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Here are the Plum real estate transactions for this week.
12/14/2025

Here are the Plum real estate transactions for this week.

Yusef Thompson sold property at 265 Cypress Hill Drive to Wesbanco Bank Inc. for $145,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $435,000).

Several defendants being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum asked a judge Friday to dismiss negligence count...
12/12/2025

Several defendants being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum asked a judge Friday to dismiss negligence counts against them during a two-hour hearing heavy on legal citations.

Several defendants being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum asked a judge Friday to dismiss negligence counts against them during a two-hour hearing heavy on legal citations. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Philip A. Ignelzi did not rule from the bench. The families of six people kil...

Plum property owners are looking at a level tax rate next year after council passed its budget Monday.
12/12/2025

Plum property owners are looking at a level tax rate next year after council passed its budget Monday.

The budget keeps the tax rate for residents at 6.63 mills for the second year in a row. That means the annual borough property tax bill on a home at Plum’s median assessed value of $117,500 would remain at about $778.

Rich Mull’s eyes gleamed. The Plum girls basketball coach will take a two-point victory on the road. Especially at neigh...
12/12/2025

Rich Mull’s eyes gleamed. The Plum girls basketball coach will take a two-point victory on the road. Especially at neighboring Franklin Regional.

“Any time we can get a win against Franklin Regional, it’s special,” Mull said moments after his Mustangs held on for a 33-31 victory in a WPIAL Section 1-5A opener Thursday night.

Attendees heard opening and closing prayers from Sister Lynn Miller of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden and The Rev. T...
12/11/2025

Attendees heard opening and closing prayers from Sister Lynn Miller of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden and The Rev. Tim Williams of Penn Hills Baptist Church, respectively, watched a presentation of the colors by the American Legion Post 980 Honor Guard of Plum, heard from guest speaker Jill Fischer and lit candles in honor of their loved ones.

Soxman funeral director McKenna Swartzwelder (second from left) and funeral home co-owner Anna Nesbit (center) help an attendee light a candle at Soxman Funeral Homes’ 30th annual Light of Love memorial program on Dec. 3 at Unity Community Church in Plum. Behind them, funeral home co-owner Brian S...

Plum School Board has four new members after a slate of Election Day victors took their seats this month.
12/09/2025

Plum School Board has four new members after a slate of Election Day victors took their seats this month.

The four Democrats ran as a slate, sweeping aside four Republican candidates — three incumbents among them, in the November election.

The Plum girls basketball team, fresh off victories over Latrobe and North Hills on Friday and Saturday to win its tip-o...
12/09/2025

The Plum girls basketball team, fresh off victories over Latrobe and North Hills on Friday and Saturday to win its tip-off tournament, hoped to keep things rolling Monday as it visited rival Kiski Area in the final tune-up before the start of section play.

The Plum girls basketball team, fresh off victories over Latrobe and North Hills on Friday and Saturday to win its tip-off tournament, hoped to keep things rolling Monday as it visited rival Kiski Area in the final tune-up before the start of section play.

From American Legion and Rotary scholarships to a Virtual Holiday Paint & Sip, here are the latest events and news from ...
12/08/2025

From American Legion and Rotary scholarships to a Virtual Holiday Paint & Sip, here are the latest events and news from around the Plum and Oakmont areas.

All are welcome to join the men and women at Oakmont TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) who are learning how to lose weight.

Plum’s annual Make-A-Wish telethon is set to return later this month for its 25th edition.The livestreamed event has rai...
12/08/2025

Plum’s annual Make-A-Wish telethon is set to return later this month for its 25th edition.

The livestreamed event has raised $1.19 million for the foundation since 1999. But organizers are hoping to crack the $1.25 million mark this year, according to Plum High School teacher and longtime showrunner Rick Berrott.

Plum High School teacher Rick Berrott directs his students during last year’s Make-A-Wish telethon. Berrott said he’s hoping this year’s donations will put the district’s 25-year total over $1.25 million. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive)

Here are the Plum real estate transactions for this week.
12/07/2025

Here are the Plum real estate transactions for this week.

Lee Wayne Downey Jr. sold property at 9959 Saltsburg Road to Logan Christopher Simmons and Averyt Jade Abersold for $201,000.

A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Isabel Chaparro, Highlands’ Ty Hall
12/06/2025

A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Isabel Chaparro, Highlands’ Ty Hall

Isabel Chaparro

A private consulting firm’s report for a Delmont energy company being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum has...
12/01/2025

A private consulting firm’s report for a Delmont energy company being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum has determined Penneco Oil Co. was not responsible — a conclusion sure to be challenged in court.

A private consulting firm’s report for a Delmont energy company being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum has determined Penneco Oil Co. was not responsible — a conclusion sure to be challenged in court.

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