Belle Vernon Area Rotarians honored with prestigious Paul Harris Fellows awards
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November 28, 2025
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute or who have contributions made in their name to the Rotary. For the MVI Seven Belle Vernon Area Rotary Club members were hono...
Ribbon-cutting celebrates latest Pricedale park upgrades
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 28, 2025
Phase 3 work was recently completed at Betty Ambler Park in Rostraver Township. Last week, Rostraver Township officials held the official ribbon-cutting for Phase 3 of Betty Ambler Park, which has bee...
Valley businesses going big for Small Business Saturday
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 28, 2025
Created 16 years ago by American Express, Small Business Saturday is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving to generate support for locally owned stores. Across the Mon Valley, the start of the holiday ...
New strain of flu invades Western Pennsylvania
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November 28, 2025
There are concerns about whether the current vaccine will be able to ward it off. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive A new flu virus variant has been sweeping across the United States, raising questions about th...
Sound of gunshot prompts lockdown
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MONESSEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 26, 2025
Police investigated and determined there was no danger to the community. Monessen schools temporarily went on a lockdown Tuesday as a precautionary measure after a gunshot was heard in the area. Super...
Holidays mark busy season at McKeesport bakery
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2025
Minerva Bakery, a community favorite for more than a century, is working overtime to make sure Thanksgiving orders are ready. As families in the Mon Valley get ready for Thanksgiving dinner, Minerva B...
EF School District sues insurance company
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2025
The legal action alleges “continued failure” by CM Regent to fund construction work at the high school. The construction drama continues at Elizabeth Forward High School. The school district announced...
Thankful for life’s big — and small — blessings
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November 26, 2025
By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor On Thanksgiving, it’s customary to remember all the things that you’re thankful for. Of course, everyone always gives thanks for the big things — family, food, your he...
‘Pass the Turkey’ provides food for EF families
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2025
Organizer Crista Scalfari said they fed 72 families this year. The 11th annual “Pass the Turkey” initiative that feeds K-12 families for Thanksgiving took place Monday at Elizabeth Forward Middle Scho...
All lanes of Rostraver’s ‘diverging diamond’ interchange now open
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November 26, 2025
Work on the three-year project was completed Tuesday afternoon. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive PennDOT on Tuesday completed work to fully open a new “diverging diamond” interchange at the junction of Interst...
Caring Cards for Meals on Wheels
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November 26, 2025
The 4- and 5-year-olds at Rehoboth Nursery School in Rostraver Township display Thanksgiving cards they created for recipients of Meals on Wheels. The Caring Cards program is sponsored by the Rotary C...
Duquesne Light rates up 10% as statewide price hikes begin
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November 26, 2025
By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Pennsylvania residents should brace for higher electric bills next month as temperatures drop and energy supply prices rise. Beginning Dec. 1, the Pennsylvania Public Utility...
We are family
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GUEST COLUMN
November 26, 2025
Editor’s note, this column is part of a series about Don Pavelko’s recent trip to Pilsen in the Czech Republic for the 80th Anniversary Liberation Festival and honoring the three men from Donora who t...
Elizabeth Borough budget to be available for review
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 26, 2025
Taxes hold steady in the tentative spending plan. Elizabeth residents will have at least 30 days to review the borough’s tentative budget for 2026 before a final vote is taken. The spending plan, whic...
Tractor-trailer carrying food condiments overturns on I-70
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November 26, 2025
A tractor-trailer hauling fast food condiments lost control and overturned on Interstate 70 west in Rostraver Township about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The driver, who was confined, was extricated through the...
Salvation Army hosts Friendsgiving in Donora
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November 25, 2025
Salvation Army Capt. Kara Martin serves Walter Stevenson of Monongahela during the organization’s Friendsgiving dinner Monday evening in Donora. Volunteers also delivered 65 meals to residents in the ...
No tax hike in proposed 2026 budget
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MONESSEN
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
Total spending increases from $4.6M to $4.97M in the proposal, which must be adopted by Dec. 31. Relief for homeowners is on the table again next year. At Monday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to a...
Repair work begins on collapsed trench in Charleroi
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 25, 2025
A five-hour rescue effort took place after the Aug. 28 incident on McKean Avenue in Charleroi. Nearly three months after a trench collapse shut down a busy stretch of McKean Avenue and triggered one o...
Elizabeth lights up for the holidays
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November 25, 2025
Santa and Mrs. Claus were escorted to their sleigh by one of the organizers, Chrissy Pudleiner, during Light-up Elizabeth on Sunday. Families were able to take carriage rides during the evening’s fest...