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…
VIOLENCE SPIKE: Homicide numbers up during past year in Stowe, McKees Rocks
With violent crime soaring throughout the region and the nation at-large, a disproportionate number of homicides have taken place within the communities of Stowe and McKees Rocks since the beginning…
Bleier helps VFW Post 418 score with advocacy day
Former soldier and football legend Rocky Bleier made a keynote appearance as VFW Vesle Post 418 and American Legion Post 618 hosted a Veterans’ Advocacy Day Nov. 21 in McKees…
JOINT OPERATIONS: Working together ensures departments meet national fire call response standards
In response to declining volunteer numbers, three local fire departments have established joint operating procedures to assure each company can meet national response standards. Fire chiefs from Crafton, McKees Rocks…


