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Civil rights marchers continue the 220 mile Memphis to Jackson march started by James Meredith in a rural part of Mississippi on June 13, 1966. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders decided to continue the march after Meredith was shot and wounded shortly after starting out. AP

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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP

Conditional use permit approved for housing development

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

June 17, 2025

Groundbreaking for the project could begin by fall. Rostraver Township commissioners approved a conditional use permit for a new housing development in the township Monday night. The board unanimously...

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Fallowfield firefighters honored as life savers

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

June 17, 2025

Their actions rescued a resident who was in cardiac arrest. Investments being made to staff the Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Co. continue to prove their worth. Chief Anthony Fleming offered tha...

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Vehicle collides with train

June 17, 2025

Rostraver Township Fire Department units were on the scene of a vehicle and a Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company train collision Monday evening in the 1400 block of State Road. No injuries were re...

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GoFundMe established for bike crash victim

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

June 17, 2025

Taylor Mehalcik of McKeesport leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter. The family of Taylor Mehalcik, who was tragically killed June 11 after being struck by an SUV while riding her bike in McKeesport, ha...