McKeesport author publishes inspirational book for children
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
July 27, 2024
Brooke Auckerman used her own school experiences to create “Be Kind Loretta Owl.” Brooke Auckerman, a friendly 20-year-old with a winning smile and a positive outlook on life, is now a published autho...
FUN WITH PLAY-DOH AT MONONGAHELA AREA LIBRARY
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July 26, 2024
Amy Imbrogno, 2, of Monessen (left) and Lyla Hill, 3, of New Eagle participated in a Play-Doh activity Wednesday at Monongahela Area Library. The Summer Reading Extravaganza, hosted by the Washington ...
Channel opening to be expedited
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2024
It’s now expected to be open to river traffic in September rather than December. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has decided to expedite the opening of a 100-foot-wide navigation ...
MarBill’s grand reopening continues through Saturday
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July 26, 2024
By SARAH PELLIS The business recently moved to Broad Avenue in Belle Vernon, near where it was founded 60 years ago. spellis@yourmvi.com MarBill Diamonds and Jewelry is celebrating its grand reopening...
Some residents oppose new modular homes
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MONESSEN
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2024
They brought a petition to Thursday’s meeting and were told to contact WCA. Several residents of Motheral Avenue voiced concerns during Thursday’s Monessen council meeting about the building of modula...
Principal at BVA High School resigns
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 26, 2024
The district is hoping to fill the position before school starts in August. Michael Sable resigned Tuesday as principal at Belle Vernon Area High School, and the district is searching for a replacemen...
Man accused of hitting woman, killing dog
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 26, 2024
A Port Vue man is in jail after allegedly killing his neighbor’s dog and injuring her after she asked him to turn down his music. John Lee Mack Jr., 27, is charged with two counts of aggravated assaul...
The hammering has stopped
Politics
July 26, 2024
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? If not, can she at least help Democrats capture the House of Representatives and establish guardrails around a second Trump term? Those are unanswerable questions ...
Politics
July 26, 2024
IF YOU GREW UP IN MONESSEN, and depending how old you are, you either have memories of going to the legendary Cultural Heritage Festival every year with your family, or hearing stories from your relat...
There’s only one delusional old guy in the race now
Politics
July 26, 2024
You do know that Donald Trump has never won a majority of the votes in any election, right? Hillary Clinton got 3.5 million more votes than Trump in 2016; Joe Biden beat him by 7 million in 2020. So, ...
Group hopes to revive Monessen’s Cultural Heritage Festival tradition
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The Mon Valley NAACP is organizing the event, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Anthony E. Madison Sr. Veterans Memorial Park in Monessen. Mon Valley NAACP Unit 2274 is once again bringing back ...
Local pharmacists: Pharmacy benefit manager regulation law step in the right direction
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The bill sets restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, third-party intermediaries that work with drug manufacturers, pharmacies and insurance providers Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill last week that...
Donora museum is a tribute to Mon Valley’s star athletes
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
July 25, 2024
Editor’s note: Ralph Stone has been writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. As the Higgins continued their tour at the museum, they learned tha...
McKeesport, White Oak churches partner to host vacation Bible school
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
The fourth annual Community Vacation Bible School will be held July 29-Aug. 2 at White Oak Park. Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak is partnering with McKeesport Area Shared Ministry UMC...
Valley officials sound off on Biden’s speech
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July 25, 2024
President Joe Biden has delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy. By TAYLOR BROWN AND SARAH PELLIS tbrown@yourmvi.com spellis@yourmvi.com President Joe Biden addressed the A...
Frozen in time: Library searching for electrician to repair old clock
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 25, 2024
A donor gave the Monongahela Area Library the funds to get the clock fixed — now they have to find someone who can take on the job. For quite some time, passersby have noticed the clock atop the Monon...