Lead Stories
Jimmy’s Heroes
Two year old Jimmy Laero had been trapped in the nine by nine inch heat duct for over an hour as the life or death drama unfolded around him.

The Dedicated
A Legacy of Service
Oakmont is more than a community. It is like a family, small enough for most to know each other. It is a community that has many great citizens who invest their lives in others and the organizations that serve the area. Suzanne Roach is one of those citizens.

AK Educators
One Big Family
What would happen if parents were willing to supervise lunch duties for teachers? Sound like an impossible dream? Well, it's an annual occurrence for the teachers at Fort Crawford Elementary School in New Kensington. Every year for Teacher Appreciation Week, the parents come in to cover lunch duties, so the teachers can enjoy eating together. According to the school's principal, Mrs. Pat Johnson, this example of parent involvement is just one of many.

Gloria's Kitchen
Stir-Fried Scallops and Asparagus
This dinner is very easy to prepare and is just perfect for the busy summer evenings when you want to run out to a game or just sit at the pool and cool off.

Our Local Heritage
Tarentum-Area Glass Companies
photo courtesy of Sandy Andrews"/> The tableware was “sometimes so pretty you didn’t want to use them…many people don’t realize what came out of here,” says AK glass collector Sandy Andrews. It sells on eBay for $40-$50 apiece, roughly. Some of it is even being offered for sale right now on the Web at unlikely-to-sell prices of $2500 to $3600!! It’s even in the Smithsonian Museum.

AK Sports
Pitt Panthers: The Mind-Set
A 5-6 football season for a premier NCAA program like Pitt can be devastating to team morale, to say the least. It is something that tough workouts and coaches can only do so much about. In the end it is the players themselves who will or won’t choose to develop a team mind-set. But it looks like the Panther players have been working on just that all summer.

AK Sports
Pitt Panthers: The Local Look
Former Alle-Kiski students are standing out playing for the Pitt Panthers football team.

AK Sports
Pitt Panther Preseason Notes:
Some preseason notes about Pitt Panther football

AK Sports
Pitt Panthers Pregame Previews
Upcoming Semptember games for the Pitt Panthers

Veterans of Freedom
He Wanted To Fly The Best Fighter
Thomas A. Hill of Oakmont is a man who knows what he wants. Graduating from the former Oakmont High School in 1942, he knew he wanted to go college. He also knew he wanted he wanted to serve his country by flying the best fighter available.

Healthy Eating
Shrimp Couscous
Colorful dishes are always pleasing to the eye. This one is a great eye catcher and has a great taste. Not to mention it is simple and fast. If you are watching cholesterol maybe try some cubed chicken if not enjoy the fat free shrimp.

Alle-Kiski Businesses
Thirty Years Of Preschool Educational Service
Kiddies’ Korner Nursery School is a state licensed educational school for preschool children. Covering the Kiski Valley area, Kiddies’ Korner has received high accolades of the parent’s whose children have attended.

Alle-Kiski Churches
Giving Hope . . . Changing Lives
Sharpsburg Family Worship Center in Sharpsburg is not your every day ordinary church.

A-K Dining
Jean Nader’s Fine Dining
In an age of fast food, processed food, restaurants with TV screens everywhere and standard fare, many have never experienced true fine dining. Where, oh where has the fine dining experience gone? You need not look any further than New Kensington where a unique restaurant is located.