Signage addressed in Elizabeth
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 29, 2024
Borough officials are working with PennDOT to try to create a safer environment. Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick talked to Elizabeth Borough Council at its July meeting about the improvemen...
Will support for vouchers affect Shapiro’s VP chances?
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July 29, 2024
Shapiro didn’t endorse school vouchers until he ran for governor. By STEPHEN CARUSO, ANGELA COULOUMBIS and KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is being eyed as a poten...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 29, 2024
It will take place after school, providing fun and extra instruction for the district’s K-6 students. A new afterschool program for K-6 students in the California Area School District will kick off th...
WWII veteran finally receives Purple Heart
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 27, 2024
It was awarded posthumously Friday to the family of the local World War II combat veteran. It was a moment decades in the making. On Friday, as the sun shined and a hawk soared nearby, tears gently fi...
Elizabeth celebrates Riverfest
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 27, 2024
The annual festival will continue today with music and a firefighters parade. Fun for the whole family is taking place in downtown Elizabeth this weekend. The annual Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest, whi...
McKeesport author publishes inspirational book for children
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July 27, 2024
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Brooke Auckerman, a friendly 20-year-old with a winning smile and a positive outlook on life, is now a published author. Auckerman’s new children’s book, “Be Kind Loretta Owl”...
Pagano honored for dedication to helping addicts
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 27, 2024
The Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition and Mental Health America presented him with awards. Carroll Township resident Joey Pagano, a social worker and advocate for those suffering from addiction, rec...
FUN WITH PLAY-DOH AT MONONGAHELA AREA LIBRARY
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July 26, 2024
Amy Imbrogno, 2, of Monessen (left) and Lyla Hill, 3, of New Eagle participated in a Play-Doh activity Wednesday at Monongahela Area Library. The Summer Reading Extravaganza, hosted by the Washington ...
Channel opening to be expedited
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2024
It’s now expected to be open to river traffic in September rather than December. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has decided to expedite the opening of a 100-foot-wide navigation ...
MarBill’s grand reopening continues through Saturday
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July 26, 2024
By SARAH PELLIS The business recently moved to Broad Avenue in Belle Vernon, near where it was founded 60 years ago. spellis@yourmvi.com MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry is celebrating its grand reopening...
Some residents oppose new modular homes
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2024
They brought a petition to Thursday’s meeting and were told to contact WCA. Several residents of Motheral Avenue voiced concerns during Thursday’s Monessen council meeting about the building of modula...
Principal at BVA High School resigns
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2024
The district is hoping to fill the position before school starts in August. Michael Sable resigned Tuesday as principal at Belle Vernon Area High School, and the district is searching for a replacemen...
Man accused of hitting woman, killing dog
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2024
A Port Vue man is in jail after allegedly killing his neighbor’s dog and injuring her after she asked him to turn down his music. John Lee Mack Jr., 27, is charged with two counts of aggravated assaul...
Group hopes to revive Monessen’s Cultural Heritage Festival tradition
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The Mon Valley NAACP is organizing the event, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park in Monessen. Mon Valley NAACP Unit 2274 is once again bringing back ...
Local pharmacists: Pharmacy benefit manager regulation law step in the right direction
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The bill sets restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, third-party intermediaries that work with drug manufacturers, pharmacies and insurance providers Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill last week that...
Donora museum is a tribute to Mon Valley’s star athletes
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
July 25, 2024
Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. As the Higgins continued their tour at the museum, they learned tha...
McKeesport, White Oak churches partner to host vacation Bible school
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The fourth annual Community Vacation Bible School will be held July 29-Aug. 2 at White Oak Park. Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak is partnering with McKeesport Area Shared Ministry UMC...
Valley officials sound off on Biden’s speech
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July 25, 2024
President Joe Biden has delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy. By TAYLOR BROWN AND SARAH PELLIS tbrown@yourmvi.com spellis@yourmvi.com President Joe Biden addressed the A...
Six Gun Sally, Artimus Pyle return to heat up aquatorium
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ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 25, 2024
Bo Bice of American Idol will open on the main stage for Saturday’s concert in Monongahela. The Monongahela Aquatorium’s Rockin’ on the Mon concert this weekend features local favorite classic and Sou...
PERFECT SUMMER DAY
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July 24, 2024
Allana Hough and Angelo Menozzi, both 16 of North Belle Vernon, enjoyed Tuesday’s mild weather at Community Bank Park. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go to our website ...