Beaver News

“I don't know who told her that”

Two years ago, Lynn Katekovich and Betty Butera decided to expand Katera's Kove, an assisted-living facility they own on Norwood Drive in Big Beaver. via Times Online

“Therefore, I personally don't see anything wrong with this as long as it's done in a spirit of prayer and we're calling on the aid of St. Joseph.”

If real estate agents thought they had the market cornered on selling homes, they got it all wrong. via Ellwood City Ledger

“Our legislative leaders have made a commitment to the members and the public, and I don't expect to see them back away.”

Groups pushing for more transparency and accountability in state government failed Tuesday to flex the kind of muscle that helped oust a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice in the 2005 general election. via Ellwood City Ledger

“It's going to be a great opportunity for both of us.”

Beaver County's board of commissioners will remain under Democratic control for yet another four years after Commissioners Chairman Joe Spanik and Center Township Supervisor Tony Amadio were elected Tuesday ... via Times Online

“Don't ask me how it happens, but it works”

How the practice started In the Middle Ages, St. Teresa of Avila began to bury medals of St. via Times Online

BEAVER A late-night negotiation session has failed to stop Beaver County workers from walking off the job this morning to hit the picket lines. via Kdka.com

“Apparently, someone got upset over that”

Beaver police are searching for the person who duct-taped letters containing racial slurs to a Freedom Area High School teacher's door because of her interracial relationship. via Times Online

“Our initial plans were to turn it into a recreational area. Those are still our plans”

Moltrup Steel Products Co., a sprawling mill that once boasted a work force of 200, is long gone. via Times Online

“About 69 percent of those enrolled indicated that the Beaver campus was their first choice”

Officials at Penn State-Beaver had a pretty good idea that enrollment at the Center Township campus was going to be up - the lone residence hall was full, and in June, for the first time, the campus had to ... via Times Online

“I have a proven track record of it.”

A quiet Beaver County general election campaign perked up slightly Thursday during a candidates forum at Penn State-Beaver in Center Township, but not in a race that many people would expect. via Times Online

“Until we know for sure if she's coming back or not”

With the help of a $2 million renovation, Rochester relocated its municipal offices in 2004 from a cramped, converted bank to the current Adams Street location, now known as the Rochester Community Center. via Times Online

In regard to letter writer Carmine Celeste's comments about unneeded stop signs in boroughs with long streets : Is he kidding me? I did a little test by my house in Beaver while sitting on the front porch ... via Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times

Retail theft charge An Aliquippa woman was charged with retail theft after an incident at Sears in the Beaver Valley Mall around 3 p.m. Oct. via Times Online

Charges dismissed Charges of simple assault and criminal trespass have been dismissed against a Beaver Falls man. via Times Online

The definition of a "no brainer" reads as follows: "Something that is absurdly simple or easy and requires little thought." That's my reaction to the recent news that the Beaver Council has tabled the decision ... via Times Online

“Even though we do have insurance there are still an insane amount of fees”

The first 18 months of Cory and Melissa Macher's marriage were not supposed to be this difficult. via Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times

“With so many facilities dumping so much pollution, no one should be surprised that nearly half of America's waterway, and more than 14,000 miles of rivers and streams in Pennsylvania, are unsafe for swimming and fishing. But we should be outraged”

Half of major water-treatment plants and industrial facilities in the state discharged more pollutants into waterways than allowed under their Clean Water Act permits, according to a new report. via Philly.com

“The bottom line would be that if you haven't hit 20,000 picocuries per liter, it's not considered a public health issue”

FirstEnergy Corp. has detected radioactive contamination in a groundwater monitoring well at its Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, but the amount is not enough to cause a public health concern, plant and ... via Times Online

Driver injured Kyle McCormick, 21, of Dravo Avenue in Beaver suffered a hip injury around 10:30 p.m. Monday when his car hit a guardrail and went into a ditch on the Beaver Valley Expressway in Potter Township, ... via Times Online

“We're going to have our president talk with them and see how their timeline and our timeline might work together.”

Although they're now aware that the long-awaited deadline is coming sooner rather than later, officials at the Beaver County Humane Society say they still aren't sure what the next few months will bring for ... via Beaver County Times & Allegheny Times