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Leechburg clinches 1st winning football season in 30 years
Leechburg football crossed a major goal off its list Saturday and did so in dominant fashion. For the first time in 30 years the Blue Devils clinched a winning season with a 71-8 rout of Riverview in a Class A Eastern Conference game on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Riverside...
Oakmont facility evacuated after small fire in basement
An Oakmont senior living facility was evacuated Monday evening after a small electrical fire sparked in its basement. Allegheny County dispatchers said the fire occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at the Oakmont Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation along Ann Street. Emergency responders evacuated people from building. No injuries were reported....
Riverview boys cross country team celebrates 4th straight section title
The Riverview boys cross country team has set several top goals for itself this season, and the deep group of runners checked one of the boxes last week by capturing a fourth consecutive section championship. The Raiders completed an undefeated Division II, Section 4 dual-meet season at 9-0 with a...
Oakmont Fall Festival returns with cornucopia of seasonal activities
With autumn finally here, it’s time for a recent local tradition, the Oakmont Fall Festival, on Oct. 30. Started in 2019, this year’s event, which is hosted by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Tree Service, will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade...
8 seek 4 seats on Oakmont council
There are four seats up for grabs on the Oakmont Borough Council. Voters in the November election will select four members from the eight candidates seeking seats. The Democrats and the Republicans are equally represented, with four candidates from each party, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial...
2 candidates vie for Oakmont mayor’s seat
With election season almost upon us, one of the more important elections in the local is area is for Oakmont mayor. With incumbent mayor Christopher Whaley deciding not to seek reelection, this is a two-person race with Democrat Sophia Facaros running against Republican Mark Springer, according to the Allegheny County...
Man hospitalized after crashing truck along Route 909 in Plum
A man was hospitalized after being injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Plum. Allegheny County dispatchers said the one-vehicle crash occurred along the 300 block of Route 909 around 2:45 p.m. Witnesses said a white truck was traveling toward Somma Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar when it went off...
In brief: Mature driver improvement course, student news and more in Plum, Oakmont
Seniors For Safe Driving is offering a mature driver improvement course from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Plum Community Center. The course is designed to help drivers 55 and older understand how aging affects driving abilities and provide insight about driving on today’s roadways. The...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Chalfant Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 136 Greenfield Ave. to Blessed Realty LLC for $48,000. Churchill Richard Kerchner trustee sold property at 2095 Garrick Drive to Joseph James and Ginger Louise Drakulic for $280,000. Maureen Morgan sold property at 141 Thornberry Drive to Anthony Digioia for $335,000. Delmont...
A-K Valley H.S. football notebook: Freshman kickers delivers for Plum
Plum coaches put their faith in freshman Angelo Baleno on Friday at Highlands, and Baleno rewarded them. The young kicker delivered a 38-yard field goal in crunch time of the fourth quarter to lift the Mustangs to a come-from-behind 23-21 victory over Highlands in Greater Allegheny Conference action. The kick...
Verona’s community garden formed, seeds to be planted 
A community garden project several years in the making has taken root in Verona. More than 50 volunteers spent their afternoons Sept. 25 and 26 building wooden beds, shoveling dirt, moving stones and laying hay on a vacant lot along West Railroad Avenue in the lower section of the borough....
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Riverview’s Lola Abraham
Lola Abraham Class: Sophomore School: Riverview Sport: Soccer Report card: Abraham scored four goals and had three assists to lead Riverview girls soccer to its first victory of the year in a 7-0 win over Jeannette on Sept. 20. Abraham trains at the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy and had an opportunity...
Husband and wife team proud to call Oakmont home to new tattoo shop/memorabilia store
Longtime tattoo artist Richie Vomit and his wife, Heidi, weren’t quite sure what to expect when they took a major leap by moving from Sioux City, Iowa to the Pittsburgh area. But since settling in Verona in May and opening up a tattoo shop/horror film and pop culture memorabilia store...
