A meeting of the McKees Rocks Council was canceled Oct. 5 after only four of nine members showed up to participate at the council chambers. The Tuesday night meeting was…
McKees Rocks Borough caught in flurry of personnel changes
During a single meeting Sept. 14, the McKees Rocks council approved a termination and a resignation, authorized a work contract with an external agency and took steps to hire a…
Maennerchor demolition underway
After the McKees Rock council approved a demolition contract back in April for the former Maennerchor Hall at the intersections of Frank and Bruce streets, crews finally got to work…
West Carson Extension
Construction crews are about to begin work to connect West Carson Street at the Pittsburgh-McKees Rocks border with the former CSX Intermodal facility in Stowe and a swath of undeveloped…
Comcast tech award goes to daycare
Daycare center TT’s ToyBox was recently awarded a suite of new technology devices through Comcast’s RISE program. The McKees Rocks daycare center is one of four businesses selected from the…
Fire department secures federal funding
A $134,590 federal grant awarded in late August will enable the McKees Rocks Volunteer Fire Department to replace its aging supply of oxygen tanks. The pressurized tanks, known as Self…
Anti-blighting efforts spurred on by $2.3 million grant funding
Government officials gather with local stakeholders in front of the former Bank of McKees Rocks site at 602 Chartiers Ave. during an Aug. 20 press conference. Efforts to rehabilitate the…



