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There is a new electrical company setting up business in Viking.
Area residents will recognize the young business entrepreneur, electrician Andrew Erickson because he spent four years working with Viking’s Ploc Electric.
In spite of the cold weather, the Village of Irma was bustling with activity as the village held its annual Irma Santa Daze on Dec. 8.
On Nov. 29, police assisted with traffic control while a semi tractor unit that went off the road was removed from the intersection of Range Road 130 and Highway 14.
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On Nov. 30, police received a complaint of a disturbance taking place at a residence in Viking. Upon attending the scene, they found two roommates involved in a verbal argument.
On the morning of Thursday, Nov. 29, the Beaver County Fire department responded to a fire a half mile west of range road 114 on township road 484.
Residents Lois and William Darling said they heard an explosion at about 9:30 a.m. After looking out the house window she noticed a tractor that had been plugged in, was on fire and quickly spread to a near by shed.
The Beaver County Fire department responded to a call on Thursday, Nov. 29, when a semi pulling a trailer load of cattle failed to make a turn on to Highway 14 from Range Road 130.
Further details regarding a number of arrests made last month in relation to suspected big game poaching in the Viking area will likely become available in the coming weeks.
Four arrests in relation to illegal hunting of big game were made in October by area Fish and Wildlife officers.