In brief: PALS meeting, student news and more in Plum, Oakmont
PALS meeting set for October Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Plum Community Center. Plum Area Ladies Society is a service and social organization open to women from Plum, Penn Hills and surrounding communities. Newcomers are welcome to attend...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Chalfant George Markovic sold property at 223 Wilkins Ave. to Harry Trautman et al. and Sarah Trautman for $67,000. Delmont Estate of Lloyd Miller sold property at 561 Athena Drive to John McElwain for $185,000. Edgewood Randy Crawford sold property at 401 W Hutchinson Ave. to Roderick and Carly Lapid...
Riverview grad Michael Komaniak shines in leadership role for W&J men’s soccer
Michael Komaniak is dangerous. The opponents of the Washington & Jefferson senior forward know that all too well. Point Park saw that first-hand Sept. 1. The Presidents team co-captain and Riverview graduate made his presence felt throughout the nonconference season opener. Komaniak factored into all three goals in W&J’s 3-2...
Unique Growtainer grow pod at Riverview Jr./Sr. High School helps students learn life skills
When Riverview High School adopted a small hydroponics unit for inside a classroom, students were fascinated. So when the chance came in 2019 to apply for a USDA grant for $100,000 that would allow them to install a full hydroponic grow pod system right outside the school, district officials jumped...
Verona celebrates 150-year anniversary with full weekend of events
The town of Verona celebrated its 150-year anniversary over the weekend of Sept. 18-19 with a full slate of events for the community sponsored by the Verona Community Group and the Lower Valley Athletic Foundation. The borough’s birthday party kicked off Sept. 18 with Community Day, a festival taking place...
In brief: Plum Republicans meet, student news, Monday Market and more in Plum, Oakmont
Plum Republican meeting The Plum Borough Republican Committee will meet at Palmieri’s Restaurant on 951 Old Frankstown Road in Plum at 7 p.m. Sept. 28. The featured guest speaker will be Jason Richey, candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. This meeting is open to all registered Republicans and provides a forum...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 19, 2021
Churchill Jessica Thompson sold property at 2303 Forest Drive to Chase Aaron and Margaret Robins for $208,000. Delmont Milene Brennan sold property at 44 Park Drive to Brandi Rega for $185,000. Edgewood Colleen Polit sold property at 114 Elm St. to Joshua Goldie and Lizabeth Guzman Mitchel for $370,000. Shawna...
Riverview girls volleyball riding high after defeating No. 8 Apollo-Ridge
The Riverview girls volleyball team is not the biggest in terms of roster numbers with just 14 from freshmen to seniors, but the Raiders are playing big so far in the 2021 season. “We have really worked on trusting each other and trusting the process in everything we do this...
Colin McNickle: Pay your own way, USGA
Neither a financial nor moral (and certainly not a “good-government”) case can be made for using taxpayer dollars to subsidize the uber-rich sport of professional golf at the Oakmont Country Club, says a senior scholar at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. “In sum … there is no reasonable case...
Senior quarterback leads Jeannette to feel-good win over Riverview
Moral victories mean very little to the Jeannette football program. But in this out-of-the-norm season for a program that has fallen on hard times, the little things matter. A first down here. A pass completion there. A touchdown is like finding gold. Things that used to be so natural and...
Plum Council approves study to determine need for traffic control devices at intersection of Kerr Road and Route 909
After two accidents within the past few weeks, some residents of Plum have been petitioning for stop signs to be added to the Kerr Road and State Route 909 intersection. The Plum Council took notice of that, and unanimously approved to request a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation traffic study at...
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 3
Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference Greensburg Salem (2-1) at Knoch (1-2) 7 p.m. Friday, at Knoch Athletic Field, Saxonburg Greensburg Salem’s lone win in 2020 was against Knoch. It also was the 700th win in school history. Now the Golden Lions come into the game riding a two-game winning streak,...


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