CHARLEROI LIONS CUB OF THE MONTH

The Charleroi Lions Club named Gage Patterson as its cub of the month for March. Gage is enrolled in environmental science, political science, art, academic English and tech and has been on the honor roll since ninth grade. He has maintained a 3.8 grade point average and has received four scholastic awards for pottery. He also participates in football, golf, soccer and track and is a member of the ski club. Outside of school, he runs his own lawn business and enjoys fishing, hunting and working ...

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Salvation Army hosts Friendsgiving in Donora

November 25, 2025

Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin serves Walter Stevenson of Monongahela during the organization’s Friendsgiving dinner Monday evening in Donora. Volunteers also delivered 65 meals to residents in the ...

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No tax hike in proposed 2026 budget

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

Total spending increases from $4.6M to $4.97M in the proposal, which must be adopted by Dec. 31. Relief for homeowners is on the table again next year. At Monday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to a...

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Repair work begins on collapsed trench in Charleroi

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

A five-hour rescue effort took place after the Aug. 28 incident on McKean Avenue in Charleroi. Nearly three months after a trench collapse shut down a busy stretch of McKean Avenue and triggered one o...

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Elizabeth lights up for the holidays

November 25, 2025

Santa and Mrs. Claus were escorted to their sleigh by one of the organizers, Chrissy Pudleiner, during Light-up Elizabeth on Sunday. Families were able to take carriage rides during the evening’s fest...

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3 motorcycle club members charged in fatal White Oak shooting

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 25, 2025

Police believe Kenneth Hayman was killed last month in retaliation for a fight he had with a Pagan. Newly unsealed court documents show that weeks of undercover surveillance and intercepted calls on m...

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Donora board denies zoning request for recovery house

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

November 25, 2025

Kelly Macheska of Country Community Living was hoping to put it in a residential neighborhood. The Donora zoning board announced Monday that it has denied a variance request for a proposed drug rehabi...