Beaver News

First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015. Reading assignment: New York Times articles and the occasional radio broadcast delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date.

Howe Twp. supervisors have authorized secretary Nancy Cangioli to get a quote from Perry County Planning coordinator Jason Finnerty to update Howe's comprehensive plan.

The Jewish holiday of Purim kicks off at sundown on Saturday, March 15 this year.

"Canada is now a net creditor to the rest of the world," said Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter.

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Convenience-store chain Buc-ee's Ltd. has garnered lots of attention for its clean restrooms.

Three area Boy Scout leaders recently were honored for receiving the organization's highest volunteer recognition, the Silver Beaver Award, according to the Cascade Pacific Council of Boy Scouts of America.

The residents of Beaver Haven are not sure that they are ready to believe that there is a famous actress in their midst.

We asked Weston Construction's Todd Buck to choose a home currently for sale and make some recommendations on the best way to update it.

Through Proclamation 7264 of January 11, 2000, President Clinton established the California Coastal National Monument to protect the biological treasures situated offshore on thousands of unappropriated or unreserved islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles owned or controlled by the Government of the United States within 12 nautical miles of ... (more)

THE AREA HASN'T FELT A SIGNIFICANT SHAKE NEW YEAR'S IN 2011 WHEN A 20.0 EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THE AREA.

In this Nov. 12, 2001 file photo, visitors take advantage of free admission to tour The Breakers mansion in Newport, R.I. Neighbors of The Breakers estate in Newport are suing to block a new welcome center that's planned for the site of the mansion, built in the Gilded Age by the Vanderbilts, then one of the nation's most prominent and wealthy ... (more)

While much of the crowd was inside for the weapons auction, some bidders staked claims at the pieces of equipment they were interested in buying.

Young children throughout rural Utah will soon get free computer-based preschool lessons in their homes, thanks to a $11.5 million federal grant.

Brooklyn chillwave band Small Black emerged in 2009 with the type of synthy pop music fans craved that year.

They may be cute and furry, but beavers are some of nature's most impressive engineers.

Eighteen rural Utah school districts have signed on to participate in an $11.5 million federal grant award to expand UPSTART, Waterford Institute's free, in-home preschool program, to their regions.

This is a simple question. The answer is not simple, but there is something that we can all do to help and we can do it right now.

Carmel Mayo and her dog Katy spend their days at The Green Spot, her plant stand at the Jacksonville Farmers Market.

It wasn't quite Berlin 1946, but there were enough bumps, ruts and gaping cavities in the vacant lots blighting both sides of downtown Jasper Avenue to conjure up visions of a war zone - the morning after, city hall reporter Janet Vlieg wrote.