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…
Federal funds may spell Hays Manor rebrand
Efforts to rehabilitate the aging Hays Manor housing facility in McKees Rocks may be sped along by a $450,000 planning grant from the federal government awarded to the Allegheny County…



