Chester Heights News

American servicemen and women killed December 31 to January 6: -- Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, 20, Chester Heights, Pa.

The funeral for Pfc. Christopher Warren Lotter of Chester Heights will be held noon Thursday in Virginia and followed by burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

The body of the 20-year-old Chester Heights soldier shot and killed while on patrol in Iraq has been returned to the U.S., according to an Army spokeswoman.

A Hawaii-based soldier died in Iraq on New Year's Eve after being shot by enemy forces.

Ron Rhoads will start the new year with a sale tomorrow featuring quilts and quilting materials.

Borough Plumbing Inspector George Ormsby celebrated his 92nd birthday last month, and was recognized by borough council before December's regular meeting.

Still need to get a word to Santa before Christmas? Here's where you can find him: Santa tour of Parkside Santa Claus will be making the rounds on his sleigh in Parkside with an escort from the Parkside Fire ...

In the midst of an economic downturn, township taxpayers got some good news Monday, when council unanimously adopted a 2009 operating budget of $3.58 million that requires no real estate tax increase to ...