Podcast seeks to lift stigma on mental health issues
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 31, 2025
“The Gaster Girls,” originally from Elizabeth, talk about their lives in an effort to help others. Two Elizabeth natives are relying on their experiences with mental health to try to spread awareness ...
100 Days of School
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January 31, 2025
Students and staff at Homeville Elementary School in the West Mifflin Area School District had some fun celebrating their 100th day of school earlier this week. Homeville Elementary School
Tax season has begun. Here’s when you’ll get your refund
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January 31, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 140 million people will file returns by April 15. The agency has also debuted a new online tool to help taxpayers check the status of any re...
Around The Valley
Local resident nabbed in drug sting
January 31, 2025
A former Monessen resident was sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of production of material depicting the sexual expl...
Politics
January 31, 2025
THE SOMEWHAT SIMPLIFIED diagrams in social studies textbooks and the catchy tunes of “Schoolhouse Rock!” have taught us a rudimentary idea of what society looks like and how government fits into that....
Trump is not king
Politics
January 31, 2025
Elon Musk hailed Donald Trump’s second presidential term as “the return of the king,” and Trump is acting that way, governing as if he possesses a divine right to exercise unlimited power. He’s even d...
Politics
Astounded and sickened
January 31, 2025
To the Editor: What a wonderful time to be alive and see what one man can do to change the lives of thousands. So many things are happening so quickly, it’s hard to keep up. One would hardly notice ho...
Coffee for a cause at Ringgold Middle School
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January 30, 2025
Marnie Hayward, a paraprofessional at Ringgold Middle School, purchases an iced white chocolate raspberry mocha from Vinnie Folino from the Roaming Bean Coffee Truck at the school’s parking lot on Wed...
Local leaders react to halt of funding freeze
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 30, 2025
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion. Local elected officials have differing opinions on a move by the Trump administration to halt federal funding to stat...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 30, 2025
The money came from the Pa. Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund. Several Mon Valley communities received economic development funding for various projects. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mif...
McKeesport Area High School to host Groundhog Day band festival concert
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January 30, 2025
The festival, set for Feb. 4, will feature guest artist Dr. James Gourlay. For the MVI Band students in five Mon Valley school districts will perform together in the annual Groundhog Day Concert Band ...
Washington Co. inmate detained by ICE
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January 30, 2025
By the MVI Up to six Washington County inmates could be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jose Turcios Salmeron, a native of El Salvador, was being held at Washington County Jail o...
Monessen High School gym requires repairs to prevent building from shifting
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January 30, 2025
School officials are concerned safety issues could arise in the gymnasium. The Monessen Middle/ High School gymnasium requires structural repairs to prevent the building from shifting further or colla...
Area man charged after raid reaps massive amounts of drugs, guns, cash
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January 30, 2025
By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive A young child is being helped by social services after a Clairton man was arrested on drug crimes and firearms violations following a raid at his home earlier this month...
Winter is the busy season for Mon Valley firefighters
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 29, 2025
There were three significant fires within about 12 hours Monday and Tuesday. Western Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in house fires since the beginning of winter, and Mon Valley fire chiefs have some ...
Zoning variance denied in Carroll Township
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 29, 2025
Ahmed Jasim of Black Lotus Group plans to take legal action now that his home-building project is on hold indefinitely. Black Lotus Group will not be permitted to finish a project to build two new hom...
Council hears concerns on condition of Monessen boat launch
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MONESSEN
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 29, 2025
Boating and fishing enthusiasts have been avoiding the area since a dam demolition project was conducted last year. Recreationists have deemed Monessen’s boat launch to be “unusable” as a result of dr...