Heated races for seats on Mon Valley school boards
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November 5, 2025
By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com The races for open seats on Valley-wide school boards were among some of the most competitive in Tuesday’s general election. Here are the unofficial results of se...
Honick top vote getter in EF School Board race
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
Candidates Dorothy A. Wycoff and Margaret Morgan came up short in their bid for election. The race for one of four, four-year seats on the Elizabeth Forward School Board was a rollercoaster all evenin...
Valley voters decide county, municipal races
Elections, Latest News, Main
November 5, 2025
This year’s primary election featured several contested races throughout the Mon Valley. By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Here is a look at several county and municipal election results in Allegh...
Spedaliere defeats Lander in Rostraver tax collector’s race
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
Newcomer Jody Spedaliere has been elected tax collector in Rostraver Township, ousting incumbent Republican Patricia Pat Lander in a close race. According to unofficial election results, Spedaliere he...
Amy Cline wins in Forward Township
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GENERAL ELECTION 2025 RESULTS
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 5, 2025
Amy Cline defeated Thomas D. Prentice Jr. for the six-year term as a township supervisor. Amy Cline has turned her interim appointment into a full six-year term on the Forward Township Board of Superv...
Mandarino new city controller in Monessen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
The former police chief posted a convincing win over independent candidate Ernie Telegraphis. Retired city police chief John Mandarino defeated independent Ernie Telegraphis by a substantial margin in...
Adams sails to victory in Allegheny County Council District 9 race
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 5, 2025
Aaron Adams of Duquesne will fill the seat long held by District 9 Councilman Bob Macey, who is retiring. Democrat Aaron Adams of Duquesne sailed to an easy victory for the Allegheny County Council Di...
Westmoreland County judges win retention
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November 5, 2025
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly returned three local judges to the Common Pleas Court bench. With all 306 precincts reporting, incumbent judges Tim Kr...
Dick Cheney’s complicated legacy
Politics
November 5, 2025
When George W. Bush ran for president in 2000, he faced a widespread public perception that he was callow and inexperienced, even though he was 54 years old and the governor of Texas. That’s not an un...
Sopcak wins supervisor seat in Fallowfield Township
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 5, 2025
The Republican incumbent defeated challenger David M. Diess. Fallowfield Township voters opted for continuity Tuesday, reelecting Joseph Sopcak to another term as township supervisor after a close rac...
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West Mifflin
November 5, 2025
• Markale Grimmitt James, 32, of Verona, was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, strangulation, resisting arrest and criminal mischief stemming from an alleged incident...
Nov. 10 fundraiser planned for Our Brothers’ Keeper
Latest News, Main
November 4, 2025
The organization was established to help reduce the high suicide rate among veterans. MATT PETRAS For the MVI A popular Mon Valley sports bar and restaurant is planning a fundraiser to aid an organiza...
Effects of SNAP cuts felt in Pa.
Latest News, Main
November 4, 2025
Many are stepping up to help those in need of food. By HALEY DAUGHERTY, JULIA BURDELSKI and QUINCEY REESE TribLive Madison Shtur lined the shelves of her pay-whatyou- can thrift store in Jeannette on ...
Municipal, judicial races on the ballot today
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 4, 2025
Supreme Court retention decisions have been highly politicized and could result in greater-than-normal voter turnout. Voters across Pennsylvania will head to the polls today to decide races for local ...
Local service tax may rise to $52
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 4, 2025
Commissioners also discussed taking out a $1.2 million TAN loan. Commissioner Josh Walls said during Monday’s meeting that Elizabeth Township’s 2026 budget will be finished in the next few weeks. Comm...
Allegheny County announces winter shelter program for homeless
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
November 4, 2025
McKeesport Downtown Housing is among the locations being offered. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive As temperatures drop, Allegheny County has announced its winter shelter plan for the homeless community. The...
Man will stand trial on charges he torched home over $200 drug debt
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November 4, 2025
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive A man set fire to a McKeesport home in September after a couple who had lived there failed to pay him $200 for heroin, police said. After a preliminary hearing Monday, Arth...
Valley 1st Community FCU gives back
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November 4, 2025
Salvation Army Mon Valley Worship and Service Center Capt. Kara Martin, far left, is joined by (from left) Valley 1st Community Federal Credit Union representatives Rick Nagel, vice president of lendi...
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Clairton
November 4, 2025
• Jasmine Hanbounleng, 20, of Charleroi was charged with corruption of minors, purchasing alcohol by a minor and unreasonable noise stemming from an alleged incident Friday, court records state. • Ric...
Monessen High School Class of 1975 holds reunion
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November 4, 2025
Monessen High School Class of 1975 recently celebrated its 50-year reunion at the Clubhouse Grille in Rostraver Township. The weekend began with a golf outing Friday morning at the Cedarbrook Golf Cou...