AARP tax-aide volunteers will prepare 2014 income tax returns for people 60 years and older and low-income residents.

The South Park Women's Club ended the year with a Christmas luncheon at the South Hills Country Club on December 20. A great time was had by all: good food, raffles, specialty baskets and lots of comradery.

Ralph Stone's historical, autobiographical tale of a group of rag-tag boys who roamed the streets of Monessen during the World War II era has just been published by West Bow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Publishing.

Horses with Hope, Inc. announced that it has received a $2,000 grant from the CVS Health Foundation in celebration of Giving Tuesday, a national movement where charities, individuals, schools, businesses and other community organizations come together on one day to create a national day of giving back.