Vintage items available at Whistle Stop Antique Mall
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By MATT PETRAS For the MVI 
May 10, 2025
The New Eagle business has been booming since it opened in February. In the 1970s, Larry Kumpf bought property in New Eagle. For about 40 years, a large building at 205 Main St., housed a hearing aid ...
Celebrating extraordinary women this Mother’s Day
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May 10, 2025
By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com As we celebrate Mother’s Day tomorrow, we honor the women who shaped us, nurtured us, taught us and showed us what life and love are about. As each year flies by,...
Monstrous creations at South Allegheny
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May 9, 2025
High school senior Makayah Bova poses with 3-year-old Natalya Lockhart during Thursday morning’s “Monsters to Life” event at South Allegheny Elementary School. Natalya holds the hand-sewn stuffed anim...
New Donora pavilion to honor Towler
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 9, 2025
He was an NFL star with the Rams in the 1950s after being a standout at Donora High School. Donora council approved several motions Thursday regarding a new pavilion that will be built at the Donora P...
Pedestrian safety highlighted in Monongahela
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 9, 2025
PennDOT called attention to the statewide effort with help from city police, MMVTA and the Highway Safety Network. Safety on the roadways, streets and crosswalks takes collaboration. On Thursday, Penn...
Kennywood announces return of Steel Curtain
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By By JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive 
May 9, 2025
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place May 24. The Steel Curtain roller coaster is almost done with its rehab and is set to return to action. After more than a year’s closure, Kennywood officials a...
First pope from U.S. takes the name Leo XIV
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May 9, 2025
Robert Prevost is a member of the Augustinian order and spent most of his career in Peru. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making C...
School board explores ways to trim ’25-’26 budget deficit
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 9, 2025
Directors will consider a potential hiring freeze, the elimination of some programs and other options. Strategies to erase a deficit in the West Mifflin Area School District’s proposed budget were deb...
South Allegheny prom royalty
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May 9, 2025
South Allegheny High School will crown the 2025 prom court king and queen during promenade at 4:45 p.m. today at the high school. This year’s prom, with the theme of “Tropical Escape,” will be held at...
Naomi Outreach honors veterans at luncheon
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May 8, 2025
Naomi Outreach hosted its semi-annual luncheon for veterans Wednesday at the Clubhouse Grille at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Naomi Outreach was started in the early 1990s by Joni Kel...
McKeesport mayor responds to claims about ballfield fees
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 8, 2025
Mayor Michael Cherepko called allegations false. During Wednesday’s council meeting, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko responded to comments made by some McKeesport Area School Board members regarding...
Hearing highlights need to address Pa. hospital closures, staffing shortages
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 8, 2025
Leaders from Penn Highlands Healthcare and Allegheny Health Network testified at Wednesday’s hearing. Leaders at two local hospital systems testified Wednesday before a state Senate hearing about the ...
Charleroi discusses working with gas company on paving
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 8, 2025
Councilman Jerry Jericho suggested they speak to Columbia Gas to help cover costs to pave entire roadways after gas line work is completed. Charleroi council could partner with Columbia Gas to take a ...
Rollover crash on I-70 in Charleroi
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May 8, 2025
Charleroi firefighters responded to a single-vehicle rollover accident around 5 p.m. Wednesday on I-70 west. One person was evaluated by ambulance personnel while firefighters worked to clear the scen...
Elizabeth Forward group to honor 20 ‘elite’ seniors
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 8, 2025
Twenty educators selected by the students will also be recognized at tonight’s annual banquet. The annual Elite 20 banquet hosted by the Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association will be held t...
Green thumbs at California Elementary grow for a good cause
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May 7, 2025
California Area Elementary School teacher Brieann Klima and her Greenhouse Club students in grades 2 through 6 showed off their colorful creations Tuesday morning. The club will host a spring flower a...
No tax hike in budget proposal
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 7, 2025
The budget will be posted online after the school board votes on it next week. Taxes hold steady in the Monessen City School District’s 2025-26 budget, which was introduced at Tuesday’s meeting. The p...
Lawmakers split on marijuana legalization
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 7, 2025
The Cannabis Health & Safety Act was introduced in the Pa. House this week. Marijuana legalization could be coming to Pennsylvania, and Mon Valley lawmakers will have something to say about it. On Mon...
MVA project receives PA SITES grant
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 7, 2025
It’s one of 11 awards handed out by the state Tuesday in a new program to promote business development. The Mon Valley is rising and setting itself up for a comeback. While many industrial sites that ...