Motte receives 5-year extension
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2025
Monessen’s school board gave unanimous approval to the new contract, which will run through 2030. Monessen school board has approved a five-year contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte....
Update provided on West Mifflin Area cafeteria events
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WEST MIFFLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 5, 2025
The high school staff was recently selected for a Moments Matter Award. The Nutrition Group, which provides food for the West Mifflin Area School District, recently provided an update to the school bo...
Suicide, accidental deaths dropped in 2024, coroner says
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
March 5, 2025
The death rate from drug overdoses and traffic crashes also declined. By RENATTA SIGNORINI and QUINCEY REESE TribLive Westmoreland community relations and prevention Director Tim Phillips knows the co...
Trump vows to keep up ‘swift and unrelenting action’
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March 5, 2025
The president addressed a sharply divided Congress, with one Democrat being ejected from the speech. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrele...
TEACHING ARTIST VISITS MONESSEN
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March 4, 2025
Teaching artist Amy Roadman of Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s Artist-in-Residence Program visited Monessen Elementary Center Monday morning and worked with students on mosaic designs. Janaiya St...
Audit intensifies cyber charter reform effort
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March 4, 2025
Auditor General Tim DeFoor identified “uncommon” spending on gift cards and real estate. By KATIE MEYER Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Key Republicans say they are increasingly convinced they must reform P...
Firefighters respond to 2 Charleroi crashes
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 4, 2025
No serious injuries were reported in the accidents in the Speers Industrial Park and downtown Charleroi. It was a busy morning for Charleroi firefighters. Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said the department r...
Rostraver Twp. to vote on agreement for solar farm
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2025
Pivot Energy has offered to make a $150,000 payment to the township. A solar farm is coming to Rostraver Township, and commissioners are expecting to vote on an agreement to receive funds for the proj...
Monessen paving project to include Knox Avenue sinkhole
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2025
There’s currently a steel plate over the sinkhole, and the area has been sectioned off with cones. Seven streets in Monessen will receive much-needed repairs this year, including Knox Avenue where a s...
Zoning changes considered in Fallowfield Township
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 4, 2025
Supervisors will decide on the proposals at a March 26 meeting. Fallowfield Township supervisors will consider a zoning amendment that will affect a handful of properties in the township during a rece...
Fire department receives $64K grant
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 4, 2025
The amount was increased because ETFD is a merged department. Elizabeth Township Fire Department was awarded $64,322 in a Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services grant, fire Chief Adam Janosko sai...
Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish host polka Mass
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March 3, 2025
Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish held a polka Mass and dinner Saturday evening at its St. Eugene Campus in Liberty Borough. Above, among those attending, from left, were Linda D’Antonio of Glas...
Hearing set on landfill permit to dump treated leachate into Mon River
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March 3, 2025
The DEP will get public input on the proposal at a March 20 hearing at the Rostraver Central Fire Department social hall. By JOE NAPSHA TribLive A Penn Township environmental organization is opposing ...
Salvation Army to hold spaghetti fundraiser in Donora
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 3, 2025
The organization is trying to catch up after falling short of its Red Kettle Campaign goal. The Mon Valley Salvation Army will hold a fundraiser this week to help fund programs after a slow start for ...
Charleroi’s Rigatti may be America’s Favorite Teacher
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 1, 2025
Anyone who wants to help can submit votes for her online in a Reader’s Digest competition. America’s Favorite Teacher could be right here in the Mon Valley. Meghan Rigatti, a thirdgrade teacher at Cha...
Restaurant helps salvage Webster VFD fish fry
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 1, 2025
The Steel Plate in Monessen stepped in to preserve the traditional event, which had been short on volunteers. The Webster Volunteer Fire Department’s annual fish fry was temporarily in danger, but the...
‘Something Rotten!’ coming to Ringgold stage
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 1, 2025
The “hilarious” musical tells the story of two playwrights who hope to outdo William Shakespeare. Tap dancing eggs, abundant musical theater references and plenty of sophomoric humor make up the recip...
Monaghan Foundation Donation
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March 1, 2025
The Edward V. Monaghan Charitable Youth Foundation recently donated to the Monessen High School/Middle School PAWS (Positive Achievement Within the School) program. Teachers use a point system to rewa...
Leopards win WPIAL title
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February 28, 2025
Belle Vernon Area’s Dom Ghilani kisses the WPIAL championship trophy after the Leopards defeated North Catholic Thursday night in the Class 4A championship game. See story on B1. Mike Darnay / For the...
Two people hired to run Civic Center
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MONESSEN
By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
February 28, 2025
Linda Carson and Curtis Wade were selected to share the job, each working 15 hours a week. Monessen hired two individuals Thursday to run the Civic Center after searching for several months to find su...