Arnold
June 6: Arnold Volunteer Engine Co. will sponsor a drag queen bingo at 2 p.m. in the Arnold No. 2 Training and Social Hall, 1702 Fifth Ave. Doors open at noon. Cost: $30; $35 at the door, includes eight regular games and there will be specials and extra packets. The kitchen will be open from noon to 2 p.m. BYOB. Must be at least 21 years old.
Tickets: 724-335-3850
Butler County
Monday: The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Butler County will offer a free online support group at 5:30 p.m. at Zoom.us for families and friends of those living with a mental illness. The group meets the at 7 p.m. the first Thursday and 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. Reservations required.
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Allegheny Valley Association of Churches accepting donations for food bank
Donations are welcome for the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches food bank in Harrison.
Items most needed include diapers, bread, spaghetti and sauce, bottled juice, and canned chicken and tuna and can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the office, 1913 Freeport Road, Natrona Heights.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
PAY GRADE
Superintendent salaries vary widely across the Alle-Kiski Valley, based on Pennsylvania Department of Education data and information gathered from the districts. Per-students costs are based on the districts 2020-2021 enrollment figures.
Fox Chapel, Mary Catherine Reljac: $200,000 (1), $48.86 per student
Allegheny Valley, Patrick Graczyk: $168,000, $188.55 per student
Kiski Area, Tim Scott: $165,500, $47.82 per student
Highlands, Monique Mawhinney: $159,135, $86.44 per student
Deer Lakes, Janell Logue-Belden: $159,135, $89.05 per student
Burrell, Shannon Wagner: $155,879, $87.22 per student
Plum, Brendan Hyland: $155,000 (2), $43.95 per student
Freeport Area, Ian Magness: $150,500 (2), $81.26 per student
Apollo-Ridge, Matthew Curci: $142,000, $124.78 per student
Leechburg Area, Tiffany Nix: $140,634, $216.03 per student
New Kensington-Arnold, Jon Banko: $129,367 (3), $68.89 per student
Riverview, Neil English: $127,000,
A Vandergrift business owner is looking to unseat one of two incumbent Kiski Area School District board members in Region I. Candidates on the May 18 primary ballot are Todd Sterlitz, Kathleen Snyder and Mark Flemm Jr. Two Region I seats are up for reelection. Board members are elected to