Summer events for families at the Greenock Log House
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June 24, 2025
Military Day will be held Saturday at the restored Elizabeth Township log house. For the MVI Summer events are underway at the Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township and there are more planned for f...
State funding benefits housing, community development
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 24, 2025
Numerous local projects were included in the latest round of PHARE funding. Housing and community development projects across the region received support through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability...
Cooling centers to open for residents without power
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June 24, 2025
The Monessen Civic Center is among the locations being targeted by Westmoreland County. By PATRICK VARINE TribLive Local emergency management coordinators are working to open up cooling centers in the...
Iran airstrike has supporters, foes among local lawmakers
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 24, 2025
Some applaud President Trump’s action, while others question his constitutional authority. Pennsylvania legislators are divided in their reactions after President Donald Trump authorized a weekend air...
Area hospitals report rise in heat-related illnesses
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June 24, 2025
An extreme heat warning for several local counties remains in effect through 8 p.m. Wednesday. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Hospitals throughout Western Pennsylvania are seeing a spike in patients with hea...
BVA Rotary scholarship winners
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June 24, 2025
The Rotary Club of Belle Vernon Area recently awarded $12,500 in scholarships to Belle Vernon area and Frazier graduates during a June 5 meeting at Cedarbrook Clubhouse Grill. Shown, from left, are Fr...
McKeesport High School Class of 1968 celebrates 75th birthday
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June 24, 2025
Members of McKeesport High School’s Class of 1968 gathered Thursday for their fourth annual weenie roast and 75th birthday celebration at Renzie Park in McKeesport. It has been 57 years since the Clas...
Juneteenth celebration in McKeesport
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June 23, 2025
McKeesport’s fourth annual “Come Get Wright” Juneteenth Kickball Tournament and Community Day brought games, music, vendors and fireworks to Renziehausen Park on Saturday. Named after co-sponsor Allen...
Rockin’ on the Mon Riverfest kicks off summer of music
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
June 23, 2025
Whey Jennings headlined the extended show Saturday at the Aquatorium in Monongahela. After playing a full song for a soundcheck a half hour before his headlining show Saturday at the Monongahela Aquat...
Charleroi ready for Magic City Saturday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 23, 2025
The second annual summer celebration will take place this weekend. The second annual Magic City Saturday will take place this weekend. The event started last year as a new summer tradition to replace ...
PennDOT concrete work to restrict traffic on I-70
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June 23, 2025
By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Single-lane restrictions will be in effect beginning today on a stretch of Interstate 70 in Rostraver and South Huntingdon townships and during several weekends on a segment of...
Kuzma eyes back-to-school tax holiday
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 23, 2025
He has introduced a bill to exempt certain items for students from sales tax for a week in August. State Rep. Andrew Kuzma, R-Elizabeth, has introduced a bill to help families purchase school supplies...
Board recognizes All-State Chorus members
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MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
June 23, 2025
Lucas Sotereanos and Michael Pfeffercorn are the first MASD students to achieve that honor in more than three decades. By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area school board members recogniz...
Valley Hall adds six with Class of 2025
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MID-MON VALLEY ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 21, 2025
The 30th annual Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held Friday night at St. Spyridon Hellenic Center to welcome six new inductees to the exclusive club. Tom DeRosa, Scott Mc...
‘SPLASH PARTY’ IN WEST NEWTON
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June 21, 2025
Benjamin Perrin, 6, Adriana Wilson, 7, and Reed Bizzozero, 7, all of West Newton, played together Friday evening as the West Newton Community Swimming Pool held a “Splash Party” to celebrate the first...
Upgrades are underway at Charleroi’s Third Street Park
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 21, 2025
Borough officials are hoping to have a grand opening ceremony this summer. Third Street Park in Charleroi will begin to look a lot different over the next few weeks. After months of preparation and pl...
Ex-employee sues Penn Highlands, two doctors
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 21, 2025
Melanie White claims she nearly died after being sold illegal weight-loss drugs. Penn Highlands Mon Valley and two of its physicians have been sued by a former staff member who claims she was sold wei...
3 new junior commissioners introduced
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 21, 2025
Kamerin Krise, Lillian Racunas and Brendan Stroschein will be part of township government for the upcoming year. At Elizabeth Township’s recent workshop meeting, new junior commissioners were welcomed...
Valley braces for heat wave; cooling centers announced
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 21, 2025
Several cooling centers will be open in the area. The Mon Valley will see the sun this weekend, but the bright sky will be accompanied by potentially dangerous temperatures. According to the National ...
No fare hikes in $17.9M Westmoreland transit budget
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June 21, 2025
The organization would receive a 21% increase in state aid under Gov. Shapiro’s budget proposal. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Westmoreland transit bus fares will stay the same in the next year, officials sa...