, but no explosives were detected.
Terry Mann and Michael Dengel on Teleforum on April 11, 2017. Terry is the Director of Luthern Senior Services and Micahel is the Meals on Wheels Manager in Beaver County for Luthern Senior Services. They discussed the Meals on Wheels program with host Frank Sparks and A.M. Beaver County host Matt Drzik joined in and was trying some of the meals that Michael had brought in for sampling. Matt told the listeners how tasty the Beef Stew meal is. Check out the pictures of the tasty meals. For volunteering or to participate in the Meals on Wheels program give them a call at 724-774-0292.
Wayne Harley from the Beaver Lawrence Farm Bureau joined Frank Sparks on Teleforum to talk about Rural Road Safety on Tuesday April 11, 2017. The discussion was about driving safely on rural roads and sharing the roads with farmers who must travel on those roads to go from crop to crop. Wayne and Frank Also talked about the upcoming tractor expo at the Big Knob Grange this Saturday April 15, 2018 from 10 am to 2 pm. Wayne displays a sign that is being used in yards of rural neighborhoods to warn drivers of Farm vehicles.