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Nicole Chauvet loved cheerleading more than anything. The Cecil Township youth started dancing at age 2 and started cheerleading in the second grade at Canon-McMillan Elementary. She was a "Lil Mac" cheerleader for seven years before joining the varsity squad for four years at Canon-McMillan ...

Giving back

Christmas may have come and gone, but members of the Mrs. Claus Club of Bentleyville keep the spirit of giving alive all year-round through their charitable work. Their mission statement describes the club as, "Local women providing comfort baskets to those battling cancer," and many of the ...

Building independence

You may not be familiar with Transitional Employment Consultants, but the organization has been hard at work serving individuals with special needs across Washington and Fayette counties since 1984. With its main office in Washington and additional branches in Charleroi and Uniontown, TEC ...

‘It’s my calling’

Tracy Crompton is certain of one thing: Rescuing animals is her mission. "It's my calling, it is," says Crompton, who is co-founder of Bridge to Home Animal Rescue in Washington. "It's my purpose. It really is. It's why I'm on this earth." Crompton and four other women founded the ...

‘A passion of love’

Olivia Scott was a lively junior at McGuffey High School in 2009 where she lettered in volleyball and track and achieved good grades. Suddenly, she faced a diagnosis of hepatic cellular carcinoma, a rare liver cancer – around five cases are diagnosed in the United States annually – that ...

Helping hands

Police officer James Kuzak was shot back in April 2011 while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Clairton. Friends gathered to raise money to help him and his family. Though medical bills were covered, they quickly realized other bills were not and that no agency existed to help ...