Mission Agape seeking volunteers to help plant orchard in White Oak

Volunteers are needed to provide help with the planting project Saturday morning.

By ANNA LISA HAUGHWOUT
McKeesport Community Newsroom

Mission Agape in White Oak is seeking volunteers to help plant 28 fruit and nut trees on its lawn at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Tree Pittsburgh is sponsoring the event.

“I want this to evolve into a healing garden with benches, a place to find peace and add to mental health, with a healing pond,” Mission Agape CEO Kelly Doyle said. “It will be a food forest for Agape ...

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West Mifflin VFD gets $50K from U.S. Steel

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

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BVA approves Weir Stadium upgrades

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

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Stuff the Bus committee delivers gifts

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

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Charleroi Elementary Center students received Easter goodies this week. School board member Tom Nutting, who heads the Stuff the Bus committee, said last summer’s donation drive was so successful he w...