Around The Valley, Features
Monessen library holding annual book sale
April 16, 2026
Fraternal Order Eagles 2399, 461 Schoonmaker Ave., Monessen is hosting a Parkinson’s disease fundraising event with guest bartenders Tyler and friends from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday featuring a 50/50 ...
BINGO SUNDAY AT THE DONORA LIBRARY
Around The Valley, Features
April 16, 2026
A bingo fundraiser will be held Sunday at the Donora Public Library, 510 Meldon Ave. Doors open at noon, and games begin at 1 p.m. Admission is $15. Food and beverages will be available for sale, door...
Helping out at the game
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April 15, 2026
Maksim Watkins, 9, of Charleroi and Anthony Cicci, 10, of Fallowfield Township chased foul balls at Vets Field in Charleroi during Tuesday’s Charleroi Area High School baseball game against Keystone O...
Monessen strategic foresight workshops prepare a roadmap for the city
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 15, 2026
Mayor Ron Mozer called them “an extreme success” in navigating the future. During a two-day strategic foresight workshop last week, Monessen officials got a vision of what’s possible for the city in t...
Charleroi fills one position, creates another
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 15, 2026
In a resumption of last week’s meeting, council unanimously approved the hiring of Tammy Greco and Holly Haley. A week after deadlocked votes and heated debate, Charleroi council filled one key office...
Miskanin resigns from Glassport council
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By By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI 
April 15, 2026
Council won’t take any action to fill the position until next week’s meeting. Glassport Borough Council President Anthony Colecchi announced at Tuesday’s workshop meeting that Councilman Bob Miskanin ...
Tax return deadline arrives at midnight
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April 15, 2026
The Shapiro administration encourages Pennsylvanians to take advantage of new and expanded tax credits. By the MVI Tax Day is here. Are you ready? State and federal income tax forms are due today, and...
BVA will reconsider PSBA membership
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
April 15, 2026
The association will no longer provide storage on BoardDocs after June 30. The Belle Vernon Area school board discussed its Pennsylvania School Boards Association membership at Tuesday’s work session....
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
April 15, 2026
Last year’s budget was passed with no tax hike. Monessen City School District is developing its budget for 2026-27. At Tuesday’s meeting, Director Sharon Mauck said the finance committee is working a ...
Post-Gazette announces sale to nonprofit media group
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By By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive 
April 15, 2026
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism indicated that staff cuts are likely when it takes over operations next month. An eleventh-hour buyer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette emerged Tuesday, two...
Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township
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By By QUINCEY REESE TribLive 
April 15, 2026
Glads Deli is operating in Crossroads Plaza. A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township. Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building ...
MASD Tiger Tots work with high school students
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April 15, 2026
Lacey Siess’s child care students teamed up with Brian DeCecco’s building and construction class at McKeesport Area High School to create a hands-on, fun-filled day for the Tiger Tots. The little lear...
Opinion, Politics
April 15, 2026
To the Editor: TACO made a lot of promises to the hard-working citizens of the U.S. He said we would get tired of winning but didn’t tell us when this winning was going to start. He said on his first ...
The many questions of war
Opinion, Politics
April 15, 2026
War is a great engine of change, sweeping aside assumptions, toppling established power relationships, driving new forces into play, rearranging long-held theories and challenging orthodoxies. That ha...
Kevin Mollis named MVRCC Legends of Commerce honoree
Around The Valley, Features
April 15, 2026
For the MVI The Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Kevin Mollis as the 2026 Legends of Commerce Honoree for its annual golf outing. A familiar and respected name throughout t...
POLICE LOG
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April 15, 2026
Charleroi Regional • David John Alexander, 37, of Charleroi was charged with disorderly conduct, retail theft and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Saturday, court records state. A prelimin...
Farm-To-Family Program brings fresh food to Monessen
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April 14, 2026
Clinton Rhodes, left, manager of community engagement for Highmark Wholecare, and Bonnie Mozer carry boxes of fresh produce during a Farm-to-Family distribution event Monday in Monessen. The drive-thr...
Firefighters escaped explosion in Glassport
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
April 14, 2026
The design of an apartment building contributed to the dangerous situation. A fire that tore through two apartment buildings Sunday in Glassport escalated into an explosion, partial building collapse ...