McKeesport Little Theater to participate in Pittsburgh New Works Festival
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 19, 2024
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been dedicated to producing new plays from all over the world for 33 years. McKeesport Little Theater will stage “They-Said, They-Said,” a one-act play written by...
PA CareerLink celebrates opening of Charleroi office
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
Officials believe the new location is more accessible to the clients it serves. PA CareerLink moved its Mon Valley office from Donora to Charleroi in July in an effort to provide a more convenient loc...
Westmoreland County DA unveils courthouse retreat for crime victims
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 17, 2024
Nicole Ziccarelli said the new area is intended to “help their healing.” It was a pre-teen victim of a sexual assault who two years ago made it clear to Westmoreland prosecutors that the sterile court...
Return to school comes early for some districts
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 17, 2024
Most area students will be back in class sometime next week. Students across the Mon Valley are preparing to head back to school. For many of them, the return to class has come more quickly than usual...
Air Force captain getting ready to soar at weekend’s Westmoreland Airshow
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By By RENATTA SIGNORINI Trib Total Media 
August 17, 2024
The event will take place today and Sunday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Air Force Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner will be hurtling through the sky over Westmoreland County at more than 60...
2 charged in fatal shooting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
One of the suspects was involved in a SWAT standoff in Monongahela this week. Allegheny County Police announced Friday that two men, including one who was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff We...
White Oak receives DEP violation notice
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 17, 2024
The issue involves worries about the composting facility in the borough. White Oak received notice of a violation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regarding the borough’s c...
Monessen police to hold drill at school
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August 17, 2024
By the MVI Monessen police Chief Dave Yuhasz announced the police department will be holding a training drill from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Monessen High School. Yuhasz wants to alert residents as t...
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August 17, 2024
A West Newton man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for a series of crimes over a three-year period that included an assault, threats made against police and the theft of an American flag ...
Kolo dancers help to close 2024 International Village
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
Organizers raved about the success of this year’s event International Village at Renziehausen Park in Mc-Keesport concluded Thursday night with another lineup of ethnic entertainment and, of course, m...
Ken Wiltz remembered as leader in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 16, 2024
Friends recalled his kind nature along with his love for the district. Ken Wiltz broke the mold. A champion for his students — on the field, in the classroom and as a veteran leader on the Charleroi A...
UPMC wound clinic celebrates new location
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
The facility completed its move into the sixth floor of Mansfield Tower at UPMC McKeesport. UPMC Wound Healing Services at UPMC McKeesport celebrated the grand opening of a new location Thursday with ...
EF board prepares for start of new school year
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
August 16, 2024
As Elizabeth Forward students prepare to return to the classroom, renovations are moving forward at the high school. During Wednesdays school board meeting, Superintendent Keith Konyk said it’s “crunc...
International Village: Celebrating cultures — and food
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2024
The annual three-day festival continues from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. Upon entering International Village, the aroma of the many ethnic foods greets visitors like they’re ...
Suspect finally surrenders after long standoff in Monongahela
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August 15, 2024
Emmanuel Houghton, 19, is also a suspect in multiple crimes in Allegheny County, officials said. By SARAH PELLIS and LADIMIR GARCIA spellis@yourmvi.com lgarcia@yourmvi.com A 19-year-old Carnegie man s...
New homes to be built in Monessen will help address need for revitalization
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2024
Westmoreland Community Action officials expect the homes to be ready by October. Five new homes will be built in a Monessen neighborhood as a way to bring affordable housing to residents and transform...
Bob Seger tribute ‘Hollywood Nights’ returns to aquatorium
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ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 15, 2024
Hollywood Nights will headline Saturday’s Rockin’ on the Mon concert, with opener Mark Ferrari. Bob Seger tribute band Hollywood Nights will headline alongside opener Mark Ferrari, an acoustic rock ar...
The Nehemiah Project: A rebirth of the Mon Valley
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
August 15, 2024
Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring a futuristic, fictional Mon Valley on a summer vacation. You might be wondering how in the world did the...
Homesteading classes to be held at Greenock Log House
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August 15, 2024
Learn homesteading tips to preserve foods at the historic log house in Elizabeth Township. For the MVI Sourdough bread, bread and butter pickles and sauerkraut preserved the same way some great-grandm...