On Veterans Day several years ago, members of the Sto-Rox High School football team visited hospitals to give away blankets, read poems and pay their respects to veterans. The team…
Sorting fact from fiction: Errors would be funny if they weren’t harmful
Without a doubt, Allegheny County’s unpredictable patchwork of municipalities and ZIP codes is hard to get to grips with. No newcomer should be shamed if they’re uncertain at first why…
Council strikes a compromise, raises sewage rate by 50 cents
Outgoing McKees Rocks Mayor Jack Muhr smooches with wife Janet after being recognized for his decades of service to the community. The McKees Rocks council struck a compromise on sewage…
Utility company powers ahead with transmission line overhaul
Following two years of disputes with residents and the county sanitary authority, Duquesne Light is ready to start overhauling its main transmission lines between Pittsburgh and Moon. Over the next…
Jack will not demur: Outgoing mayor wishes newcomer well
Much has changed in McKees Rocks since Jack Muhr first took office as a school director in the 1970s, and still more has changed since he was born there in…
Community Haven bringing skills, support to Hays Manor
Residents of the Hays Manor public housing facility in McKees Rocks may soon be landing jobs in leading technology fields such as coding, drone operation and cryptocurrency. Before mastering advanced…
Leaders hope welcome baskets will help heal community scars
On the back of a particularly brutal spring, community leaders in Stowe and McKees Rocks began meeting together this summer to discuss ways to tackle the growing violence crisis. The…




