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March 26, 2026

WORLD BRIEFLY Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.

Local entrepreneurs win funding at 4th Mon Valley I2E Awards
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Local entrepreneurs win funding at 4th Mon Valley I2E Awards
April 17, 2026
The grand prize went to Hannah Conard of Sesame and Lillies in Monongahela. For the MVI The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, in partnership with Washington & Jefferson College’s Ignite Business Incubat...
Mobile home park owner now county’s biggest taxpayer
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Mobile home park owner now county’s biggest taxpayer
April 17, 2026
The owner of Westmoreland Mall drops to second place. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive A New Jersey-based company that owns mobile home parks and prefabricated residential communities in a dozen states wi...
Madonna Catholic students to stage ‘Peter Pan Jr.’
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Madonna Catholic students to stage ‘Peter Pan Jr.’
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 17, 2026
The musical will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ringgold High School auditorium. Pirates are practicing sword fights, Lost Boys are learning dance numbers and somewhere backstage, Peter Pan is...
West Mifflin to crack down on illegal dumping, clean up vacant properties
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West Mifflin to crack down on illegal dumping, clean up vacant properties
By By TOM LETURGEY For the MVI 
April 17, 2026
Council is targeting the location of the former CarSalas bar as an area of concern in the borough. West Mifflin council is on a mission to clean up borough neighborhoods. The former CarSalas bar at 56...
Main Street Program prepares for first-ever arts festival
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MONONGAHELA
Main Street Program prepares for first-ever arts festival
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 17, 2026
Art vendors are being sought for the Aug. 1 event. The Monongahela Main Street Program is preparing for its first-ever arts festival and is calling for all artists in the region to apply and participa...