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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2024
Preorders are requested for the Rostraver Lions barbecue on Saturday. This week’s barbecue hosted by the Rostraver Lions will benefit the Belle Vernon Area School District. Proceeds from Saturday’s ba...
Noah’s Ark mural is latest creation for local artist
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2024
Christopher Galiyas is painting a hallway at St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School. From nursery rooms to classrooms, and even a shipping container and a silo, no mural is too big for artist Christop...
Chicken ordinance scratched in NBV
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 12, 2024
The proposal will be rewritten to allow people who already own the birds to keep them. North Belle Vernon residents will put off regulating how many — and what types — of farm animals are permitted in...
Washington Twp., Fayette City departments to host firefighters convention
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2024
The weeklong event will get underway July 13 with a Battle of the Barrel. Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company and neighboring Fayette City Volunteer Fire Company will co-host the 86th annual Fa...
Newsapalooza set for September
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June 12, 2024
The celebration of journalism will be hosted by Point Park University. By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com Newsapalooza, a first-ofits- kind event for Pittsburgh in celebration and support of journalism,...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2024
Two Monessen residents are accused of locking two small children in a “deplorable” bedroom covered in filth and feces, according to city police officers. Felicia Renee Dugan, 29, and Jeremiah Emmanuel...
New Eagle votes to sell truck at brief meeting
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2024
Council also heard a complaint from a business owner about a borough employee. New Eagle council held a brief meeting Tuesday, which included a unanimous vote to put the borough’s 2008 Ford F-550 up f...
Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
Politics
By By BILL BARROW Associated Press 
June 11, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Groups pushing tighter gun laws have been building political muscle through multiple elections, boosted by the outcry following mass shootings at schools and other public places, in add...
Around The Valley
By By BILL SCHACKNER Trib Total Media 
June 11, 2024
Penn State University is switching to a regional model of overseeing many of its branch campuses and will bring New Kensington and Fayette under the direction of Chancellor Megan Nagel at the Greater ...
Black Diamond VFW post honors essay contest winners
Around The Valley
June 11, 2024
The students were invited to Monday’s VFW Post 1409 meeting to receive their awards. For the MVI Six Mon Valley students were recognized for their winning entries in annual essay contests sponsored by...
Biden’s losing battle with the age issue
Politics
June 11, 2024
President Joe Biden looked frail and sometimes confused at ceremonies in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. In other words, no change — Biden looked pretty much the same as ...
Politics
June 11, 2024
IN 2022, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT decision overturning Roe v. Wade did more than just upend reproductive health law. It also made back-burner issues take on more urgency. If limits on abortion result in...
Politics
Stranger things
June 11, 2024
To the Editor: What credibility? Credibility is not a familiar word in Donald Trump’s limited vocabulary. Terms like trust worthiness, reliability, integrity and reputation come to mind when we consid...
Jay-Z enters one of Pa.’s messiest political fights
Politics
June 11, 2024
His Roc Nation company is funding informational events regarding private school vouchers. By STEPHEN CARUSO and KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — A series of events intended to get Philadelphians ...
Traffic complaints aired in White Oak
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 11, 2024
Dangers were identified at the corner of Lincoln Way and Auld Street, along with Oak Park Mall. Traffic issues were the focus of discussion at Monday’s White Oak Council meeting. Ron Kendal, a borough...
Village teacher to present at Fred Rogers conference
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June 11, 2024
By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com Kate Snyder has found puppets to be an effective way of getting through to young students. A teacher at The Village in California, Pa., is using a unique skill to help...
Payroll questions lead to dispute in Forward Township
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FORWARD TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 11, 2024
Supervisor Dave Levdansky asked why payroll has increased every month this year. Monday night’s meeting was brief in Forward Township, but a few arguments still broke out among supervisors. While ther...
Secret opioid cash meetings criticized by Pa. lawmaker
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June 11, 2024
Members of the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust are reviewing county spending reports in private groups. By ED MAHON Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — A member of the board overseeing ...