This fire-damaged home in the 800-block of 7th Street in Stowe Township was torn down on Sept. 10. A fire-damaged single-family home on 7th Street in Stowe was leveled by…
West Hills Gazette
Local teacher wins prestigious award
“I was thinking of retiring, then God touched my heart. There was a need at JFK for a math teacher. God tugged at my heart to make a change.” –…
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…
Advisory committee tasked with finding solution to economic woes
Sto-Rox placed in financial recovery program by state A state official tasked with shoring up the Sto-Rox School District’s rocky finances recently told a group of school representatives the road…
Sto-Rox primary center welcomes new principal
During its Aug. 26 meeting, the Sto-Rox school board welcomed a new primary school principal, reinstated a bus stop along Helen Street and approved the exploratory process for adding a…
Historically linked: The twin sycamore trees of Sheraden
→ Did you know about the conjoined twin sycamore trees on Bergman Street in Sheraden? These trees have been notable community icons since the late-1930s, when William Sheraden Bockstoce, the…



