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December 23, 2024
Fighting against full transparency is Pennsylvania’s top elections official, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A battle for election transparency is being waged acr...
Around The Valley
December 23, 2024
State Rep. Matthew R. Gergely, D-McKeesport, announced that a $568,000 state grant was awarded to United States Steel Corp. – Clairton Works for several improvements to rail infrastructure at the faci...
It’s a sweet time of year
Politics
December 23, 2024
BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec— Macaroons. Chocolate eggs. Candy polar bears, lambs, owls and bunnies. A 3-foot-tall figure from “Lord of the Rings,” constructed all in chocolate. Let’s talk about those confect...
Politics
December 23, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY Director of County Operations Greg McCloskey has retired. People do this every day. Yahoo Finance reports an estimated 6.1 million Americans have retired this year — or will in the...
Politics
December 23, 2024
By BILL BARROW AND WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “fooli...
Christmas magic in the air at Monessen Elementary
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December 21, 2024
Dena Seykoski’s first-grade class at Monessen Elementary Center showed their excitement for the start of the holidays. The elementary school hosted Christmas parties on Friday and students wore pajama...
Charleroi Regional Police officers sworn in
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December 21, 2024
Kepler Rhoden and Alan Anderson were officially sworn in as officers with the Charleroi Regional Police Department by Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter during a regional police board meeting. Jen...
Ringgold School District superintendent gets five-year contract extension
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 21, 2024
The school board also promoted high school Principal Greg Seraceni to assistant superintendent. The Ringgold School Board extended Superintendent Randall Skrinjorich’s contract for five years and prom...
Local historians discuss Darr Mine disaster
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December 21, 2024
John Hepple and James Bell presented a discussion and shared photos about the historic tragedy at the Rostraver Township Historical Society. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI On Dec. 19, 1907, a tremendous exp...
Rostraver Twp. ready to roll out new in-house garbage service
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 21, 2024
Rates will remain the same for residents under the new refuse hauling plan. Rostraver Township officially announced dates and times for its new garbage program that begins in January. In October, the ...
Charleroi Regional Police officers promoted
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December 21, 2024
Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter Porter swears in newly appointed Charleroi Regional Police Department sergeants Mike Leasure, Jackson Bucy, Walker Bakewell and Marcus Richardson. Jenn Codeluppi...
Are lobbyist emails to lawmakers public records? A Pennsylvania court will decide
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By ByANGELACOULOUMBIS Spotlight PA 
December 21, 2024
Spotlight PA sued after the Pennsylvania Senate refused to turn over emails between lawmakers and lobbyists. HARRISBURG — As the Pennsylvania legislature prepared to pass sweeping updates to the state...
Western Pa. casinos see revenue spike
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December 21, 2024
By QUINCEY REESE TribLive As the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports an all-time high monthly revenue driven by increases in sports betting, profits also are on the rise at Western Pennsylvania ...
Monessen Knights of Columbus honored
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December 21, 2024
The Monessen Knights of Columbus was recognized with the STAR Council Award for outstanding achievement in membership, insurance, programming and overall operations. Only about 14% of councils worldwi...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 21, 2024
The money will be used to buy much-needed equipment for both fire departments. Two local fire departments received grants from Norfolk Southern to help put safety first for first responders who are de...
Legion Riders save Christmas for family devastated by fire
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2024
The organization tries to do something special at the holidays, along with its other charitable work. Christmas came a little early for a Mon Valley family who lost everything in a recent house fire, ...
$800 worth of toys donated to Auberle
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2024
The donation from the Western PA Pittsburgh Toy Run will brighten the holiday for the children who are living at the shelter. The Western PA Pittsburgh Toy Run donated more than $800 worth of toys to ...