Rachel Basinger

6 days ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

Nearly a dozen parents and students attended the Mt. Pleasant School Board meeting on Tuesday to show their support for the current high school boys varsity basketball head coach Annie Malkowiak. Last month the position was opened and advertised and parents showed up to that meeting as well supporting Malkowiak. kAmpE E96 E:>6[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E %:> v232F6C D2:5 E96 3@2C5 @7 5:C64E@CD H@F=5 92G6 2 ?2>6 C64@>>6?565 E@ E96> 7C@> 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 7@C 2AAC@G2= @?

6 days ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

Mt Pleasant Area School Board passed the district’s final proposed budget with a deficit of more than $350,000, that, at this point, includes a three-mill increase. But Business Manager JR Dzurica assured board members and the public that won’t be the numbers in the final budget that the board will be asked to pass at its June meeting. kAm“x A=2? E@ 92G6 2 H@C<D9@A @? E96 3F586E 2 H66< 367@C6 E96 >66E:?8 E92E J@F H:== 36 2D<65 E@ E2<6 24E:@? @? E96 7:?2= 3F586E[” 96 D2:5] “x 5@?’E A=2? E@ 4@>6 324< :?

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

A dozen or more Dunbar Borough residents made their way to the borough council meeting this week to talk about concerns over the state of properties throughout the borough. Ann Trimbath, who resides on Front Street, led the charge, venting her frustrations about a trailer that has been moved onto a neighboring property and, in general, the unkempt properties that have garbage and junk piled on them. kAm“%96C6 2C6 C2ED :? >J 82C286[” D96 D2:5] “x’G6 =:G65 96C6 D:?46 `hdh 2?5 x 92G6?’E D66?

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

Mt. Pleasant Borough officials are hoping to have some concrete plans in place by mid-June for the renovation project planned for Frick Park. Councilman Michael Barrick said had received an approximate $300,000 LSA grant for the renovations that will include updated lighting, additional parking above the park along Spence Way and walkways from the additional parking down to the park.

2 weeks ago | dailycourier.com | Rachel Basinger

Plans for a dog park in Scottdale have come to a halt until a committee made up of parks commission members, possible investors and community members can be formed to come up with the best plan. Last month, after commission members decided to go a different direction than the previously proposed dog park at the Pittsburgh Street Park, the thoughts were to look at the possibilities of using Garfield Park or even Kendi Park. kAm%96 36?67:ED @7 v2C7:6=5 !2C<[ 244@C5:?8 E@ A2C<D 4@>>:DD:@?