Little Great Race will include Sept. 11 tribute

By Mon Valley Independent

By Taylor Brown

tbrown@yourmvi.com

This weekend’s Little Great Race will be held in remembrance of one of the nation’s most tragic days.

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MARCHING INTO SUMMER BAND CAMP

August 6, 2026

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Pa. launches new tool to track school vaccination rates

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

August 6, 2026

The new online tool allows Pennsylvania parents and policymakers to view vaccination rates by school for the 2025-2026 school year. Ahead of the upcoming school year, Pennsylvania is making school-lev...

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U.S. Steel emerges as growth driver one year after Nippon Steel deal

By By JAMES ENGEL TribLive

August 6, 2026

A significant chunk of Nippon’s American investments — somewhere in the ballpark of $2.5 billion — are set to hit U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works. Nippon Steel — the Japanese giant that acquired U.S. St...

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Stockdale passes data center pause resolution

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

August 6, 2026

Residents are concerned the former Allenport steel mill site is being considered for a data center. Stockdale Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday night that could eventually tr...

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August 6, 2026

Find out what happens at the McKeesport School Board meeting in tomorrow’s MVI.

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Roughly 26K Allegheny County residents could lose Medicaid coverage next year

By By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive

August 6, 2026

The new requirements were enacted as part of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 2025. The Allegheny County Executive’s Office expects new federal Medicaid rules taking ef...