Community center feasibility study results awaited
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WEST MIFFLIN
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 5, 2025
The borough can pursue grant money once the results are in. A feasibility study for a possible new community center in West Mifflin is set to be finished at the end of July. Creating a recreation cent...
Trump threatening to dump Canada might be the best thing to ever happen to it
Politics
July 5, 2025
Editor’s note: Jonah Goldberg’s column will not appear this week. This is a substitution column by Rachel Marsden. PARIS – The U.S. and Canada have been stuck in a long-term marriage of convenience. B...
ROLLIN’ INTO THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
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July 3, 2025
Taking advantage of the warm sunshine Wednesday afternoon, Michelle Hamilton of Roscoe, Rayden Eddy, 6, Raegan Eddy, 8, Ryder Eddy, 10, and John Snyder rollerbladed at Mingo Creek County Park to get t...
Charleroi councilman irate over removal of his agenda topic
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 3, 2025
Councilman Larry Celaschi accused the council president of overstepping. Tempers flared when a Charleroi councilman realized one of his proposed items for discussion had been removed from the agenda f...
McKeesport unanimously appoints new police chief, hires officers
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 3, 2025
Acting police Chief Josh Alfer was promoted to the top position in the city police department. McKeesport Council appointed Josh Alfer as the city’s new police chief. Council unanimously voted to appo...
BVA Rotary honors Paul Harris fellows, celebrates club’s accomplishments
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July 3, 2025
Outgoing officers were recognized as new officers took over for the new district year. For the MVI Several Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club members were honored with the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow Aw...
Seeking tips, police release video in fatal McKeesport shooting
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July 3, 2025
By the MVI Allegheny County Police released surveillance video and new details about a June 2024 fatal shooting in McKeesport in hopes of getting tips about the identities of two people and the driver...
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival expected to draw 90K over weekend
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July 3, 2025
By KAITLYN HUGHES TribLive Stained glass artist Amy Primmer already is a big fan of the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, and she’s only been there once. “I don’t think I’ve seen (a vendor show...
Monongahela pedestrian accident under investigation
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 3, 2025
Emma Lou Ferrari, 85, of Monessen, died at UPMC Mercy Hospital 13 days after she was struck by a vehicle in Monongahela. A pedestrian accident in Monongahela last month that resulted in the death of a...
Immobilize the Mamifada
Politics
July 3, 2025
In New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor last week, Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, son of a former governor, once married to a Kennedy (that’s admirable in Democrat circles), lost to the pr...
Around The Valley
July 3, 2025
The Great Allegheny Passage has been named one of the best sunset spots in the United States. Running from Cumberland, Md. to Pittsburgh in the Appalachian Mountains and through the Laurel Highlands, ...
State official delivers $1.5M gift during Club Serenity visit
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 2, 2025
The Charleroi enterprise is among 12 recipients in a $20M grant program to create drop-in centers. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones visited a Charl...
Neighbor complains of snakes, high grass
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 2, 2025
A resident appealed to township supervisors for help with a home that’s awaiting a sheriff’s sale. While some property owners don’t comply with township code in a timely manner, one home in Carroll To...
Communities to light up the skies to celebrate Independence Day
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July 2, 2025
By the MVI Pull up a lawn chair, it’s time for fireworks! Many community celebrations are planned around the Mon Valley to not only celebrate the Fourth of July, but to also bring neighbors together f...
Pa. lawmakers react as Senate approves Trump budget bill
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 2, 2025
There were passionate opinions on both sides of the aisle after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy package passed the Senate by the slimmest of margins...
House approves Goughnour bill to aid historic preservation
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 2, 2025
The proposal triples the size of tax credits available for projects. On Monday, the state House approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Dan Goughnour, D-McKeesport, to make it easier to rehabilitate an...
Semper Fidelis club awards three scholarships to MASD graduates
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July 2, 2025
The annual “Salute to the Graduates” program was held at the Healthy Village Learning Institute on Freemont Street. By NYA O'NEAL McKeesport Community Newsroom McKeesport’s Semper Fidelis club continu...
Fireworks stores see big business ahead of holiday
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July 2, 2025
Many customers buy in bulk as pyrotechnic prices remain low. By NATHAN FERRARO and HALEY DAUGHERTY TribLive Fourth of July is like Christmas to William Olbeter. “Ever since I was a little kid, I fell ...