AIU awards 10 grants to local schools
Local school districts Sto-Rox and Cornell won an outsized share of the 53 grants distributed county-wide by the Allegheny Intermediary Unit (AIU) Feb. 1. Each totaling Read more.
Club Erotica: Nuisance club or not?
Following a bloody shooting match that left two dead and three wounded outside Club Erotica Jan. 29, some in the community are raising concerns the adult night club Read more.
Complaints emerge over ‘unsafe’ construction site
A construction site stalled by years of legal wrangling between a private property owner and Robinson Township has become a safety concern to several residents who Read more.
Former fire chief fills council vacancy, vice president seat filled
he McKees Rocks council unanimously appointed former fire chief Nicholas Radoycis to fill the vacancy created by former president Paul Krisby’s resignation in Read more.
Nursing home staff speaks out
Care home employees refused additional sick pay while recovering from the coronavirus say more could have been done to prevent the deaths of at least seven residents Read more.
Administration urges reopening, union voices lingering concerns
Sto-Rox administrators are urging movement toward full in-school reintegration but not all teachers and employees are on board. Administrators say the prolonged Read more.
Slow rollout of vaccine causes fear, frustration
With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in recent weeks, area residents have voiced their concern over the slow distribution and lack of supply. Nearly two months Read more.
$1 million development grant to jumpstart vacant housing project
A coalition of residents, borough officials and community development specialists are stepping out on an ambitious plan to overturn decades of decline in McKees Read more.
Council votes down sewage hike, confirms fire chief selection
Although council agreed not to raise the borough’s sewage fees from $4.32 to $6.00 per thousand gallons, it still had to pass a new ordinance to reflect raises Read more.
STO-ROX: Adrienne Roberts to fill school board vacancy
The Sto-Rox school board is back to full strength after directors appointed Adrienne Roberts to fulfill the remainder of former director Shyanne Rippole’s vacated Read more.