Lead Stories
Alle-Kiski Choir Photos and Rosters
Alle-Kiski Choir Photos and Rosters

Our Kids
Tapping Into Fitness
Staying physically fit is quite a challenge for children in today's society. It seems that rather than playing outside in the neighborhood, many kids spend a great deal of time watching TV or playing video games.

Our Kids
A Winning Season
Although Lucas Poloff left the playing field at the last Saltsburg Trojans varsity football game with a broken fibula, he considered the season an overall success.

The Dedicated
Mary E. Bolin
With a history buried deep within community organizations and investment beyond the norm, Mary Bolin was certainly a sensible choice for President of the Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce. And, although she has only been in the position a year, Mary is doing amazing things.

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.

AK Educators
An Inspiring Leader
When talking with Mr. Jim Girardi, one feels as comfortable as if chatting with a lifelong friend. His vibrant smile and cheerfulness set a person at ease. At the same time he overflows with exuberance as he articulates his appreciation for those with whom he works.

AK Educators
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. O'Shell
Doing the best job that you can doesn't always mean doing it alone. Some professions, especially in the educational field, require a team to be the most effectual. Two teachers from the Freeport School District have teamed up to provide the best to students at the South Buffalo Elementary School. Lorie O'Shell and Cathi Cooper are in their fourth school year working together teaching the third grade.

from The Editor
Community Economics
A few summers ago I vacationed at a state park in West Virginia. On the way to the park, out in the middle of nowhere, I passed a beautiful new super sized department store. I would tell you the name of the store but this national chain is so big that I'm sure they would dispatch a team of lawyers to me and squash me like a bug. Suffice it to say they are BIG.

Gloria's Kitchen
Wholesome Chicken Pasta Salad
Menu Tonight: Wholesome Chicken Pasta Salad Granny's Apple Cake

Our Local Heritage
Singles, Medicine, And The Black Gold Industry
It was the 1800s and the A-K Region was growing up. Residents tamed the land, invested into their communities, and found ways to prosper their families…

Alle-Kiski Online
Everything on Plum; The Place to Be
Plum has everything for your family and business. And all the information you could possibly want is located on their creative and distinct web site.

Veterans of Freedom
Top-Secret Job Invaluable To War Effort
It was 1940. There were few jobs to be found. Nelson Ferguson was nearly twenty years old when the lack of job opportunity influenced his decision to enlist in the armed forces. On April 4, of 1940 his father took him to enlist with the Army. From there he was immediately shipped to Fort Dix for basic training, before being shipped to Hawaii via the Panama Canal.

Veterans of Freedom
Defending His Country Overseas And At Home
With his future uncertain after high school, Tom Pratt decided to enroll in WestPoint and give it a try.

Alle-Kiski Women
Craft Time With Sue Saul
Growing up locally in the communities of the Alle-Kiski Valley, Sue Saul learned the value of small business. She's always lived in this area, graduating from Kiski Area High School.

Healthy Eating
New Diets For the New Year
January is a great time to start new eating habits after the temping holiday season. Many people pick up various diets such as low fat, low carb, reduced calorie, or they simply try cutting out the junk food.

Alle-Kiski Home Life
Engage Children With Fun and Creative Project and Craft Ideas
Faced with a seemingly interminable number of LOLs (Laugh Out Loud) and B4Ns (Bye For Now), it may seem to you as though your children are speaking a different language.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Open Market Tea Merchant
Chi Hughes and Dana Valente are two women who believe in doing what you can to better your health and well-being. After looking around for a place to purchase quality tea, Chi discovered there just really wasn't any place in the Pittsburgh area. She began an eight month research project on tea - the benefits of it, the different types of tea, the variation between bagged and loose tea leaves, as well as how to get it directly from the growers. Chi liked the loose leaf tea concept and decided to do something with it.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
A Salon That is a Cut Above the Rest
Deborah Lamari, owner of Perfect U Salon, located in West Leechburg is more than a cookie-cutter hairstylist. Debbie brings to her clients the total image, becoming hairstylist, fashion/skin consultant, make-up advisor, and friend. And Debbie's job brings to her a joy to get up everyday and go to work.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Lightening Protection Still Big Business
Remember when houses and barns had lightning rods? In the early 1940's I lived on a 200-acre farm and our house and three-story barn had lightning rods. I even remember hearing lightning hit them once in a while. Well, much to my surprise, I have learned that lightning protection is still a significant business today.

Parting Shots
Ninth Annual Christmas In Lower Burrell
On December 12th, the Lower Burrell Churches celebrated their Ninth Annual Christmas in Lower Burrell.

Parting Shots
Riverside Park Veteran's Memorial
From World War I to the Persian Gulf War, the Veteran’s Memorial in Riverside Park displays the names of those men and women from the Freeport area that gave of themselves to serve their country.

Parting Shots
Kings Anticipated Opening
Allegheny Township Kings to open.

Alle-Kiski Health & Fitness
Fitness is Fun with Wee Workout
Parents interested in keeping their toddlers active this winter need to look no further than Wee Workout! This new and exciting program is debuting in the Alle-Kiski Valley on January 14.

Alle-Kiski Families
The Key to a Successful Family
Most people from the Alle-Kiski Valley are familiar with the friendly rivalry between the Burrell and New Kensington Schools. The tension surrounding sporting event victories seems to be just a little thicker when these two talented school districts go head-to-head in athletic combat.

Alle-Kiski Churches
Church Supports Native
Every month the Women's Missionary Society of the Lower Burrell Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church meet to receive monthly news from the mission field. Although they support missionaries in Haiti, Ghana and South Africa, the mission work at Northwestern Indian Bible School in Montana receives monthly support. Pastor Terry S. Zeigler said that church members are "very supportive, faithful and give well to the work".

Alle-Kiski Churches
Active Church Looks
Abundant Life Fellowship in Christ in Arnold is a church that looks to grow.

A-K Dining
Atmosphere And Scenery
We arrived at Buffalo Country Club Restaurant in Freeport during a major snowstorm last December. We probably were nuts to go out that night, but it was a trip well worth it. And, we weren't alone. A local insurance agency was holding a party at the same time with plenty of guests.

A-K Valley Outdoors
Snow Covered Dangers
One of the most enjoyable times in the woods is after a good snow storm. Snow seems to create an almost surreal environment. It dampens sound and makes the woods very peaceful. And it if is a heavy snow, like the one we had the first Saturday of whitetail season, it coats everything including the branches. But despite the beauty, a forest with that much snow lurking with potential danger.