Yough foundation’s Shop With a Principal program aids students in need
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 23, 2025
The event was organized by the Yough Helping Hands Foundation, which supports students and families in the school district. At 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, a school bus pulled up outside the Walmart in Rostr...
West Mifflin mayor worried about impact on residents if SNAP benefits halt
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 23, 2025
Mayor Chris Kelly is encouraging the public to donate to local food banks. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly asked borough council and the public about ways to help feed the community due to the expected...
Monessen War Veterans Memorial Trust founders honored for their service
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October 22, 2025
Of the original members of the trust, only three veterans remain. For the MVI The three surviving members of the Monessen War Veterans Memorial Trust were honored for their service during a presentati...
Liberty Borough man tries his luck on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
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October 22, 2025
By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Mike Soltis walked exactly 1.1 miles from his hotel to the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., in September, wearing one shirt and carrying two extras. He remembers...
Jury to begin deliberations in fatal 2020 shooting
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October 22, 2025
Gabrielle Parker is accused of killing another woman outside the Beer Barrel in McKeesport. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive Gabrielle Parker, the prosecutor said, was still mad. The woman had been in a ba...
Commissioners OK loan to pay for human services amid state budget impasse
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
October 22, 2025
The county will ask for $14.1 million from the state treasury. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland commissioners on Tuesday authorized the county’s finance department to apply for a $14.1 millio...
Busy stretch for Charleroi firefighters
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 21, 2025
They responded to eight calls within 24 hours. Charleroi firefighters were kept on the move Sunday into Monday, responding to eight calls in a 24-hour stretch — including an early morning pole fire, m...
Rededication ceremony set for AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial
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October 21, 2025
For the MVI The AP Delsandro Veterans Memorial Committee will host a rededication ceremony to mark the reconstruction of the memorial in Donora. The ceremony will take place at the memorial, located o...
Car overturns in Forward Township
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October 21, 2025
Gallatin Sunnyside firefighters were called to the scene of a vehicle accident with reported entrapment along Bunola River Road in Forward Township about 9:45 a.m. Monday. One person, who was not iden...
POP-UP VENDOR SALE AT SATURDAY’S OKTOBERFEST
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October 21, 2025
A pop-up vendor sale will be featured in conjunction with the Oktoberfest at the Greenock Log House, 1235 Greenock Buena Vista Road, Elizabeth Township from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Vendors may partic...
Monessen Lions celebrate 77th Charter Night
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October 21, 2025
The Monessen Lions Club celebrated its 77th Charter Night on Oct. 16 at the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Highlights of the evening were the presentations of awards...
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October 21, 2025
For the MVI Repairs and a ramp change will cause traffic restrictions on sections of Interstate 70 in Rostraver this week. Rolling single-lane restrictions will take place from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m....
Monessen schools to begin new SMS text message feature
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 20, 2025
The direct communication service will be available starting Wednesday. The Monessen School District is adding a new feature that will enable it to provide information to families directly through text...
Positive start to the new school year at Steel Center
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 20, 2025
The Jefferson Hills career and technical education center provided updates on renovation projects. Another promising school years is underway at Steel Center for Career and Technical Education. Since ...
Facing burnout, stress and shortages, Pa. nurses push to limit patient workload
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October 20, 2025
Many believe they’re stretched too thin to provide the type of care that patients deserve. By JACK TROY TribLive Some days, Ashley Grieco feels behind the moment she steps into the neonatal intensive ...
Driver hurt in Fallowfield Township crash
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October 20, 2025
A one-vehicle accident took place Saturday on Fallowfield Road in Fallowfield Township near Van Voorhis. Firefighters from Fallowfield Township VFC and Valley Inn VFD responded to the incident, and th...
Women business owners recognized in Monongahela
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 18, 2025
Monongahela’s Main Street Program brought 19 of them together for a group picture. The Monongahela Main Street Program once again brought together the city’s women business owners to celebrate their r...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 18, 2025
They used to be part of the borough’s Christmas tradition. For the first time in years, the soft glow of luminaries will line the sidewalks of North Charleroi this Christmas Eve — a tradition that man...
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 18, 2025
A Charleroi man faces several charges after a police chase Tuesday night. Val Smith Jr., 28, of Charleroi, is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, recklessly endangering another per...
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October 18, 2025
Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...