THE CHIPPEWA K-MART IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DISMANTLED THIS WEEK. THE BIG ‘K’ IN THE K-MART SIGN AT THE STORE IS NOW GONE. IT WAS CAME DOWN TUESDAY MORNING. THE CHIPPEWA STORE IS ONE OF MANY ACROSS THE REGION THAT CLOSED THIS YEAR IN THE WAKE OF SEARS HOLDINGS’ ECONOMIC TROUBLES.

Officials in Vanport Township have voted to ban strip clubs. The township commissioners approved two ordinances that prohibit strip clubs in the municipality. The regulations pertain to businesses that have nude and semi-nude activities.

Beaver Borough Council has voted to disapprove of beer sales at a waffle restaurant located in the borough’s business district. Three weeks ago, the owners of Waffles INCaffeinated began offering beer from Beaver Brewing Company for sale three nights a week. It was the first time in nearly 82 years that beer has been allowed to be sold in the town. But last night, the resolution passed 8 to 1, meaning the council disapproved of the sale of beer by Beaver Brewing Co. and Waffles INCafienated. Beaver Brewing owner Dan Woodske tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that he was surprised by the vote and doesn’t know why council voted it down. But he says last night’s vote doesn’t change anything since he still plans to sell beer in Beaver.

A man was pulled from the water after he fell from the Quaker Falls waterfall in Mahoning Township in Lawrence County Tuesday afternoon. The unidentified victim fell about ten feet from the waterfall, hit a tree trunk and hit his head on a rock. The man was flown to a local hospital but his condition is still not being released.

An Aliquippa man is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl. The incident was reported on Aug. 2 when the child was treated at Children’s Hospital. During two separate interviews with authorities, the girl claimed 27-year-old Keshmar Sims sexually assaulted her while giving her a bath. The girl also said Sims showed her a pornographic video on his phone On Aug. 5, police searched his home and found the alleged phone. They also found several pairs of young girls underwear. Sims is currently being held in the Beaver County Jail. He is facing a list of charges including rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Pennsylvania motorists will have to make sure car seats face backward for all children until they’re 2 years old under a new state law that goes into effect this week. The measure that becomes law Friday directs police to issue warnings for the first year, after which violations will cost $125 in fines, costs and fees. Pennsylvania is the fourth state to enact the rear-facing child seat regulations for the youngest of children, after California, New Jersey and Oklahoma. Backers of the new child seat rules say facing children toward the back of the car dramatically lowers their risk of death or serious injury during crashes. PENNdot says children should remain in rear-facing seats until they reach the manufacturer’s height or weight limits.