Mon Yough chamber moves to McKeesport
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
July 19, 2024
The organization hopes to promote redevelopment in the downtown area. The Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce has moved to a new location. The organization, previously located near the Olympia Shopping...
Ready-to-drink cocktails will soon be available in stores
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 19, 2024
Val’s Beer Distributor will be among the area locations to stock them. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill on Wednesday that would allow Pennsylvanians to buy ready-to-drink cocktails from their local gro...
Hundreds gather in honor of Corey Comperatore
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July 19, 2024
By JACK TROY, NADIA COMMODORE and TAWNYA PANIZZI Trib Total Media They came from as far away as Arizona and Brooklyn, N.Y. on Thursday to honor the life of Corey Comperatore, a husband, father and for...
Politics
July 19, 2024
AN UNPRECEDENTED STRAIN of bird flu is spreading among dairy cattle in the U.S.An outbreak of a flesh-eating bacteria has infected more than 1,000 people in Japan. At least 13 communicable diseases in...
Thinking like a camera
Politics
July 19, 2024
After Donald Trump was almost killed by a sniper, he didn’t hide behind his Secret Service protectors. He struggled to his feet, looked directly at the photographers who were frantically trying to rec...
Shooting was real; aftermath is all theater
Politics
July 19, 2024
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster,” Friedrich Nietzsche famously wrote. “And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.” ...
Women in Leadership series empowers, unites local women
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By CLOE LOOSZ For the MVI 
July 19, 2024
More than 180 women from around the area attended the sold-out event. Another sold-out crowd attended the second Women in Leadership series, bringing together women from around the area to network, le...
Politics
July 19, 2024
“I had God on my side,” he told the convention. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a spee...
Biden is isolated at home as Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
Politics
July 19, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and S...
WONDERS OF WILDLIFE AT THE MONONGAHELA LIBRARY
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July 18, 2024
Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium education specialists brought the Wonders of Wildlife, a Zoomobile Outreach program, to the Monongahela Area Library on Wednesday. Above, Maddie Scurfield, 4, of Monongahel...
EF approves $74M plan for high school reconstruction
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In other business
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2024
According to the school board, a significant portion of the project will be covered by insurance from last year’s fire and grants. The Elizabeth Forward School District board on Wednesday unanimously ...
Ringgold hires IU for ESL instructional services
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2024
The district has about 21 English as a second language students enrolled. Ringgold School Board approved the purchase of English as a second language instructional services from the Allegheny Intermed...
Summerfest returns to St. Andrew in Monongahela
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
July 18, 2024
The two-day event begins 5 p.m. Friday at Parish Park in Monongahela with a performance by Six Gun Sally. Summerfest will return to St. Andrew the Apostle parish this weekend, bringing back lots of fo...
Warriors Rock returning to Monongahela Sunday
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
July 18, 2024
The performance honors veterans through music and videos. The Warriors Rock concert, a nationally-touring event that features the stories of local veterans along with a wide range of music from Gary R...
State System of Higher Education freezes tuition for 6th straight year
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By By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media 
July 18, 2024
Tuition across Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities will not increase this fall as the State System of Higher Education on Wednesday approved a sixth consecutive tuition freeze, this one for 202...
Glassport cancels kids’ fishing contest due to river conditions
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
July 18, 2024
The fire department’s annual street fair is set for Friday and Saturday. Glassport Council is preparing for the borough’s annual community day set for Aug. 24. During Tuesday’s business meeting, counc...
Donora: Home of champions and the clean air movement
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IT’S ETCHED IN STONE
July 18, 2024
Editor’s note: For the next few weeks, Ralph Stone will be writing about an imaginary family from Omaha, Neb., touring the Mon Valley on a summer vacation. Last week’s story found the Higgins family v...
Are those bullets in your NPR tote?
Politics
July 18, 2024
If you were worried that liberals would tone down the apocalyptic rhetoric about Donald Trump after Saturday’s assassination attempt — He’s an existential threat to democracy! A fascist! An aspiring d...
Politics
July 18, 2024
To the Editor: The World War II War Memorial Tank at Monessen City Park is your tank — do you want visitors of our city to think we don’t care and respect what it means? The Tank Restoration project i...