Fayette City-Washington Township Lions donation
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May 1, 2025
The Fayette City-Washington Township Lions Club continued its ongoing support for the Washington Township Youth Association. The club’s latest donation was major funding for the new playground at the ...
Serra Catholic prom royalty
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May 1, 2025
Serra Catholic High School will celebrate prom festivities on Friday. The new prom king and queen will be crowned during promenade. Here are this year’s senior prom court members, from left, Dylan Kas...
Charleroi Area prom royalty
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May 1, 2025
Charleroi Area HIgh School crowned McKenna Shields as prom queen and Landon Barcus as prom king during Friday’s prom festivities. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent
Macey issues proclamation to Critical Care Transplant Team
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May 1, 2025
Allegheny County Councilman Bob Macey, D-District 9, recently presented a proclamation recognizing the critical care transplant team at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Submitted
SS McKeesport remembered at ceremony
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 30, 2025
The cargo ship was in service for 24 years before being sunk by the Germans in World War II. Tuesday was a significant day, as always, in the McKeesport area. Each year on April 29, veterans, dignitar...
Mock prom disaster drill held at Monessen High School
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April 30, 2025
Monessen High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions held a mock prom disaster drill on Tuesday. Among the participants were Monessen No. 1 and No. 2 (Hilltop) firefighters, Monessen police, ...
Owners express grief, anger over mishandling of pets’ remains
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April 30, 2025
By JAMES ENGEL, JUSTIN VELLUCCI and JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive Scores of area pet owners were shocked and angered this week when authorities charged a Pittsburgh and Harrison funeral director wi...
Crash on Route 906
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April 30, 2025
Rostraver Central firefighters responded to a vehicle crash around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Route 906 at I-70 west. Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services evaluated several people at the scene. Fire cr...
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Clairton man arrested on multiple warrants
April 30, 2025
A motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle head-on collision along Route 51 near Perryopolis, according to state police at Belle Vernon. The victim, Paul Corbett, 57, of Perryopo...
BVA reports second case of whooping cough
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 29, 2025
It involves a third-grader at Rostraver Elementary. On Monday, the Belle Vernon Area school district announced a second case of whooping cough in the past week. According to Superintendent Dr. Timothy...
Funeral director accused of fraud in pet burials, cremations
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April 29, 2025
Patrick Vereb allegedly pocketed nearly $660K for services that he didn’t provide. By HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive Funeral director Patrick Vereb is facing multiple felony charges, accused of improperly d...
Spring craft & vendor show at Rehoboth
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April 29, 2025
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church, 442 Rehoboth Road, Rostraver Township, is holding a spring craft/vendor show and sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Among the many items for sale will be wreaths, Wa...
EF STUDENTS HONORED BY ELIZABETH ROTARY
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April 29, 2025
The Rotary Club of Elizabeth hosted its annual Elizabeth Forward School District Community Service Award banquet last week. This award recognizes EF seniors for exemplary community service and dedicat...
PennDOT emphasizes safe driving during construction season
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 28, 2025
National Work Zone Awareness Week just concluded. With summer approaching, PennDOT, in partnership with Pennsylvania State Police, is encouraging drivers to practice safe driving around construction z...
Faithful remember Francis as ‘pilgrim of hope’
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April 28, 2025
Local parishioners talked about his impact on the Catholic Church during his 12 years as pope. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonate...
Family accused of theft through power of attorney
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 26, 2025
A Belle Vernon man, his wife and his son are accused of taking thousands of dollars since 2019 from the man’s mother after assuming power of attorney. Todd Reppert, 56, was charged by the Pennsylvania...
Elected offices up for grabs in Fayette County
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Primary Election 2025
By By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com 
April 26, 2025
The candidate lists for the 2025 primary municipal election for Fayette County have been announced. Primary election day is May 20. The last day to register to vote in the primary is May 5. The last d...
CHEMISTRY COMES TO LIFE AT MASD
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April 26, 2025
The Applied Chemistry Science Fair held recently in Lynne Lennon’s ninth grade science classes at McKeesport Area High School made science come to life in a real way for her students. Lennon’s classes...
Monaghan Foundation donation
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April 25, 2025
The Edward V. Monaghan Charitable Youth Foundation, a nonprofit organization, donated to His Place Coffee Community and More and its Full Potential Project. Located in Monessen, His Place, in addition...
Semi-annual sale today at Donora library
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April 25, 2025
Donora Public Library will continue its semi-annual book sale from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. today. Shelves packed with mysteries, love stories and child adventures are available for sale. Hundreds of D...