Allenport News

“He was a good kid who grew up to be the kind of guy that we all liked to have around.”

There are some people who make a positive impact on the lives of people they meet. via O-R Online

The Allenport facility has for years and years provided good jobs for many families in the Mon Valley area and in return for those good jobs, the workers provided a good product for the company. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A Washington County tax collector has announced her intention to oppose a veteran state representative in the Democratic primary on April 22. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“Maybe from a service newspaper.”

There hasn't been a teachers strike in California Area School District in the 25 years since California set a then-record for Pennsylvania's longest school work stoppage. via O-R Online

“They're trying to revitalize Charleroi? We're not going to revitalize nothing. It's like a domino effect, next thing you know, you'll see more businesses and more businesses go out. The country is killing itself.”

CHARLEROI - The fears of a group of former millworkers having morning coffee Thursday at McDonald's were affirmed when they heard the days left at the Allenport steel mill are numbered. via Http

“At three dollars a gallon for gas, it doesn't make a lot of sense”

Wheeling-Pitt has proposed to move its Allenport, Pennsylvania, five-stand cold-rolling operation within 12 to 18 months and move it to the company's existing facility at Steubenville, Ohio, where it would ... via Platts

“There will be no layoffs. All those workers at Allenport will have the opportunity to come to Steubenville and have the same jobs as they had before and run the same piece of equipment. We don't want to hurt anyone.”

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. is negotiating with the United Steelworkers to relocate nearly 270 workers and most of its equipment from Allenport, Pa., to a mill in Ohio, a move the company says could eventually ... via Vindy.com

“There's no way I'm going to let this happen.”

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel has advised the United Steelworkers that it plans to close the Allenport Plant in 12 to 18 months, laying off nearly 300 workers, state Rep. via Http

Teen charged Uniontown police said a 15-year-old Uniontown boy was charged with possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor, possession of marijuana and public drunkenness ... via Herald-Standard

Monessen police have charged eight people involved in a street fight amongst themselves and with police earlier this week in the Ninth Street Park area. via PittsburghLIVE.com