Athene Club hosts annual senior tea
For the MVI Charleroi Area High School senior girls were honored Friday at a lunchtime tea in a tradition that dates back 76 years. The Athene Club of Charleroi, founded in 1902 and named for the […]
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Mon Valley escapes worst of area flooding
Staff and wire reports Torrential rains led to major flooding in the evening and overnight hours Thursday and into Friday morning, but it appears the Mon Valley was spared this time around. Record-breaking rainfall left […]
McKeesport Area board OKs sale of White Oak School
By Michael Richter [email protected] The McKeesport Area School Board approved the district’s sale of the former White Oak School Thursday to Velleo Companies for $200,000. According to the contract’s terms, the property’s buyer is listed […]
Brewster honored at chamber event
By Sarah Pellis [email protected] State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, who is retiring at the end of this year, received an award of recognition Friday at the annual legislative luncheon held by the Mon Yough Area […]
Team effort leads to great start for Leopards
By Liam Belan [email protected] A year after a difficult season for Belle Vernon’s baseball team that culminated in eight wins, the Leopards are off to a 5-1 start this season. They were able to sweep […]
Mon Valley Pipeline: McSwiggen swings big arm for St. Vincent
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] St. Vincent College is hosting the AMCC Men’s Volleyball Championship tournament this weekend, and leading the way is Thomas Jefferson’s Shawn McSwiggen. McSwiggen, a sophomore outside-hitter, led the conference in kills […]
Stockholders of U.S. Steel approve Nippon merger
By Justin Vellucci Trib Total Media Environmental activist and entrepreneur Qiyam Ansari isn’t excited that U.S. Steel is making him money. He bought $300 worth of the Pittsburgh-based steel giant’s stock at about $15 a […]
EF students volunteer at Night of Giving
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Elizabeth Forward High School cafeteria was buzzing with activity Wednesday evening as more than 80 students gathered to take part in the second annual Night of Giving. Sponsored […]
Coen Markets project OK’d in Carroll Twp.
By Sarah Pellis [email protected] Coen Markets/Coen Oil is continuing to move forward with constructing a new gas station, convenience store and restaurant in Carroll Township at Route 88 and 837 — despite continuous pushback from […]
Price tag on sewer project to increase
By Michael Richter [email protected] WEC Engineers, Inc. is requesting a nearly $129,000 increase in engineering costs for the work completed on Phase 4 of Monessen’s sewer rehabilitation project, but city officials expressed concern with how […]