Kolo dancers help to close 2024 International Village
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
Organizers raved about the success of this year’s event International Village at Renziehausen Park in Mc-Keesport concluded Thursday night with another lineup of ethnic entertainment and, of course, m...
Ken Wiltz remembered as leader in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 16, 2024
Friends recalled his kind nature along with his love for the district. Ken Wiltz broke the mold. A champion for his students — on the field, in the classroom and as a veteran leader on the Charleroi A...
UPMC wound clinic celebrates new location
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
The facility completed its move into the sixth floor of Mansfield Tower at UPMC McKeesport. UPMC Wound Healing Services at UPMC McKeesport celebrated the grand opening of a new location Thursday with ...
70th Westmoreland Fair will begin today
Around The Valley
August 16, 2024
The weeklong event takes place in Mt. Pleasant Township. By PATRICK VARINE Trib Total Media On a sun-drenched afternoon early this week, it was relatively quiet at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds. The hu...
Penn Highlands to host ‘All-Star Evening’ celebration
Around The Valley
August 16, 2024
The event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the PennWest California Convocation Center. By the MVI Penn Highlands Connellsville and Penn Highlands Mon Valley invite the community to attend an All-Sta...
Standoff suspect charged with multiple felonies
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 16, 2024
Bail was denied for Emmanuel Houghton, who is considered to be a threat to public safety. A 19-year-old man who was involved in a long police standoff Wednesday in Monongahela has been charged with mu...
EF board prepares for start of new school year
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
August 16, 2024
As Elizabeth Forward students prepare to return to the classroom, renovations are moving forward at the high school. During Wednesdays school board meeting, Superintendent Keith Konyk said it’s “crunc...
CRIME BRIEF
Around The Valley
August 16, 2024
A McKeesport man is in custody following a pursuit that began in Beltzhoover and ended on Banksville Road in Pittsburgh, according to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus. A deputy attempted to ini...
Politics
August 16, 2024
THERE IS SELDOM JUST ONE way to solve a problem. Instead, there can be a menu of options that can take you down different paths. The question is priorities. Do you want your task done quickly, cheaply...
Remembering Ken Wiltz: A mover and shaker with vision
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By BY JEFF OLIVER For the MVI 
August 16, 2024
Istill recall the first time I met Ken Wiltz. It was over 30 years ago and our sons were on opposing youth baseball teams. My son’s Monessen team was visiting his son’s team in Fallowfield Township. I...
Hope vs. fear
Politics
August 16, 2024
As Kamala Harris energizes the Democratic base and rises in the polls, two numbers signal how difficult her task really is: One is 66, the other is 188. Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are promot...
Politics
By By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 
August 16, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year. Democrats need to flip just four sea...
International Village: Celebrating cultures — and food
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2024
The annual three-day festival continues from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. Upon entering International Village, the aroma of the many ethnic foods greets visitors like they’re ...
Suspect finally surrenders after long standoff in Monongahela
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August 15, 2024
Emmanuel Houghton, 19, is also a suspect in multiple crimes in Allegheny County, officials said. By SARAH PELLIS and LADIMIR GARCIA spellis@yourmvi.com lgarcia@yourmvi.com A 19-year-old Carnegie man s...
New homes to be built in Monessen will help address need for revitalization
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 15, 2024
Westmoreland Community Action officials expect the homes to be ready by October. Five new homes will be built in a Monessen neighborhood as a way to bring affordable housing to residents and transform...
Bob Seger tribute ‘Hollywood Nights’ returns to aquatorium
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ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
August 15, 2024
Hollywood Nights will headline Saturday’s Rockin’ on the Mon concert, with opener Mark Ferrari. Bob Seger tribute band Hollywood Nights will headline alongside opener Mark Ferrari, an acoustic rock ar...
The Nehemiah Project: A rebirth of the Mon Valley
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
August 15, 2024
Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring a futuristic, fictional Mon Valley on a summer vacation. You might be wondering how in the world did the...
Homesteading classes to be held at Greenock Log House
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August 15, 2024
Learn homesteading tips to preserve foods at the historic log house in Elizabeth Township. For the MVI Sourdough bread, bread and butter pickles and sauerkraut preserved the same way some great-grandm...
Around The Valley, News
August 15, 2024
A woman pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday in a case brought after she was accused of running over her boyfriend with a car at a Hempfield home last year. Cassidy Christi Colbert, 30, of East ...