Joe Biden: The autopen years
Politics
March 20, 2025
Of all of President Trump’s zany ideas— making boring, self-righteous Canada the 51st state, we take Gaza, Perkins Coie lawyers banned from federal buildings— his claim that Joe Biden’s pardons are in...
CHEERING FOR DAD ON OPENING DAY
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March 19, 2025
California Area High School assistant baseball coach Ben Carson’s wife, Sarah, and their 2-year old son, Banks, of Charleroi attended the opening-day game against Jefferson-Morgan Tuesday afternoon. S...
WCHA says federal budget cuts unlikely to impact local services
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March 19, 2025
The housing authority receives $24 million per year from the federal government. By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials said Tuesday they expect cuts in federal f...
Blaine Hill firefighters ready to try out new attack truck
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 19, 2025
They have been training on the state-of-the-art vehicle, which was paid for by Olympus Energy. Elizabeth Township and Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Department have a new attack truck to fight fires and h...
BVA approves summer projects
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 19, 2025
They include restoration of the middle school roof and replacing Weir Stadium turf. The Belle Vernon Area school board approved several renovations for district facilities throughout the summer and ex...
TRUCK FIRE ON INTERSTATE 70
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March 19, 2025
Rostraver Central firefighters were called Tuesday morning to Interstate 70 west near Exit 46A to extinguish a fire in the cab of an unloaded freight vehicle. No injuries were reported. I-70 was restr...
Monessen school board approves 2022-23 audit
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 19, 2025
District officials recently discovered that formal action hadn’t been taken. In a brief special meeting Tuesday, Monessen school board voted to approve an audit report of the district’s 2022-23 fiscal...
Student charged in school fight
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 19, 2025
A Ringgold student has been charged after a fight broke out in a classroom. David Boyd McGavitt, 18, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to an affidavit of pro...
Dollywood owners to acquire Kennywood, Sandcastle & Idlewild
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By By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive 
March 19, 2025
Herschend doesn’t plan to make any immediate changes to the parks. Kennywood will soon be operating under new ownership whose other holdings include Dollywood and the Harlem Globetrotters. Atlanta-bas...
Sunshine Week shines light on need for transparency
Politics
March 19, 2025
By JOYCE DAVIS Opinion Editor PennLive/The Patriot-News Now, more than ever, you need to know. You not only need to know about the chaos in Washington, but you need to know what’s happening in your ow...
Another farmers market planned
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CHARLEROI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 19, 2025
The inaugural event, held in partnership with Highmark, was well attended in September. Charleroi Area School District will continue a partnership with Highmark to serve its students. Last fall, the d...
Council approves liquor license transfer for bar
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WEST MIFFLIN
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 19, 2025
A date hasn’t been set for the opening. West Mifflin council held a short public hearing for an inter-municipal restaurant liquor license transfer request from R&HPGH LLC during its regular meeting Tu...
Politics
March 19, 2025
THERE ARE FEW THINGS IN LIFE that are more important than water. We need it to drink. We need it to clean. We might need it to control a heating system or a power plant or to run a factory. None of th...
Politics
March 19, 2025
To the Editor: Last week there was a meeting at Monessen High School concerning the contaminants in our drinking water. Where were our city officials, state officials and school board members? They sh...
Remodeled lobby debuted at cfsbank
Business, Latest News
March 19, 2025
For the MVI A special event was recently held to debut the newly remodeled lobby at cfsbank in Charleroi. Designed to provide an improved and modernized banking experience for customers, the refreshed...
RIBBON CUTTING FOR RESONATE WELLNESS CENTER IN MONESSEN
Business, Latest News
March 19, 2025
The Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce took part in a ribbon-cutting celebration at Resonate, Yoga, Reiki, and Wellness Center, located at 1295 Grand Blvd., Monessen. Owner Christine Pakish offer...
NEW HAITIAN RESOURCE CENTER
Business, Latest News
March 19, 2025
The Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce took part in a ribbon-cutting celebration at the new Haitian Resource Center, 501 McKean Ave., in Charleroi. Owned by Jimmy Alexandre, the center offers bus...
4 tornadoes confirmed in region
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March 18, 2025
By HALEN DAUGHERTY and JACK TROY TribLive At least four recorded tornadoes touched down in Western Pennsylvania as part of Sunday’s severe weather. The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed fou...