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...
‘Pretty popular’ 100-year-old enjoys birthday celebrations
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 29, 2025
A large crowd of friends and family helped Sophie Piscitelli commemorate the milestone occasion. If you ask Sophie Piscitelli, there’s nothing better than a cup of hot tea with honey, except maybe a g...
Local residents signing up for REAL ID before May 7 deadline
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 29, 2025
The driver license center in Belle Vernon was open Monday just for that purpose. In preparation for the May 7 enforcement deadline, many Mon Valley residents flocked to driver license centers, includi...
Rostraver commissioners host poster award winners
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 29, 2025
The township holds the contest every year to teach fourthgraders about the water cycle. The Rostraver board of commissioners’ work session was somewhat different Monday, featuring significantly more s...
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...
Pope Francis remembered at Monessen Mass
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April 28, 2025
The Rev. Mike Thomas stands in front of a framed portrait of Pope Francis as Epiphany of Our Lord in Monessen held a Mass Saturday for the pope’s funeral. In back are the Rev. Vincent Concepcion and T...
Elizabeth seeing fewer commercial trucks in downtown area
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 28, 2025
For months, the borough has been making an effort to reroute the vehicles back onto Route 51. Elizabeth Borough has been successful in getting commercial trucks out of the downtown corridor after mont...
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...
Mon Valley Leadership Circle’s Professional Book Club promotes leadership
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 28, 2025
It meets every month at the Business Resource Center in Monongahela. A local book club geared toward leadership is entering its fifth month. The Mon Valley Leadership Circle’s Professional Book Club h...
Pa. health officials won’t say how they’d handle a $500M cut
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April 28, 2025
The funding helps Pennsylvania purchase and administer vaccines, monitor the spread of infectious diseases like measles and contact people who might have been exposed to dangerous pathogens. By SARAH ...
Rostraver Rite Aid announces closure
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 26, 2025
The drug store chain has shut down several locations since filing for bankruptcy last fall. The Rite Aid location in Rostraver Township will close next month after the company filed for Chapter 11 ban...
Ringgold students inspired at Monongahela Women’s Club Senior Girls Luncheon
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 26, 2025
Former Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan was this year’s guest speaker. Ringgold senior girls, like so many other soon-to-be graduates across the Mon Valley preparing to start a new, e...
Students create shirts for Mental Health Awareness
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 26, 2025
The iSH Company at Elizabeth Forward High School is working with March Fourth. The iSH Company, an Elizabeth Forward T-shirt and sign printing student business, has partnered with March Fourth to crea...
Ringgold High School holds Boys Senior Social
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April 26, 2025
Ringgold High School held its Boys Senior Social at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital on Friday. Nicole Porter, a PNC branch manager, spoke with Jimmy Nash, Ryland Wasak, Chaz Kelly, Finn Mansmann an...
Young artists display skills in competition
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 26, 2025
The annual event was hosted by the Women’s Club of Elizabeth. Pizza, cupcakes, drinks, art and companionship came together this week in Elizabeth. The Women’s Club of Elizabeth held its annual art con...
Rally held against Penn State campus closures
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By By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive 
April 26, 2025
The message at the New Kensington branch is the decisions are “too fast, too final.” Meredith Carter, a senior at Penn State New Kensington, strongly believes there’s a disconnect between Penn State d...
Customers say final goodbyes as Joann Fabrics shuts down
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 25, 2025
Many of them made one last visit Thursday to the Rostraver Township store. Long-time employees of Joann Fabrics in Rostraver Township are more than co-workers — they are a tight-knit family. The bonds...
Monessen adds another code enforcement officer
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
April 25, 2025
Council voted unanimously to hire Joseph Volpe, who previously held the same position in Donora. Monessen hired another part-time code enforcement officer during Thursday’s council meeting. In a unani...