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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s statewide elections agency says it’s moving ahead with plans for special elections to fill three state House vacancies in early February unless a court orders otherwise. The Department of State submitted a 17-page response Friday to the lawsuit by Lancaster County Republican state Rep. Bryan Cutler. He’s seeking to stop scheduled Feb. 7 special elections in Pittsburgh-area districts held most recently by Democrats. Control of the House hangs in the balance after Democrats netted 12 seats in the November election, enough for a one-seat majority. But one member died in the month before he was reelected and two others resigned after winning higher offices.

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(Beaver Falls, Pa.) Geneva College announced today that it has received a charitable donation of land to extend the footprint of the college in Beaver Falls, PA. AES Realty, LLC has generously donated 21 acres of property and facilities along the entire eastern border between the current campus and the railroad tracks next to the Beaver River. The new property begins just south of the Eastvale Bridge and extends to just north of the current northern border of campus along the river.

The property expands the College’s holdings from 55 acres to 76 acres and provides strategic opportunities for growth at Geneva. AES Realty, LLC received an appraised property value for the donation of $9.3million. The donation includes the current buildings on the property as well as the land associated with it. The donation will further the College’s longstanding partnership with the City of Beaver Falls to benefit the whole community including the prospect of extending the Rails to Trails project north along the Beaver River.

“What an extraordinary gift to the College. We are grateful to our faithful God for such generous neighbors who have grasped what an investment this gift is for the future of Geneva and our community. The timing of this gift to the College is an incredible blessing.,” remarked President Calvin L. Troup, PhD, “This property opens new vistas of opportunity to enhance the mission of the college and the educational experiences of our students, faculty, and staff.”

Further plans for this property will be developed in coming months as Geneva works through the property transition with the donor. Geneva will incorporate the use of the 21-acre property into the College’s campus master planning efforts and consider any possible uses of the property that will ensure the furthering of Geneva’s mission to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. “The possibilities God has given to us through this donation are amazing, and we are excited to dream about what’s next,” said Troup.

Through purposeful learning in a community reflecting the full spectrum of God’s kingdom, a Geneva College experience inspires students to discover a faith-life calling in service to God and neighbor. Offering 195+ traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva’s programs are recognized for their high quality and affordability. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the International Association for Christian Education (IACE).

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(Center twp., Bever County, Pa.) Gateway Rehabilitation in Center Twp has entered into a partnership with Beaver County to open a dedicated treatment space for women.
The partnership includes the use of a county-owned building in Ohioville Borough that will offer 22 beds for residential, acute addiction treatment exclusively for women, 18 years and older.
The program is set to open by the beginning of April 2023. In addition to individualized treatment plans, Gateway Rehab will offer life skills training, medication management, family programming, 12-step facilitation, on-site fitness and recreational activities, community-based volunteerism, plus more.

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(Cranberry Twp, Pa.) Cranberry Twp Police have charged two Home Depot employees who they say conspired to allegedly profit by stealing more than $210,000 via fraudulent work orders over a year’s time.
41-year-old Chaz E. MacAnallen of Butler, and 48-yer-old Jeremy S. Nixon, of New Castle, were charged Friday with four felonies including theft and conspiracy following events occurring in April 2019 through September 2020.
McAnallen was employed as branch installation manager and Nixon as a contract window installer. McAnallen would create false work orders from jobs already completed and assign them to Nixon.
In all there 241 fabricated work orders totaling $210,460 that Nixon received payment for and split the money with McAnallen.
A preliminary hearing for the pair has not been scheduled.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) 38-year-old Kendra Fennell, of Worthington was killed in a crash on the McKees Rocks Bridge on Saturday night.
The 5:45 PM head on crash occurred on the City of Pittsburgh side of the bridge also left one person in critical condition and a third person in stable condition.
The entire bridge was closed for sometime as teams worked to investigate and clear the accident.

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(Ellwood City, Pa.) Fire Fighters in Ellwood City were busy this morning fighting a fire at the Dog Gone Bar.
Crews were able to get the fire that was reported just after 12:15 AM under control within and hour at the bar located on first street in Ellwood City.
No one was inside at the time and no injuries were reported. But the bar did suffer extensive damage.
The state police fire marshal is expected to investigate the cause of the fire.