How to grill vegetables and toss them in Isaac Toups’ bacon vinaigrette

By By ISAAC TOUPS Voracious

Want to make your vegetables taste better and have your friends love you? Char the hell out of some on the grill and then toss them in a bacon vinaigrette, using this recipe from my cookbook “Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking.”

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Transportation issues persist for West Mifflin Area schools

August 25, 2026

Reports of lengthy waits at bus stops and long trips to school continued Monday morning. By the MVI Transportation issues continued to affect the West Mifflin Area School District on Monday. Several p...

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Free backpacks, haircuts help teens get ready for school

By MICHAEL VINSICK mvinsick@yourmvi.com

August 25, 2026

The McKeesport CLUB Teen Center hosted the event Monday with help from the community. Teens from McKeesport gathered for a night of games, pizza and preparation for the upcoming school year at the McK...

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Monessen Elementary may get outdoor learning space

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

August 25, 2026

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has done similar projects for other area school districts. A new outdoor learning environment is possibly coming to Monessen Elementary Center. The proposed outdoor cl...

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WEDNESDAY

August 25, 2026

Don’t miss the latest from Elizabeth Borough in Wednesday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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Woman charged after boy hit by car in Charleroi

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

August 25, 2026

Police said she initially left the scene of the accident before returning. A Chicago woman is accused of speeding and hitting a young boy with her vehicle in Charleroi before fleeing the scene, police...

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CRIME BRIEF

August 25, 2026

A man has been detained in Donora following a monthslong search. Lester Maurice Monroe, 42, was charged with intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered, and use/posses...