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June 15, 2024
By QUINCEY REESE Trib Total Media Ashley Kertes had a love for the Greensburg community and a desire to make it better. Kertes served as executive director of the Greensburg Community Development Corp...
Immigration could get Trump elected again
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June 14, 2024
For more than 20 years, I have held one position constant when it comes to immigration policy: We should have one. I am less concerned about the number of immigrants we take in every year than I am ab...
G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy
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By By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press 
June 14, 2024
BARI, Italy (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration at the start of the second day of their summit Friday, seeking ways to combat traffi...
Local parishioners bid farewell to ‘party priest’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2024
Father Michael Crookston was beloved for the friendly atmosphere he brought to Epiphany of Our Lord and St. Sebastian. Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Monessen t...
Rostraver Historical Society opens new mining museum
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June 14, 2024
A mining company store and post office were recreated for the display. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Coal mining is an important part of the history of Rostraver Township and the Mon Valley, and a new muse...
New principal hired at South Allegheny High School
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2024
Zachary Just is the current principal at Rostraver Elementary School. South Allegheny High School students will be greeted by a new face next school year. The school board recently hired Zachary Just ...
Fundraising effort launched for families impacted by Donora fire
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 14, 2024
Donations of clothing are also being accepted. The community is rallying to help families affected by a fire Wednesday in Donora. The fast-moving blaze, which started around 4 p.m., damaged three home...
Dress for Success event planned at McKeesport library
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By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2024
The nonprofit organization provides business and casual clothes for women and girls. Dress for Success Pittsburgh is collaborating with Carnegie Library of McKeesport for a special event to help women...
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
June 14, 2024
Common Pleas Judge Harry Smail Jr. ordered the payment to be made to the county treasury by 5 p.m. Thursday. More than $422,000 from court fees collected by the Westmoreland County Register of Wills O...
On Flag Day, fly it high
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June 14, 2024
TODAY IS FLAG DAY. We encourage everyone to fly their American flag high, not just on this day, but every day. Over the past several years, our country has grappled with division and some have used th...
Monessen starts process to repave Third Street
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 14, 2024
Mayor Ron Mozer told council about a rating system he developed to assess the city’s streets. Third Street in Monessen will soon be repaved soon, as council approved WEC Engineering to initiate the pr...
Donora council authorizes code enforcement search warrants
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June 14, 2024
The controversial measure passed in a 4-3 vote despite objections from Solicitor Steve Toprani. By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI Donora council narrowly approved a new ordinance that will grant the borou...
Keep your head in the game
Politics
June 13, 2024
As a serious basketball fan, I regret to report that all this Mean Girl stuff following Caitlin Clark’s professional debut has persuaded me to return to my longstanding policy of total indifference to...
Pass a federal shield law
Politics
June 13, 2024
Sen. Mike Lee, a strong conservative from Utah, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an ardent progressive from Oregon, agree on very little. But they are primary co-sponsors of a critically important piece of legisla...
Blaze damages 3 Donora homes
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 13, 2024
No one was injured, but two pets perished in the fire late Wednesday afternoon. A fast-moving blaze damaged three Donora homes Wednesday and claimed the lives of two pets. Mayor Don Pavelko said three...
McKeesport’s Good Neighbor Day spreads smiles, community pride
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 13, 2024
Dozens of vendors and city residents enjoyed camaraderie, food and fun under a hot summerlike sky. Families, friends and neighbors crowded McKeesport’s Fifth Avenue Wednesday as the city’s residents a...
Supervisor found guilty in office harassment case
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FORWARD TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 13, 2024
Supervisor Dave Levdansky’s attorney said they disagree with the outcome and plan to file an appeal. A Forward Township supervisor was found guilty of a summary charge of harassment. Supervisor Dave L...
Rescued stray cat finds a home at EMS station
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 13, 2024
Crews from Monessen Fire Department No. 1, Mon Valley Sewage Authority and Mon Valley EMS wanted to make sure another animal was not in distress after they found the cat near a sewer drain. A stray ca...
Caterer seeks to rent former Rostraver Airport restaurant
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By By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media 
June 13, 2024
Gary Musisko wants to use the kitchen for his Blaine Hill Barbecue & Catering business. An Allegheny County man who recently sold his Elizabeth Township tavern said he wants to rent a former restauran...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 13, 2024
Parents said the classrooms at the Elizabeth Forward elementary school are too crowded. Elizabeth Forward fifthgrade parents and students brought their concerns and questions about their classrooms to...