Annual BOTSIQ finals kicks off at PennWest California
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April 12, 2025
Hundreds of high school students, including students from the Mon Valley, are visiting PennWest University California this weekend to take part in the 20th Annual BotsIQ Finals Competition. Members of...
Charthene Club honors girls of the month and scholarship recipient
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April 11, 2025
Charthene Club members recently held their annual tea to celebrate girls of the month selected from Charleroi Area High School and their annual scholarship recipient. The girls of the month are select...
Two hurt in Lincoln Borough accident
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April 11, 2025
Lincoln Borough Volunteer Fire Company #1 and Elizabeth Township Fire Department responded to an accident with entrapment on Lovedale Road near Mill Hill in Lincoln Borough around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. ...
Monessen Beyond Grad to sell food as summer fundraiser
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 11, 2025
Sales will take place at City and Ninth Street parks. The Monessen Beyond Grad program will sell food items and beverages this summer at City and Ninth Street parks to raise funds for the organization...
Donora plans upgrade of security camera system
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
April 11, 2025
Security Systems will conduct troubleshooting of the existing cameras to determine the cost. Donora Council made a move this week to start improving its security camera system by accepting a nearly $6...
Charleroi adjourns council meeting with no action taken
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 11, 2025
Some council members didn’t want to vote on certain agenda items without the solicitor. Charleroi’s council meeting was recessed after only a few minutes Wednesday. There were nine items on the agenda...
Forward Twp. vacancy board to meet Monday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 10, 2025
The board is expected to appoint a new supervisor in light of Dave Magiske’s resignation. A vacancy board meeting will be held prior to Monday’s Forward Township supervisor’s meeting, where it’s expec...
NBV residents raise concerns about suspicious activity in their neighborhoods
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 10, 2025
Mayor Craig Ambrose said they don’t have enough police officers for aroundthe-clock shifts. Many North Belle Vernon residents are concerned about suspicious activity in their neighborhood. Several res...
EF gets updates on the budget, renovation costs
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 10, 2025
Elizabeth Forward School Board finance and operations Director Al Ragan also updated the board on delinquent taxes collected. Elizabeth Forward School Board discussed delinquent real estate taxes, the...
Roast beef dinner set at Evangelical church
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April 10, 2025
The Evangelical Congregational Church at Walnut and Olive streets in McKeesport will hold its annual takeout-only roast beef dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. April 26. Curbside pickup will be available in the ...
EF third grade spelling bee champs
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April 10, 2025
The seventh annual Elizabeth Forward School District third-grade spelling bee, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Elizabeth, was held Tuesday evening. Shown, from left, are second-place winner Piper Roma...
New Pittsburgh airport terminal cost nearly doubles to $1.7B
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April 10, 2025
By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive The $1.7 billion Pittsburgh International Airport modernization project is nearly double its 2019 projected cost as it nears completion. Inflation isn’t solely to blame for th...
BVA holds presentation on proposed class rank system
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 9, 2025
High school Principal Zachary Just and others explained the benefits of making a change. Belle Vernon Area administrators conducted a presentation outlining proposed changes to the high school class r...
Opening of Boston Ballfield planned later this month
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 9, 2025
Elizabeth Forward’s softball team could play the first game April 21. Opening day is near for the new Boston Ballfield in Elizabeth Township. While the date and the guests involved are tentative due t...
Expansion planned at Heinz History Center
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By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 
April 9, 2025
Four buildings on Penn Avenue will be torn down to make room for an addition. The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District is planning an expansion that will include a new thea...
Elizabeth Township Seniors to host Nashville, day-trip destination tours
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April 9, 2025
The trips are open to members and nonmembers. For the MVI Whether listening to “The Highwaymen” or “Country Roads,” the Elizabeth Township Seniors will head to Nashville, Tenn., for their longest trip...
VOLUNTEERS PLANT TREES IN THE CITY OF MCKEESPORT
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April 9, 2025
Tree-tenders and other volunteers didn’t let April showers hold them back from planting trees along Market Street and in Renzie Park this weekend. Through the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Tree...
Elizabeth Township eyes pump station solutions
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 8, 2025
Commissioners hope to find an economical way to reduce hydrogen sulfide gas in the system. Commissioners discussed equipment and chemicals at some of Elizabeth Township’s pump stations during Monday’s...
EASTER EVENT SET AT GREENOCK UM CHURCH
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April 8, 2025
The Greenock United Methodist Church, 1213 Greenock Buena Vista Rd., Elizabeth Township, will host a special Easter celebration at 1 p.m. Saturday. With the theme, “Change for Jesus,” the event will f...