ABOUT BEAVER COUNTY ALMANAC
Beaver County Almanac tells the stories of Beaver County, Pennsylvania—its people, places, history, businesses, traditions, and changing way of life. From downtown storefronts and family farms to historic landmarks, neighborhood restaurants, community institutions, and the industries along the Ohio River, we explore what makes this county distinctive.
We believe local journalism should do more than report the news. It should preserve memory, explain change, celebrate character, and occasionally raise an eyebrow. Whether we’re uncovering a forgotten chapter of local history, profiling an entrepreneur, visiting a county landmark, or examining the forces shaping our future, our goal is the same: to inform, entertain, and create an enduring portrait of Beaver County and the Upper Ohio Valley.
What We Do
- Local Stories: Reporting on the people, places, businesses, and events that shape life in Beaver County.
- History & Heritage: Exploring the industries, institutions, landmarks, and traditions that have made the county what it is today.
- People & Places: Profiles of the residents, entrepreneurs, restaurants, shops, organizations, and communities that give Beaver County its character.
- Voices & Commentary: Thoughtful—and sometimes wry—perspectives on local life, culture, history, business, and the changes affecting our region.
- The Whole Dam Business: Our flagship newsletter, bringing the stories, discoveries, and happenings of Beaver County and the Upper Ohio Valley directly to your inbox.
Why We Exist
Beaver County has always punched above its weight—from steel rails to fiber lines, from the Morrow Coaster Brake to the Shell cracker plant. But the life of a place cannot be measured by industry alone. It is also found in its towns and neighborhoods, its history and traditions, its restaurants, characters, institutions, and occasional well-intentioned schemes.
Too often, those stories are overlooked by the big-city press. Beaver County Almanac exists to make sure they aren’t.
Who We Are
Beaver County Almanac is led by editor and publisher Rodger Morrow, a journalist and
speechwriter who grew up among the farms, mills, bridges, and businesses that gave the
county its character. Backed by contributors, photographers, and local voices, the
Almanac combines professional reporting with the perspective of people who know the
territory—and understand that Beaver County is more interesting than outsiders
generally suspect.
Our Principles
- Accuracy matters. We check our facts, even when they’re inconvenient.
- Local first. If it affects Beaver County’s economy, we’re on it.
- Integrity always. We follow the ethical standards of professional journalism.
- A little humor helps. Business is serious, but it doesn’t have to be joyless.
“Our goal at Beaver County Almanac is to tell the stories that matter to the people who live and work here—blending accurate, ethical journalism with a touch of wit and a deep affection for the place we call home. From global corporations and local storefronts to the people, history, and traditions that give Beaver County its character, these stories are too important to be overlooked. We’re here to make sure they aren’t.”
Rodger Morrow
THE BEAVER COUNTY ALMANAC TEAM
Rodger Morrow
Rodger is the that rare writer who can juggle history, humor, and a stubborn Newfoundland without spilling his coffee. As Editor & Publisher of Beaver County Almanac, he’s managed to turn local industry, politics, and pierogies into must-read copy—no small feat in a county that still can’t decide where Chippewa ends and South Beaver begins.
Ron Weddington
Ron helps businesses find more customers and revenue without drowning in digital gimmicks. An accountant and University of Phoenix grad, he’s also a full-time dad and a golfer with more enthusiasm than accuracy.
Jackie Fullen
Jackie is Beaver County Business’s Home Economist in Residence. She spent years teaching English at Blackhawk High School before trading term papers for recipes as chef and owner of Sisters Restaurant in Beaver Falls. She admires Marie Kondo’s tidy gospel, though she admits she’ll never fold T-shirts into origami swans.
Vicki Berardi
Vicki Berardi, CPA, is Beaver County Business’s numbers whisperer. She writes about taxes with uncommon clarity, sharp humor, and just enough tough love to keep you out of trouble with the IRS.
Pam Crivelli
Pam spent three decades at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., mastering the art of memos, acronyms, and patience. Now back in Beaver County, she writes The Managerial Mind, a column that pokes fun at bureaucracy wherever it thrives—from the Beltway to Harrisburg to the local courthouse.
Frank (FIXIT) Maiolo
Frank Fixit (Frank Maiolo) has the rare gift of making broken things feel ashamed of themselves until they start working again. From cars to lawnmowers to the occasional stubborn furnace, if it moves—or once did—Frank can coax it back to life with a wrench, a muttered oath, and maybe a little duct tape diplomacy.
Seamus Morrow
Seamus Morrow keeps four paws on the pulse of Beaver County as our Hooman Interest Editor. His editorial process involves long walks, soulful stares, and the occasional slobber on the copy.
Grandpa Jim
Grandpa Jim was born on a hardscrabble farm in Hookstown, where the soil and the sky both taught him early that nothing comes easy. He later punched cattle in Montana and Wyoming, learning more from ornery steers than most men learn from books. Now in retirement he dispenses sound advice the way other old men hand out mints—dry, slightly skeptical, and usually right.
Bitgirl
Bitgirl is a native Beaver Countian who writes about crypto while keeping her real name under wraps.
It’s not mystery—it’s survival; otherwise she’d spend all day fielding, “So, can you explain Bitcoin to me?
Jason Scarff
Jason Scarff wears more hats than a Dublin milliner in racing season. Our Irish webmaster from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath also keeps the books straight as business manager of Emmanuel Fine Art Photography—when he isn’t keeping BCB online and upright.