White Oak to hold special meeting to finalize budget
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 23, 2024
The meeting will be held 6 p.m. Dec. 30. White Oak council will hold a late-year meeting to vote on the 2025 budget before the Dec. 31 deadline. During last week’s meeting, council decided to have a s...
Weekend snow squalls disrupt travel in several communities
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 23, 2024
A snow squall is an intense burst of snow and winds that create whiteout visibility and rapidly deteriorate road conditions. Several Mon Valley communities and neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area fac...
EF hosts festive 44th annual senior citizens breakfast
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December 23, 2024
The annual event has become an important community tradition. For the MVI Elizabeth Forward High School welcomed dozens of senior citizens looking for a little holiday cheer to the district’s 44th ann...
Monessen High School awarded Samsung grant
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 23, 2024
The high school now has a chance to win the state prize, which amounts to $12,000 in Samsung products. Monessen High School is one of the six schools in Pennsylvania that has been awarded $2,500 in Sa...
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December 23, 2024
Fighting against full transparency is Pennsylvania’s top elections official, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. By PAULA REED WARD TribLive A battle for election transparency is being waged acr...
Christmas magic in the air at Monessen Elementary
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December 21, 2024
Dena Seykoski’s first-grade class at Monessen Elementary Center showed their excitement for the start of the holidays. The elementary school hosted Christmas parties on Friday and students wore pajama...
Charleroi Regional Police officers sworn in
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December 21, 2024
Kepler Rhoden and Alan Anderson were officially sworn in as officers with the Charleroi Regional Police Department by Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter during a regional police board meeting. Jen...
Ringgold School District superintendent gets five-year contract extension
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 21, 2024
The school board also promoted high school Principal Greg Seraceni to assistant superintendent. The Ringgold School Board extended Superintendent Randall Skrinjorich’s contract for five years and prom...
Local historians discuss Darr Mine disaster
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December 21, 2024
John Hepple and James Bell presented a discussion and shared photos about the historic tragedy at the Rostraver Township Historical Society. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI On Dec. 19, 1907, a tremendous exp...
Rostraver Twp. ready to roll out new in-house garbage service
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
December 21, 2024
Rates will remain the same for residents under the new refuse hauling plan. Rostraver Township officially announced dates and times for its new garbage program that begins in January. In October, the ...
Charleroi Regional Police officers promoted
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December 21, 2024
Magisterial District Judge Eric Porter Porter swears in newly appointed Charleroi Regional Police Department sergeants Mike Leasure, Jackson Bucy, Walker Bakewell and Marcus Richardson. Jenn Codeluppi...
Are lobbyist emails to lawmakers public records? A Pennsylvania court will decide
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By ByANGELACOULOUMBIS Spotlight PA 
December 21, 2024
Spotlight PA sued after the Pennsylvania Senate refused to turn over emails between lawmakers and lobbyists. HARRISBURG — As the Pennsylvania legislature prepared to pass sweeping updates to the state...
Western Pa. casinos see revenue spike
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December 21, 2024
By QUINCEY REESE TribLive As the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports an all-time high monthly revenue driven by increases in sports betting, profits also are on the rise at Western Pennsylvania ...
Monessen Knights of Columbus honored
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December 21, 2024
The Monessen Knights of Columbus was recognized with the STAR Council Award for outstanding achievement in membership, insurance, programming and overall operations. Only about 14% of councils worldwi...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 21, 2024
The money will be used to buy much-needed equipment for both fire departments. Two local fire departments received grants from Norfolk Southern to help put safety first for first responders who are de...
Legion Riders save Christmas for family devastated by fire
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2024
The organization tries to do something special at the holidays, along with its other charitable work. Christmas came a little early for a Mon Valley family who lost everything in a recent house fire, ...
$800 worth of toys donated to Auberle
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 20, 2024
The donation from the Western PA Pittsburgh Toy Run will brighten the holiday for the children who are living at the shelter. The Western PA Pittsburgh Toy Run donated more than $800 worth of toys to ...
Holiday visitors at Val’s
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December 20, 2024
Val’s Beer Distributor in Rostraver Township had special visitors Thursday. Santa (Brian Baker), his elf (Samuel Mawhinney) and Rudolph (Timothy Bradshaw) stopped in to greet customers. Jenn Codeluppi...
Charleroi first responders honored for rescue efforts
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 20, 2024
They helped to get an elderly woman out of her Crest Avenue home during a Nov. 7 fire. The saying is true, not all heroes wear capes. Two firefighters and two police officers in Charleroi have been re...