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NEWS SHORTS
October 1, 2024
Belle Vernon Area School District experienced problems with its phone lines Monday due to storm damage and other connectivity problems. Superintendent Timothy Glasspool said phone-related issues shoul...
A trip back in time at Greenock Log House Days
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September 30, 2024
At Saturday’s Greenock Log House Days, from left, are Linda Bennett, president of Elizabeth Township Historical Society, Carole Durosko of Elizabeth and Debbie Gilbert, vice president of the historica...
3 area organizations receive grants
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
Glassport’s Vina March Senior Center was given $20,000 for interior and exterior repair work. State Rep. Nick Pisciottano has announced three state grants to local organizations, including $20,000 for...
MVAA mural will honor local music figures
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 30, 2024
The images will be posted on the side of the Brownsville building, with an unveiling ceremony set for Nov. 2. Anyone who drove past the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center in Brownsville over the weekend m...
Elizabeth Borough calls for more help from PennDOT
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ELIZABETH
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
An update was also provided on a project involving the Riverwalk. Elizabeth Borough officials talked about several instances at their September meeting in which PennDOT has not been helpful with issue...
Westmoreland farm hosts country music party
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September 30, 2024
Luke Bryan brought his Farm Tour to South Huntingdon on Saturday. By QUINCEY REESE TribLive Thousands of vehicles carrying cowboy boot-clad country music fans descended upon a normally quiet family fa...
Mon River Arts to present ‘Into the Woods’
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 30, 2024
The show is being presented in memory of Courtney Harkins, a cast member who died shortly after rehearsals began. Mon River Arts is preparing a production of “Into the Woods” that will take audiences ...
Trump’s Black picks prove even weirder than Vance
Politics
September 30, 2024
Mark Robinson has achieved something I didn’t think was possible: He has shown himself to be a more repulsive, more extreme, more foolish Black Republican candidate than Herschel Walker. That’s quite ...
Politics
By By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press 
September 30, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President LKamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night as both she and Republican Donald Trump continue to make frequent trips to Nevada, looking to gain momentu...
Politics
September 30, 2024
WEATHER DOESN’T CARE about borders. The lines on a map are drawn by people in response to treaties, negotiations and legislation. The border between Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, for instance, ...
Local man discovers hope, faith amid tragedy
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September 28, 2024
Friends and strangers reached out to help Francis Lawson after he lost his home in a Sept. 12 fire. BY JEFF OLIVER For the MVI On Sept. 12, Monessen resident Francis Lawson got a phone call that was g...
Lafayette’s historic visit to Elizabeth commemorated
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2024
An exhibit at Bethesda United Presbyterian Church is part of a planned 13-month celebration. Historic Elizabeth is partnering with the National Park Service to bring a free exhibit for residents and h...
Serbian food festival returns next weekend
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
September 28, 2024
A Taste of Serbia features lamb and fish sandwiches, cevaps, burek, sarma, halushki and much more. A McKeesport church’s Serbian food festival returns next weekend after months of preparation from par...
Intermediate Unit 1 launches Career Mobile Lab for area school districts
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September 28, 2024
Representatives from around the region attended the celebration. For the MVI Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) recently celebrated a milestone event with the official launch of its innovative Career Mobile La...
Heavy I-70 traffic expected for Luke Bryan concert
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September 28, 2024
State police said several local roads will be closed in Smithton ahead of today’s concert by the country music star. By the MVI Country music star Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Smithton toda...
Around The Valley
September 28, 2024
The fourth annual Women in Leadership Conference, hosted by state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at PennWest University California, 250 University Av...
Politics
By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
September 28, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, a...
Charleroi Area hosts free farmers market
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September 27, 2024
Charleroi Area Elementary STEM teacher Linda Filby helped Loulou Joseph, 2, pick out carrots at Thursday’s free farmers market sponsored by Highmark. To purchase this photo and more from our online ga...