December 2004

Lead Stories : Lady Foxes Capture State Tennis Crown:
Fox Chapel Girls Are PA's Best
It's one thing to go undefeated in a season. It's quite another to win 193 points out of 195 in a season. And to take the WPIAL Championship, and then win everything in the PIAA to secure the Class AAA State Championship, well, now that's an outstanding feat!

	November 2004

Lead Stories : Strong Trooper Legacy Continues
Rising from the chaos of the lawless 19th century was a proud, powerful Force. Dedicated servants of Justice, the Pennsylvania State Troopers wrestled the furthest regions of our great state into lawful submission.

	October 2004

Lead Stories : Redefining Hope
It's not so hard to imagine your daughter is a happy, healthy ten-year-old; but what would you do if suddenly and inexplicably your child was stricken with uncontrollable seizures? Instantly, your vital honor roll student is translated from her carefree, elementary world to a cold, clinical one of medical testing, countless hospitals, and unknown doctors. That is something none of us want to imagine, let alone realize personally. Sadly, this is the story of Charles and Adrian Mohan and their daughter Gina of Plum borough.

	September 2004

Lead Stories : Wireless Nightcourt
Due to cost constraints in Westmoreland County, authorities have eliminated night court staff. However, night court is not completely done away with as some have thought. It is simply decentralized. Local municipalities are now required to have high-speed Internet connections to participate in the new, upgraded night court process.

	June 2004

AK Educators : Not Quite as Planned
Life often does not go where we plan for it to go, an almost never in the way we expect it to get there. Michael Rowe, currently the principal of the North Washington and Washington Elementary schools, has come to where he had always known he would be, but it came about in a different way than he thought.

	May 2004

A-K Public Service : Youth United Against Homelessness
Imagine being in the market for a house. Your list of amenities is small. Walls, a door, maybe a few windows, and some carpeting is all you ask. Youth United, a supplemental initiative to Habitat for Humanity, constructed this humble abode out of cardboard as part of a fundraiser for an entirely youth-built Habitat house. Prospective buyers viewed the home April 16th and 17th in the Riverview Plaza parking lot, New Kensington, during The Encampment.

	April 2004

Alle-Kiski Women : A Faithful Lady
If you think about the course of your life, there are usually a few people who stand out for the influence they've had. And generally, we can name one special person that is unforgettable.

	March 2004

AK Sports : WPIAL Champs Burrell Wrestlers Finish in Top Four in State
Burrell wrestlers went above and beyond this season as they commandeered the AA WPIAL Team Championship crown in late January, then pinned their way into the PIAA State Tournaments.

	February 2004

AK Sports : 300-Win Milestone Just Part Of Picture
Very few coaches in high school athletics win 300 in a career. But Kiski Area's wrestling coach, Chuck Tursky, has done just that, moving him into an elite class of about 10 WPIAL wrestling coaches. Yet the 300 victories are just one page from the coach's mental photo album.

	January 2004

The Dedicated : Serving both Community and Family
If you look around the office of Tracy Lindo, Lower Burrell Chief of Police, you will learn a lot about the man behind the badge. Photos of his wife and four girls, sports memorabilia, and signs of his faith bring warmth and personality to his comfortable office. Each piece represents a part of his life.