Valley’s access to rivers and trails a delight for travelers
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
August 8, 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. During the next few days of their dream vacatio...
What Pa.’s $47.6B budget does for rural areas
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By By MARLEY PARISH Spotlight PA State College 
August 8, 2024
This year’s state budget addresses some gaps that leaders in rural areas say make it hard to attract and keep people in their communities. This story was produced by the State College regional bureau ...
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By By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media 
August 8, 2024
All students will be able to access the form on or before Dec. 1, which is two months later than in previous years. As fall classes approach, a problem-plagued rollout of the federal government’s revi...
Rain forces change of plans in McKeesport
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2024
A downpour broke up the National Night Out gathering after 90 minutes. National Night Out in McKeesport provided opportunities for residents of the Haler Heights neighborhood to interact with their ci...
Residents brave weather for Mon Valley Night Out
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2024
Hundreds of people attended the annual interaction with area first responders. Events at the third annual Mon Valley Night Out in Rostraver Township were held around a strong storm Tuesday evening. Hu...
McKeesport’s Village for Kids to mark 15th year
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2024
The city’s youth-oriented event will be held Monday, before the start of International Village. The 15th annual Village for Kids will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at the bandshell in Renzieha...
Local voters react to Harris’ selection of Walz
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 7, 2024
The new Democratic ticket kicked off its campaign Tuesday with a rally in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first major decision since moving to the top of the Democratic...
Carroll Twp. to join land bank
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 7, 2024
Supervisors discussed the benefits of the program at Tuesday’s meeting. Carroll Township has decided to join the Washington County Land Bank. On Tuesday, supervisors unanimously agreed to enter in to ...
New hirings approved as start of school nears in Monessen
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 7, 2024
Superintendent Robert Motte said he’s looking forward to having “new faces” on board. The Monessen school board voted unanimously to hire many new employees Tuesday night. The list includes Jason Schm...
Port Vue celebrates National Night Out
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
August 7, 2024
Threatening weather forced a last-minute move of the event into the municipal building. Threatening weather on Tuesday changed Port Vue’s annual National Night Out celebration into a “National Night I...
Hail heralds storm front that moved across the area
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By By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER Trib Total Media 
August 7, 2024
Flash flood warnings were issued, and power was knocked out in several counties. The National Weather Service Pittsburgh received a number of hail reports as a line of strong storms moved through the ...
‘Squad’ member Cori Bush loses to primary challenger
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August 7, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incu...
SAFE FROM THE SUN
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August 6, 2024
Joyanna Bibby, 7, of Coal Center, used an umbrella to shade herself while her twin brother, Beau, practiced with the California Trojans D3 football team Monday evening. To purchase this photo and more...
Plans set for BV Rotary Regatta on the Yough
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August 6, 2024
The third annual event will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 25 at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township. By the MVI The Belle Vernon Rotary Club is planning its 2024 Belle Vernon Rotary Regatta on the...
Police: Man admits setting Elizabeth Township house on fire
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 6, 2024
Ronald Burnheimer reportedly made a spur-of-the-moment decision following an argument with his wife via text messages. An Elizabeth man told police a text-message argument with his wife became too muc...
Donations requested amid nationwide blood shortage
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2024
Five blood drives are scheduled in the Mon Valley in the next month. The American Red Cross declared a nationwide emergency blood shortage Monday, citing a 25% drop of blood supply across the U.S. Acc...
Officer promoted to sergeant
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2024
Jordan Angelo received the promotion as part of a livestreamed meeting of township commissioners. Elizabeth Township commissioners voted Monday to promote police Officer Jordan Angelo to sergeant in f...
Just $10.5M remains of Westmoreland’s $105.3M pandemic relief allocation
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August 6, 2024
A decision on how to use the rest of the money has to be made by the end of the year. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media Westmoreland commissioners have allocated nearly 90% of the $105.3 million in...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 6, 2024
A Charleroi woman is accused of injuring three people in a two-vehicle crash June 5 in Fallowfield Township. Marcy Warren, 55, was charged with DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under t...
Legal bills top $4.2M in fight over key climate change program
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By By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA 
August 6, 2024
The Shapiro administration and legislative Republicans are on opposite sides of court cases involving the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers have spent more than $...