The Chester County Planning Commission is presenting “Untold and Under-told Stories of Coatesville” on June 26, as part of its Town Tours and Village Walks series, now in its 31st year. Featured on a ...

Searching my father’s face as if a buoy to hold me up, I did with a leap of faith, going across and coming back.

Anne Baker Ritchey died in West Chester on March 11, 2025. She was 76. She is survived by Steven Ritchey, her husband of 54 years. Other survivors include her siblings, Mary Lou (Daniel) Jay of ...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Courts released an infographic highlighting data from the state’s mental health courts. In 2023, 67 percent of all discharged ...

State Senators Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) and Patty Kim (D-15) highlighted their legislation to require Pennsylvania enforcement agencies to comply with the federal Death in Custody Reporting Act ...

Michael Bontrager, the founder and CEO of Chatham Financial, was honored as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year at the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s 58th Annual Chairman’s Gala. The ...

These four home-schooled young people paid a visit to the Student Makerspace at the Kennett Library last week. Since the library’s opening, the area has allowed young creators to use hands-on learning ...

Herr’s Inc., a local family-owned business renowned for its commitment to quality, innovation, and employee satisfaction, has entered a partnership with Everside Health. This significant development ...

The law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC announced that family law attorney Donald F. Kohler has joined the firm as a partner effective on May 1. “Don is a longtime friend of the firm who is well-known ...

Big Business lobbyists are winning an obscure—but hugely consequential—battle over the future of the judicial system. If these lobbyists get their way, small businesses will be the biggest losers. The ...

Dear Rusty: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185 I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn 65? We pay for Medicare all our working lives, and now I ...

Chester County government leaders are ramping up efforts to safeguard critical federal funding that supports essential services for county residents. Just last week, the County Commissioners and ...