Elizabeth Rotary promotes learning and literacy
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October 28, 2025
This month, members of the Rotary Club of Elizabeth continued their annual Dictionary Project, bringing smiles and learning to third-grade students across the Elizabeth Forward School District. Rotari...
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October 28, 2025
Corry Sanders sought the office in McKeesport in 2023. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A man who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in McKeesport two years ago pleaded no contest on Monday to a pair of misdemea...
Friends of the Monessen Public Library recognized
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 27, 2025
The city designated a week in honor of the organization’s mission. City officials formally recognized the Friends of the Monessen Public Library during this month’s council meeting, issuing a proclama...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 27, 2025
The borough hired a new chief in September and four new officers this month. A lot has been going on with White Oak’s police department lately as council members addressed some policing items this pas...
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October 27, 2025
A Monessen man died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday in Rostraver Township, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Darren C. Snyder, 52, was walking in the area of 845 Rostraver ...
Building damaged in hit and run
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October 25, 2025
Firefighters helped to stabilize a building following a hit and run Friday night in Monessen that damaged a garage. Additional information wasn’t available prior to press time. Charleroi Fire Departme...
Mutiny’s reach across and beyond the Valley
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October 25, 2025
With its increasing popularity, Deon Webb Jr. landed his brand in the Monroeville Mall at The Collab clothing launching Mutiny’s official website. By KYLE NELSON McKeesport Community Newsroom Entrepre...
Liberty proposes 1-mill tax increase
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October 25, 2025
The borough has not had a tax increase since 2018. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Liberty Borough property owners may be paying more taxes next year. During a meeting this week, council unanimously ap...
Route 88 railroad structure maintenance scheduled in Speers
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October 25, 2025
PennDOT District 12 announced single-lane restrictions on Route 88 under the railroad structure between Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound ramps in Speers Borough beginning Monday until the end of ...
Parents express concern over lack of heat at EF High School
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 24, 2025
Superintendent Keith Konyk said a temporary heating source is being used until Monday. As colder temperatures hit the region, some Elizabeth Forward School District parents voiced their concerns onlin...
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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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...