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By Richard Kerns
rkerns@newstribune.info
Tribune Staff Writer
KEYSER — More than 25 years after getting her start in journalism at the Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Liz Beavers comes full circle as the newspaper’s new managing editor.
Beavers took the newsroom reins Monday, following a decade as a reporter for the Cumberland Times-News. “It’s exciting, I see a lot of changes being made,” said Beavers, a 1977 graduate of Keyser High School. “I see the newspaper going back to being a community-oriented newspaper, and that’s what I was striving for my first time here.”
The daughter of the late John and Alma Stewart of Keyser, Beavers attended Potomac State College for two years following high school, and graduated from Fairmont State College in 1981 with a degree in secondary education and a speciality in journalism and English.
She only got as far into the education field as being a substitute, when Helen Tetrick, who owned the News-Tribune with her husband Walter, entered the picture. “Mrs. Tetrick offered me a job and there was no looking back,” Beavers said.
(See RETURN, page 2A)
At the News-Tribune, Beavers worked for the next 18 years in a succession of positions, starting out as a reporter and eventually moving up to assistant editor in 1994. In 1996 she was named editor, a position she held for three years.
In late 1998, the Tetricks sold the newspaper to Liberty Publishing. In March of 1999, Beavers left the News-Tribune for a position at the Times-News, where she served as West Virginia staff writer.
Back in the editor’s chair Monday, Beavers said she is excited about the transformation under way at the News-Tribune, and anxious to make the newspaper even better. “I just felt like I could come over here and make a little bit of a difference,” she said of her decision to leave the Times-News.
Speaking of her goals for the News-Tribune, Beavers said she wants the newspaper to be “an active part of the community,” not just reporting on events, but participating in community projects. She also noted accessibility as a top priority.
“I want to the community to feel like they can come to us,” she said. “I want folks to come in and tell us, good or bad, what they think.”
In considering the career change, Beavers said her commitment to the community played a big role in returning to the News-Tribune. “When I say community, I don’t just mean Keyser, I mean the whole area,” she said. “It’s a place I’ve always called home. I believe in this community and believe a lot of positive things can happen we just work together.”
Beavers resides in Westernport with her husband Richard, a district manager for Bedford Valley Petroleum/RG’s food shops. The couple have one son, Aaron, a sophomore at Mountain Ridge High School, and “three spoiled-rotten dogs.”
By Richard Kerns
rkerns@newstribune.info
Tribune Staff Writer
KEYSER — More than 25 years after getting her start in journalism at the Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Liz Beavers comes full circle as the newspaper’s new managing editor.
Beavers took the newsroom reins Monday, following a decade as a reporter for the Cumberland Times-News. “It’s exciting, I see a lot of changes being made,” said Beavers, a 1977 graduate of Keyser High School. “I see the newspaper going back to being a community-oriented newspaper, and that’s what I was striving for my first time here.”
The daughter of the late John and Alma Stewart of Keyser, Beavers attended Potomac State College for two years following high school, and graduated from Fairmont State College in 1981 with a degree in secondary education and a speciality in journalism and English.
She only got as far into the education field as being a substitute, when Helen Tetrick, who owned the News-Tribune with her husband Walter, entered the picture. “Mrs. Tetrick offered me a job and there was no looking back,” Beavers said.
(See RETURN, page 2A)
At the News-Tribune, Beavers worked for the next 18 years in a succession of positions, starting out as a reporter and eventually moving up to assistant editor in 1994. In 1996 she was named editor, a position she held for three years.
In late 1998, the Tetricks sold the newspaper to Liberty Publishing. In March of 1999, Beavers left the News-Tribune for a position at the Times-News, where she served as West Virginia staff writer.
Back in the editor’s chair Monday, Beavers said she is excited about the transformation under way at the News-Tribune, and anxious to make the newspaper even better. “I just felt like I could come over here and make a little bit of a difference,” she said of her decision to leave the Times-News.
Speaking of her goals for the News-Tribune, Beavers said she wants the newspaper to be “an active part of the community,” not just reporting on events, but participating in community projects. She also noted accessibility as a top priority.
“I want to the community to feel like they can come to us,” she said. “I want folks to come in and tell us, good or bad, what they think.”
In considering the career change, Beavers said her commitment to the community played a big role in returning to the News-Tribune. “When I say community, I don’t just mean Keyser, I mean the whole area,” she said. “It’s a place I’ve always called home. I believe in this community and believe a lot of positive things can happen we just work together.”
Beavers resides in Westernport with her husband Richard, a district manager for Bedford Valley Petroleum/RG’s food shops. The couple have one son, Aaron, a sophomore at Mountain Ridge High School, and “three spoiled-rotten dogs.”
