Spaghetti dinner fundraiser set for Elrama fire victims
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 9, 2024
It will take place Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Monongahela. Family, friends and strangers have come to the aid of the victims of a tragic Aug. 23 fire in the Elrama community of Union Township that ...
Trump plans event in Smithton area
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
September 9, 2024
The former president will deliver a speech Sept. 23 at an undetermined farm. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Southwestern Pennsylvania this month to speak at an event in Westmo...
Local firefighter took on challenge in Montana
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 7, 2024
Casey Donahoe volunteered to battle wildfires in the state. A lifetime member of Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company in White Oak spent one of the hottest months of the year battling wildfires in Montana. ...
Pa. voters can cast provisional ballot if mail ballot is rejected
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 7, 2024
That was the ruling of a Commonwealth Court panel in a case brought by Butler County. A state court ruled Thursday that Pennsylvania voters will be able to submit a provisional ballot for Election Day...
Monessen native’s family foundation donates $40K to WCCC for scholarships
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September 7, 2024
Robert “Bob” Miner Jr., who was raised in Monessen, has a deep connection to Westmoreland County. For the MVI The Robert Miner Family Foundation, based in Greensburg, recently donated $40,000 to Westm...
Cheerleader in Training
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September 7, 2024
California held Youth Football and Cheer night at Friday’s game against Waynesburg. Midget League cheerleader Presley Solomon was lifted up by Ava Bojtos, Addison Gregory and Morgan Ziglear. To purcha...
Borough building upgrade set
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DONORA
By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
September 7, 2024
Bids on the project will be awarded later this month. Donora Council will hold a special meeting later this month to award bids for the cleaning and rehabilitation of the exterior of the borough build...
West Newton youth center to pilot workforce program for 6 interns
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September 7, 2024
The plan is to repurpose an abandoned truck the Waypoint nonprofit acquired when it purchased a former lumber mill on Mallard Street, where the youth center relocated last fall. By JEFF HIMLER TribLiv...
Trump’s inner circle pushes U.S. Steel sale
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By By RYAN DETO TribLive 
September 7, 2024
He has previously pledged to block the proposed purchase by Nippon Steel. Former President Donald Trump was quick to announce his opposition earlier this year to a proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. ...
Former employees shocked by closing of Charleroi glass plant
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 6, 2024
The long-time business will cease operations by the end of the year. People who built their lives, families and legacies making glass in Charleroi are at a loss for words. One day after Anchor Hocking...
Navigation channel opened through Locks and Dam 3
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2024
It’s currently only open to commercial vessels, but full access is being planned by December. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announced it has officially opened a 100-foot-wide na...
Sloane pleads guilty in animal cruelty case
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2024
She will be on probation for five years under the plea agreement and must resign as Washington County controller. Washington County Controller April Sloane pleaded guilty Thursday to felony aggravated...
Glass making is important part of Charleroi’s history
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 6, 2024
Glass is Charleroi. Built on the foundation of thousands of workers, although the name has changed over the years, Pyrex has deep roots in the Magic City. It started when the Macbeth- Evans Glass Comp...
Former agent with the state AG’s Office accused of stealing $174K
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2024
Brenda Sawyer is charged with stealing $121,000 from the state attorney general’s office and $52,650 from the NAACP chapter in McKeesport. Thursday’s McKeesport Area school board meeting didn’t provid...
Ex-FOP officer in McKeesport accused of theft
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2024
Joseph Osinski allegedly took more than $1 million for his personal use. A former McKeesport detective and Fraternal Order of Police financial secretary was arrested on charges of stealing more than $...
Jacktown Road reopens with ribbon-cutting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 6, 2024
The road was repaired and widened by Elizabeth Township’s public works department. Since 2019, Elizabeth Township’s steep, uphill Jacktown Road has been closed, and for many years before that, it was ...
Port Vue announces upcoming programs
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
September 6, 2024
Council voted to pursue grants for street construction and tourismrelated projects. Port Vue Borough Council announced several public programs during Wednesday’s council meeting. Councilman Bob Better...
NEW ‘KIDS’ ON CAMPUS AT CALIFORNIA AREA
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September 5, 2024
California Area School District sixth graders Reno Zanardelli, 11, and Jace Sines, 11, of Jamey Wolfe’s class are shown feeding carrots to a pair of goats named “Buddy” and “Acorn” in an outdoor pen a...
U.S. Steel rallies for sale to Nippon Steel
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September 5, 2024
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that President Joe Biden plans to stop the deal from going forward. By JACK TROY TribLive Standing before a sea of workers in orange jackets and hard hats, U.S. ...