A taste of summer at the Monongahela Farmers Market

From left, Hank Crompton, 6, Penelope Frost, 3, and Luke Crompton, 4, all of Monongahela, enjoy ice cream cones from Sweets by Mrs. C during the Monongahela Farmers Market Friday afternoon at Chess Park. The children attended the market with their mothers, Erin Crompton and Lindsay Lusk. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

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Back To Family Fun-Damentals

July 16, 2026

The second annual Back to Family FUN-Damentals event was held Wednesday at the Monessen Civic Center. Sponsored by Monessen Communities That Care and the SPHS Monessen Family Center, families enjoyed ...

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5-Town meeting packed over data center concerns

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

July 16, 2026

The concern follows the discovery of EQT Ventures LLC holding an exclusive option to purchase the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel property in Allenport. Long before the Mid Mon Valley Multi-Municipal...

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State reviewing potential Duquesne-McKeesport school districts merger

By By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive

July 16, 2026

A consolidation could provide relief for the embattled Duquesne district. The state Department of Education will conduct an “in-depth analysis” on potentially consolidating the Duquesne City and McKee...

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Speers residents upset over parking enforcement

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

July 16, 2026

One resident called the enforcement ‘“Operation Midnight Parking Tickets.” Several frustrated residents of Speers and Mapleview attended Wednesday’s Charleroi Regional Police Board meeting to voice th...

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Wildfire smoke again headed for region

By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive

July 16, 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection declared a statewide Code Red Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5) for today. Wildfire smoke will once again descend on Western...

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Picklesburgh returns for 11th year this weekend

By By RACHEL WILKINSON TribLive

July 16, 2026

The oldest pickles connected to Picklesburgh sit in a refrigerated case at the Senator John Heinz History Center — just a few miles from where Henry John Heinz founded his company as the Anchor Pickle...