Annual Zombek light display opens Saturday
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 29, 2024
The popular event in Elizabeth Township raises money to aid families in area school districts. In what has become an annual spectacle for residents in the Elizabeth Forward area, the Zombek family Chr...
Model railroad club ready to unveil revised display
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 29, 2024
Visitors will notice some changes to Steelton when this year’s exhibition opens Saturday. The fastest growing “town” in the Mon Valley can’t be found on a map. But, the fictitious town known as Steelt...
Fire destroys Allenport home
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 29, 2024
The blaze also damaged a neighboring house belonging to the owner’s sister. Members of the same family living in two separate households were displaced Wednesday by an intense fire in Allenport. Stock...
Elizabeth’s Guardian Angels feed area families
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 29, 2024
The group provided about 140 free takeout Thanksgiving dinners for local residents. Elizabeth’s Guardian Angels held their annual free Thanksgiving takeout this week for around 140 families in need li...
Valley businesses going big for Small Business Saturday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 29, 2024
Created 15 years ago by American Express, Small Business Saturday is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving to generate support for locally owned stores. Small businesses are the heart and soul of local...
Monessen will create plan for developing downtown area
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 29, 2024
City officials are working with a consulting firm in Pittsburgh to bring new life to the business district. Monessen is working with a consulting group to develop an entire block in the downtown area....
BVA approves student programs with two universities
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 29, 2024
The arrangements with Carlow University and Pitt-Greensburg will each last for five years. The Belle Vernon Area school board voted to enter into two student teaching programs with local universities ...
Thanksgiving feast — without all the work
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More area families are opting to enjoy a catered version of the holiday
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 27, 2024
This Thanksgiving, some families are thankful that someone else will do the cooking. Instead of spending hours in the store looking for canned pumpkin or fresh cranberries only to find the shelves emp...
Thanksgiving takes months of preparation for turkey farm
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 27, 2024
The Matt Helon Farm in Washington Township has been in operation for nearly 70 years. Vicki and Mike Olexa have spent nearly half of the year preparing for Thanksgiving on the family’s farm in Washing...
Area native writes about Rostraver’s ‘Tree of Hope’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 27, 2024
The isolated Christmas tree is the subject of the latest children’s book by Lori VanKirk Schue. A notable Christmas Tree that sits along Route 201 in Rostraver Township will be getting its very own ch...
Fire breaks out at McKeesport building with tattoo shop, apartments
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November 27, 2024
No injuries were reported in the early-morning blaze. By the MVI A Tuesday morning fire damaged a McKeesport building that houses a tattoo shop and apartments. Firefighters responded to Versailles Ave...
Tuesday night fire in Monessen
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November 27, 2024
Monessen firefighters responded to a fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday n the 400 block of Reed Avenue for a church fire. Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple  no one was in the building, and said it...
Elizabeth Borough Council doesn’t expect taxes to rise
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 27, 2024
More work is going to be done on the budget proposal before the final vote is taken Dec. 18. Elizabeth council had further discussions about its 2025 budget proposal at Tuesday’s meeting. Council memb...
Judge denies bond for man accused in Parkway West road rage shooting
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
November 27, 2024
A McKeesport man accused of shooting another in the face during an alleged road rage incident on the Parkway West this summer will remain in jail pending trial. Rashawn Hall, 22, asked the court earli...
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November 27, 2024
By the MVI Miracle on Main Street and the annual Candy Cane Lane parade will be held from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday in West Newton. The Main Street parade will kick off at 5:30 p.m., followed by Santa’s...
Light-Up Night rings in the holidays at Penn Highlands
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November 26, 2024
Children opened the hospital’s celebration by flipping a ceremonial switch. For the MVI Penn Highlands Mon Valley hosted its 38th annual Light-Up Night on the hospital’s Carroll Township campus Monday...
EF’s ‘Pass the Turkey’ drive feeds 64 families
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2024
The program created by Crista Scalfari has been helping area residents for a full decade. The 10th annual “Pass the Turkey” initiative that feeds K-12 families for Thanksgiving took place Monday at El...
Driver injured in North Belle Vernon accident
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November 26, 2024
Photo courtesy of Dave Wadsworth First responders were called to the scene of a vehicle accident with entrapment along Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon around 5 p.m. Monday. NBV Fire Chief Shelby Fe...
Taxes steady in Monessen’s 2025 budget proposal
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2024
The city hasn’t approved a rate increase since 2020. Monessen introduced its 2025 preliminary budget, which does not include a property tax increase, during Monday’s council meeting. The city’s $4.6 m...
Gate of Heaven church honors veterans at service
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November 26, 2024
The veterans were presented with gifts of gratitude for their service. For the MVI The Gate of Heaven Church of God in Christ, 644 Reed Ave., Monessen, honored its military veterans during a special s...