Back to school at Marion Elementary
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August 22, 2025
Third-grader Josie Tabacca, left, and fifth-grader Ari Berish, both of North Belle Vernon, took their annual picture with North Belle Vernon police Chief Eugene Lipari ahead of their first day at Mari...
Senior Little Miss Italy crowned
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August 22, 2025
Bella Catherine King, 16, of Rostraver Township, was crowned Senior Miss Little Italy during Little Italy Days in Bloomfield. A junior at Belle Vernon Area High School, she is the daughter of Tina and...
Car crash in Charleroi
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August 22, 2025
Firefighters responded to a vehicle accident with hazardous materials Thursday afternoon in the area of Second Street and Washington Avenue in Charleroi. No injuries were reported. Charleroi Fire Depa...
Mon Valley Chapter DAR
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August 22, 2025
The Monongahela Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held two meetings this month. First, an emergency meeting was scheduled and held at 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at Eat ’n Park in Rostraver Townsh...
Ringgold ready for new school year with new academic goals, staff
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 21, 2025
Students in the Ringgold School District return to the classroom Monday. Students across the Ringgold School District will return to classrooms Monday, and district leaders say they’re ready to start ...
Two-vehicle crash on Route 906
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August 21, 2025
Rostraver Township police and firefighters responded to this two-vehicle crash on Route 906 at I-70 West shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday. Occupants were transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Se...
California Trojans march into a new season
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August 21, 2025
Rylee Rusnack, a member of the California Area High School color guard, performs with the California Area Trojans Marching Band during the district’s in-service day at Trojan Stadium on Tuesday mornin...
Design to begin for BVA High School projects
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2025
The school board also gave its approval for Rostraver police to serve as armed security guards. The Belle Vernon Area school board voted Tuesday to move forward with the design process for some upgrad...
Local girls express artistic talents with rocks
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2025
The following story originally appeared in Monday’s electronic edition. We’re reprinting it here for those without access to the E-edition. Fun and colorful paintings are turning up on several neighbo...
Car crash in Rostraver Township
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August 20, 2025
Rostraver Township police and firefighters were called to a vehicle crash Tuesday morning on the 1400 block of Rostraver Road. One person was transported by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services to...
New Long John Silver’s gets OK for drive-thru window
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WEST MIFFLIN
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 20, 2025
The company filed a conditional use request for the new restaurant, which is expected to open next spring. West Mifflin held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss a conditional use request regarding a n...
NEW COMMUNITY MURAL IN MCKEESPORT
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August 20, 2025
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Nittany Lion recently stopped by the Mon Valley LaunchBox in downtown McKeesport to meet artist Janel Young (shown at far left with the Nittany Lion) as she worked on ...
Intense house fire in Donora
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August 19, 2025
Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Donora and Carroll Township firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a residence at 25 McKean Ave. Chief Patsy Vince confirmed a working fire and requested crews f...
BVA Rotary Club gears up for 5th annual regatta
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August 19, 2025
The fundraising event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the boat launch area of Cedar Creek Park. For the MVI The Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club is ready for its annual Regatta on the Yough...
WCCC receives $500K from Miner family foundation
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August 19, 2025
The donation will be used to provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in health, technology and industrial arts. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation recently presented the Westmor...
Allegheny County Health Department confirms year’s first human West Nile case
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August 19, 2025
The county has been spraying a low-risk pesticide in problem areas. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A Plum resident’s fever, malaise and digestive trouble since mid-July was confirmed to be the first human c...
Rostraver stream project could lead to new park
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2025
The Elks Place property has been an area of flooding over the years. Rostraver Township commissioners unanimously voted Monday to advertise the Elks Place Stream Restoration Project, which could open ...
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August 19, 2025
A man was killed Saturday after a Jeep Wrangler he was driving overturned in Cook Township, according to information released Monday by state police and the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Jason...
Clairton Coke Works, site of deadly explosions, stirs both pride and pain
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August 18, 2025
The employees are very aware of the dangers that come with working at the U.S. Steel plant. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Brian Doyle remembers the explosion that hurled him to the coke plant’s floor — ...