Residents express anger over river level
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
October 4, 2024
At a town hall in Monongahela, they claimed the Mon River has dropped by 6 feet due to a locks and dam removal project. Exasperated boaters and business owners didn’t get the answers they wanted Thurs...
Beauty salon prepares for scavenger hunt
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 4, 2024
Paige Svesnik runs the event from her Charleroi shop to promote other local businesses. A scavenger hunt sponsored by a newly rebranded beauty salon will allow participants at dozens of local business...
Animal cruelty charge filed in Monessen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 4, 2024
A Monessen woman was arrested on charges of animal cruelty for allegedly starving and neglecting her dog at her Park Manor residence. Monessen police charged Nicole Lynn Anderson, 28, with aggravated ...
Mail-in ballots headed out to Valley voters
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 4, 2024
Local counties handle errors differently, so residents should be familiar with the rules. Counties across Pennsylvania have started preparing for the November election, and that includes sending out m...
Port Vue welcomes new junior council member
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
October 4, 2024
South Allegheny senior Teagan Noll was chosen to fill the position this year. Port Vue Council welcomed its Junior Council Member Teagan Noll during Wednesday’s meeting. She was sworn in by Port Vue M...
Pay attention to history
Politics
October 4, 2024
Kamala Harris has shrewdly resisted pressures from the left to adopt policies that might alienate moderate swing voters. But on one issue, the Democratic nominee has bowed to liberal orthodoxy: advoca...
Interests outside work will fuel a happier retirement
World News
October 4, 2024
Odds are I won’t have to deal with it: the latest thing men are doing wrong according to the (largely female) writers of The Washington Post’s Well+Being: Healthy Living articles. “It” being the shame...
Politics
October 4, 2024
AMERICANS GENERALLY understand the idea of risk and the importance of mitigation. We have fire departments because we like things like Christmas lights, s’mores and deep-fried turkeys, and all of thos...
Girls just wanna have fun
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October 3, 2024
After several rainy days, California Area Elementary School youngsters got to enjoy recess at the new school playground Wednesday morning.  First graders Raighleyn Richardson, Abigaela Osnacq Jacquet ...
Belle Vernon Area High School homecoming royalty
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October 3, 2024
Belle Vernon Area High School will begin homecoming festivities on Friday when the king is crowned during an assembly. The queen will be crowned at halftime during Friday night’s game at James Weir St...
DA’s office probing missing money from McKeesport police evidence room
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
October 3, 2024
Mayor Michael Cherepko confirmed the investigation, but city officials aren’t saying much more. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is searching for money missing from the McKeesport Polic...
Rostraver OKs zoning change for new senior housing complex
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 3, 2024
The commissioners also hired four employees for a new in-house garbage collection program. The Rostraver Township commissioners approved a zoning change for new senior housing complex being constructe...
Lawmakers seek probe of decision to shut down plant
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 3, 2024
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is asking the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department to investigate Anchor Hocking’s decision to close Corelle Brands in Charleroi. Morale at the Corelle Brands ...
Tempers flare at Charleroi council meeting
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 3, 2024
Council President Kristin Hopkins-Calcek and Councilman Larry Celaschi got into a heated argument. Tempers reached a boiling point for two Charleroi borough council members. As rumors, allegations and...
After pandemic hiatus, Round Hill Church to once again host fall fundraiser
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 3, 2024
The church will host a soup dinner and bake sale fundraiser at the Elizabeth Township church on Saturday. A regular fall favorite is coming back to the Elizabeth and Forward township communities this ...
Mental health director shaves head to raise money for annual NAMIWalks
Around The Valley
October 3, 2024
The 18th annual event is set for Sunday at the Monroeville Community Park West. By ANNA LISA HAUGHWOUT McKeesport Community Newsroom There are millions of Americans who struggle with mental health, an...
PennWest receives $3.2M gift to enhance early childhood education
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October 3, 2024
The latest donation from Karen and Tom Rutledge will increase the institute’s presence on the California campus. For the MVI Pennsylvania Western University received a $3.2 million gift to enhance ear...
The Democrats’ idea of a regular guy
Politics
October 3, 2024
To balance out her being a DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hire, Kamala Harris needed a regular white guy as her running mate. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party doesn’t have any of those, so H...
Politics
October 3, 2024
By AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER AND THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that thr...
Serra Catholic High School homecoming royalty
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October 2, 2024
Serra Catholic High School will host its homecoming celebration Friday. The king and queen will be crowned at halftime when the Eagles take on Bishop Canevin. The homecoming parade begins at approxima...