Ringgold High School celebrates homecoming
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September 27, 2025
Floyd Kish / For the Mon Valley Independent Ringgold’s homecoming queen and king are Isabella Hooper and Amoni Ward.
Serra Catholic crowns homecoming king and queen
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September 27, 2025
Serra Catholic High School selected Danielle Halligan as queen and Niko Nyapas as king during a homecoming celebration Friday night. Courtesy of Teresa Atkinson
Frazier High School hosts homecoming
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September 27, 2025
Charlee Foster / For the Mon Valley Independent Frazier homecoming queen Chloe Harger is escorted by Noah Gourn.
Charleroi Area celebrates homecoming
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September 27, 2025
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi Area High School crowned homecoming king Derek Karpiak and queen Katie Carpenter at Friday’s game.
125 workers get furlough notices
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September 27, 2025
The workforce reductions became necessary due to the state budget impasse. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive Furlough notices started going out Friday to 125 Westmoreland County employees as leaders seek ...
Monessen cuts speed limit on 3 city streets
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 27, 2025
Montraver Drive, Huston Street and Court Avenue are all reduced to 15 mph. Speed limits are dropping, stop signs are going up and several Monessen streets are shifting to one-way traffic after council...
Police seek suspect in attempted child luring
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 27, 2025
A man is wanted for allegedly attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his vehicle in McKeesport on Sept. 20, according to court records. Hari Karki, 24, of Jersey Street in McKeesport, is facing ch...
Pa. Supreme Court rules Washington County elections board violated voters’ rights
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September 27, 2025
The decision is in response to a policy change regarding mail-in ballot errors in April 2024. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday said that the Washington County Board...
Calvary Gospel Chorus to mark 76th anniversary
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September 27, 2025
The chorus was formed in 1949 and continues to thrive today. For the MVI The Calvary Gospel Chorus of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 230 Reed Ave., Monessen, will celebrate its 76th anniversary with a sp...
PRT board OKs budget to avoid rate hikes, drastic service cuts
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By By JULIA BURDELSKI TribLive 
September 27, 2025
The budget was considered a shortterm solution to avoid “catastrophic” service cuts. Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s board on Friday formally approved a budget that will stave off rate hikes and drastic...
McKeesport seniors raising money for veterans
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 27, 2025
All funds collected through the project will benefit Disabled American Veterans. The McKeesport Area High School senior class student government is starting its annual fundraiser, and is inviting the ...
SNAP benefits cuts to take effect
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 27, 2025
Pa. residents could lose benefits by December if they fail to comply with new regulations. Across Allegheny, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties, thousands of residents who rely on food assi...
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September 27, 2025
To the Editor: Is anyone listening to Donald Trump’s ramblings day after day? Do we really care? Should we care? Absolutely. Are we one day going to regret that as citizens we did not see what was hap...
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By By JOSH BOAK Associated Press 
September 27, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25...
Could Trump’s campaign against the media come back to bite conservatives?
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September 27, 2025
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s— apparently temporary— suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administrat...
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September 27, 2025
Homecoming celebrations kicked into high gear last night with Charleroi, Frazier, Monessen, Ringgold, Monessen and Serra Catholic high schools crowning the new king and queen. Homecoming is an importa...
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September 27, 2025
PennDOT announced the following tentative work plan for the week of Sept. 29. All maintenance activities are dependent on weather and operations. Motorists can anticipate detours, flaggers, moving ope...
81 years later, World War II hero is brought home to rest
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September 26, 2025
A funeral service was held Thursday at Howe Cemetery for 2nd Lt. Donald Sheppick. By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Eighty-one years after he died with his crew in a World War II plane crash over ...
Monessen chooses sewer separation over equalization tank
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 26, 2025
Mayor Ron Mozer said the tank now carries an $8M price tag, which makes it too expensive to consider. Faced with state mandates and soaring construction costs, Monessen officials said Thursday the cit...