Conditional use request for solar panel farm approved
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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 16, 2025
Representatives from Pivot Energy were at Monday’s meeting to answer residents’ questions about the project. Rostraver Township commissioners voted Monday to grant a conditional use request for a sola...
Hand, foot and mouth cases reported
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MONESSEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 16, 2025
Monessen School District confirmed more than five cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in its elementary school, according to Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte. In a letter to families Monday, Motte wr...
EF to welcome new members into hall of fame
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September 16, 2025
An induction banquet will be held Saturday morning at the Georgetown Center in Pleasant Hills. For the MVI Elizabeth Forward High School will hold its 28th annual Hall of Fame events this weekend. Nin...
Savvy Citizen is now operating in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 16, 2025
The notification app sends direct messages to borough residents. Charleroi residents now have a faster, more direct way to stay in the loop. At Wednesday’s meeting, council voted to move forward with ...
NBV secures nearly $400,000 in grants and equipment donations
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 16, 2025
North Belle Vernon Councilwoman Karen Jones was commended for her commitment to working on grant applications. North Belle Vernon’s momentum in securing grant funding isn’t slowing down. Since being t...
APPLE DUMPLING TIME AT BETHESDA CHURCH
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September 16, 2025
Bethesda United Presbyterian Church, 314 Third St., Elizabeth Borough (at the bottom of the Route 51 north off-ramp and across from Dollar General) is holding its advance order apple dumpling sale. Th...
The four horsemen of the Western apocalypse
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September 16, 2025
E urope is plagued by a number of existential crises. Yet they are all self-inflicted — and by a dominant, therapeutic culture that embraced utopian but lethal bromides. These suicidal wounds are now ...
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September 16, 2025
For the MVI The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center will host a senior personal self-defense class at 6 p.m. Wednesday. This engaging and practical workshop is designed to empower seniors wi...
Politics
By By TOM FONTAINE TribLive 
September 16, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is scheduled to speak about political violence at Tuesday’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Downtown Pittsburgh, less than a week after a gunman assassinated conservativ...
Politics
September 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY Commissioners are putting the brakes on spending. That makes sense. The county is not exactly swimming in cash. In December 2023, commissioners pivoted toward a last-minute tax inc...
Summer bash celebration in Donora
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September 15, 2025
Kayla Smolk of Brownsville looks at a tarantula held by Copeland Whitfield of the Pittsburgh Zoo during Saturday’s Summer Bash in Donora. The event was sponsored by the Donora Smog Commemorative Commi...
Water safety class held at YMCA in response to tragic drowning
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 15, 2025
Saturday’s event offered a demonstration on how to save someone in trouble, along with advice for avoiding danger in the water. In the wake of a heartbreaking tragedy in Donora earlier this summer, a ...
Township’s storm sewer, sanitary lines inspected
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 15, 2025
Commissioners expect the Boston Fieldhouse project to be completed right on schedule. Elizabeth Township storm sewer and sanitary lines were inspected last month, pothole patching has been done and th...
Pisciottano seeks to reform RACP process
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 15, 2025
His bill would make the bidding more transparent. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano recently introduced legislation aimed at improving transparency and closing loopholes in the Redevelopment Assistance Capi...
Brush fire in Rostraver Township
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September 15, 2025
Cost of health insurance to soar unless subsidies are extended
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September 15, 2025
Congressional Democrats have threatened to shut down the government at the end of the month if there’s no new agreement. WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax cred...
Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy plans permanent arts facility in California
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 15, 2025
The Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy has announced plans to secure a permanent, turn-key facility in the heart of California Borough. The proposed space will serve as the new home for MVPAA’s growin...
Could our current leaders pass the citizenship test?
Politics
September 15, 2025
The overhaul of American attitudes toward immigration has many fronts. One is the border, both the southern and northern frontiers. Another is workplaces — Mexican restaurants, manufacturing plants li...