As the Sto-Rox upper elementary and high schools move into their second year in state-mandated improvement plans, educators have laid down steps for upping attendance, while improving academics and overall…
West Hills Gazette
On this Day… July 9, 1868: 14th Amendment ratified Systemic oppression continues long after outlaw
This 1933 map produced by Home Owners’ Loan Corporation shows redlining of McKees Rocks and Stowe neighborhoods. The yellow sections indicate “definitely declining” housing stocks while red designates “hazardous” living…
Smoking still a large problem, but solutions are available
Smoking remains a pervasive issue across the world. While it is widely known to have adverse side effects, many people have difficulties quitting. One of the reasons could be related…
Game changers will revolutionize the way you live your life
The mind follows some odd roads some times. I stopped by the cemetery the other day to see if my dear friend Randy Mays’ tombstone had been set in place…
We should all try looking at situations from another point of view
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”- Atticus Finch, from…
If you think 2020 is bad, you might want to reconsider
There seems to be a common mantra going around on social media these days, which usually goes along the lines of, “2020 will go down as the worst year ever,”…
Protesters level racism charges at McKees Rocks police, businesses
Anger rang out through the streets of McKees Rocks and Stowe as more than 100 protesters marched and chanted through four hours of late June heat. “Black lives, they matter…







