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(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

(Harrisburg, PA) Winter in Pennsylvania brings farmers not only snow and freezing temperatures, but also stricter manure-spreading regulations to minimize water pollution. Putting manure on farm fields is discouraged during winter months or when the ground is snow-covered or frozen at least four inches deep. Robert Meinen of Penn State’s Department of Plant Science says manure can provide essential nutrients to crops and reduce fertilizer costs, but those nutrients have to stay in the fields to maximize their value and not run off into waterways. Meinen says in Pennsylvania, farms fall into different categories, including Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations or CAFOs, which the EPA defines based on animal numbers and manure output. CAFOs face stricter federal oversight, but the state’s winter manure laws apply to all farms.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) According to a release from the Community College of Beaver County, CCBC announced the collaboration with both Shell Polymers and the American Petroleum Institute on Thursday. These three organizations will help students to find a career in either mechatronics or process technology. Industries in gas, oil, and manufacturing in the area will also grow in their work, develop their faculties, and improve training for students after this partnership. 

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) A new animal diagnostic lab will be added to Penn State Beaver in Monaca. An announcement came on Friday from Governor Josh Shapiro’s office for the expansion of Pennsylvania’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory system from $6 million along with the location. According to a release, the expansion helps the state to respond to outbreaks of animal disease and make diagnoses faster for farmers in Western Pennsylvania. The release also notes that costs for businesses and protection for both funding and animals will be assisted thanks to the expansion. 

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Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A misdemeanor charge and a summary charge have been filed against a man after he allegedly assaulted a female at Linmar Homes in Aliquippa on Saturday. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, a female issued a complaint to the City of Aliquippa Police Department that her boyfriend, thirty-year-old Maurice Harvey, slammed her on a coffee table and punched her in her left eye. The female also noted that this occurred during an argument. The eye of the female victim that was hit was swollen as well as black and blue. Harvey had charges filed for both harassment and simple assault. 

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Harmer Township, PA) A man from Pittsburgh was taken to jail after getting a complaint on Sunday of an alleged domestic assault. Twenty-eight-year-old William Hayden of Pittsburgh allegedly strangled and assaulted the female victim who called the police. Hayden also took two iPhones from the female. The female had signs of abuse that were visible, including bite marks and marks around the neck and throat. Hayden was apprehended in Harmer Township and is now in the Beaver County Jail facing four filed charges. 

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) A woman has an arrest warrant for an alleged retail theft at a Dollar General in Aliquippa. Thirty-six-year-old Diandra Disilvestro is the suspect who allegedly stole items and escaped from the Dollar General on Franklin Avenue. Police received a call on Thursday and a complaint on Saturday about Disilvestro committing the same crime. This incident is not the first time Disilvestro took things from that store and escaped from it. Two charges were filed on Disilvestro, and if you know where she is, call 724-378-8000.  

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Center Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver report that a single-vehicle crash occurred on I-376 East in Center Township on Saturday. At 1:32 p.m., twenty-nine-year-old Amanda Varga of Aliquippa hit some cable guide rails with her car multiple times before coming to a stop. No charges were filed by police after the incident. 

Monday, February 17th, 2025

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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions on Golf Course Road (Route 3014) in the City of Aliquippa and Hopewell Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, February 17 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur, as needed, in various locations between Mill Street and just north of Crissman Drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through late May to allow crews to conduct drainage work and other miscellaneous punch list items. Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zones.

Crews from Stefanik’s Next Generation Contracting will conduct the work.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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