Yough River Saturday cleanup from Cedar Creek to West Newton
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September 5, 2025
The organization estimates it will take about two hours to reach West Newton. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive Boaters who want to keep the Youghiogheny River clean of discarded tires and other trash from Cedar...
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September 5, 2025
Michael Evanovich was fined $5,000 and placed on probation for 24 months. By the MVI An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of embezzlement of labor union assets and was sentence...
Trench collapse site still an ‘active hazard’
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 4, 2025
Charleroi officials are asking the public to avoid the area as it’s still an active safety hazard. One week after a contractor was miraculously rescued from a collapsed trench in Charleroi, the site o...
RAD Pass adds new destinations, goes year-round
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
The Allegheny Regional Asset District is using public money to expand the offerings at local cultural groups. The Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) announced Wednesday during a press conference ...
McKeesport tables biker club request; promotes first responders
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
Noise Makers MC leaders told council they contribute to the community and aren’t trying to cause problems. McKeesport council unanimously decided Wednesday to table a decision to approve a conditional...
Community pharmacy to open at Penn Highlands Mon Valley
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September 4, 2025
The pharmacy, to be located in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Center, will be open to the public. By the MVI A new community pharmacy is coming to the Mon Valley. Penn Highlands Healthcare announce...
Pa. pharmacy board broadens access to COVID-19 shots
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September 4, 2025
Around 80% of vaccines in the state are administered by pharmacies. By JACK TROY TribLive Pennsylvanians seeking a COVID-19 shot from their pharmacist no longer need a prescription after the state Boa...
Mon Yough Chorale looking for singers
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 4, 2025
A local choir is looking for new members who love to sing for its upcoming performance season. The Mon Yough Chorale, a highly regarded community ensemble, is a non-sectarian group of singers. They pe...
Powerball jackpot tops $1.3 billion
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September 3, 2025
Kristy Jackson, store manager at Duritza’s in North Belle Vernon, rings up lottery tickets Tuesday afternoon. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to more than $1.3 billion for tonight’s drawing, making ...
School board explores virtual reality curriculum
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 3, 2025
If approved, the new program would begin at the middle school. A presentation was made to Monessen school board members during Tuesday’s meeting regarding a potential new virtual reality curriculum fo...
Bartolotta takes part in roundtable with local small business owners
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 3, 2025
The state senator talked about the challenges they face while providing optimism for the future. The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation Business Resource Center recently hosted a legislative roundtable wi...
Pennie users warned about ‘sticker shock’
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September 3, 2025
Those who get insurance through the exchange could see monthly premiums rise by 300%. By JACK TROY TribLive The Health Insurance Marketplace is set to get more expensive for most Pennsylvanians who re...
Fundraisers aid victims of U.S. Steel Clairton Works tragedy
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 3, 2025
A Salvation Army campaign will continue through Sept. 30, and there are many other ways to help. In the weeks since a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, the Mon Valley has mobilized...
Driver injured after hitting tree in Lincoln Borough crash
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 3, 2025
A serious crash shut down Lovedale Road in Lincoln Borough for nearly five hours Tuesday afternoon after a truck pulling a dump trailer veered off the roadway and struck a tree. The incident happened ...
Fun, food and music at Renzie Rib Fest
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September 2, 2025
Renzie Rib Fest, an annual Labor Day Weekend tradition in McKeesport, returned to Renziehausen Park Friday and wrapped up Monday night with fireworks.  Dave Coleman of Elrama cooks at the Big Girl’s B...
Progress being made through Jefferson Hills on Mon-Fayette Expressway
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
September 2, 2025
Jefferson Boulevard and Route 51 has a new traffic pattern implemented until the northbound off ramp is reopened. Progress is moving forward with construction of the Mon/ Fayette Expressway, according...
North Belle Vernon mine subsidence prevention project to begin
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September 2, 2025
The project is free to the residents and is funded by the 2021 Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive The state will pump almost $12 million into an abandoned mine subsidenc...
Monessen gets clean audit report for ’24
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
September 2, 2025
Across all funds, city revenues doubled to nearly $15 million in 2024 — but expenditures jumped just as high, also topping $15 million. Monessen’s auditors delivered good news to city officials Wednes...
Enrollment steady at Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh schools
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September 2, 2025
Among the diocese schools in the Mon Valley are Madonna Catholic Regional School in Monongahela, Mary of Nazareth Catholic School in White Oak and Serra Catholic High School McKeesport. By TOM DAVIDSO...