Belle Vernon celebrates Halloween
Wearing Flintstones costumes at Belle Vernon’s Halloween parade are Shaye Dykins, holding Dallas, and Casey Dykins with Dukane. The family is from Coal Center.
October 2022
Local projects receive state grant money
By JEFF STITT [email protected] Lawmakers from the Mon Valley are applauding the state Office of the Budget for awarding millions of dollars worth of grants that will benefit local communities and development ventures. In Allegheny County, […]
Third time’s the charm for Cougars
By LIAM BELAN [email protected] For the eighth-seeded Charleroi boys soccer team, revenge was a dish best served in the playoffs. In the regular season, the Cougars (16-2) lost only two games: a pair of section setbacks […]
James ‘Jimmy’ Nix – Orange County, Calif.
James “Jimmy” Nix passed away on Oct. 20, 2022, in Orange County, Calif., holding hands with his family. Jimmy spent 71 years celebrating life and cheering on his beloved Steelers. Jimmy was born in 1950 […]
MARC contest winners enjoy challenge of decorating
By Max Robinette [email protected] The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation has announced the winners of its fourth annual Fall Harvest/Halloween decorating contest. In the Halloween category, Nikki Molnar won Most Original, Jennifer Raymond won Most Creative and […]
Pamela Sue Gardner – Elizabeth
Pamela Sue Gardner, 68, of Elizabeth, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Born in McKeesport on Sept. 18, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Eleanor (Serfaso) Lyons. Pamela was a cook at […]
Mantle House benefits from Sokol Memorial Golf Outing
By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] The second annual golf outing in honor of a late North Belle Vernon councilman raised several thousand dollars for a good cause. The RJ Sokol Memorial Golf Outing was held at the […]
Leopards earn top seed
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] Local football teams and coaches found out Saturday when and where they’ll open up the playoffs as the WPIAL released the brackets for the 2022 WPIAL football championships Saturday. In all, eight […]
Game-time snack
Karter Brookshire, 6, and his brother, Kannon, 3, enjoy potato chips during Monessen’s football game against Beth-Center Friday night.
Halloween displays are scary good
By Max Robinette [email protected] Across the Mon Valley, people have decked their homes with cobwebs, skeletons, pumpkins, hay bales, tombstones and inflatable monsters to celebrate the spooky season. “I love Halloween,” New Eagle resident Beth Hill […]