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Employee files federal lawsuit against MAWC, coworker, union for workplace harassment
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Employee files federal lawsuit against MAWC, coworker, union for workplace harassment
By By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com 
October 9, 2026
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, John Lorenzo and Utility Workers Union Local 164 are named as defendants. A Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County employee filed a federal lawsuit ...
McKeesport company to invest $21M in expansion
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McKeesport company to invest $21M in expansion
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 9, 2026
A $3.06 million state loan supports the construction of a 25,000-square-foot facility. Pennsylvania is investing over $3.9 million to support the gas pressure vessel manufacturer’s growth in McKeespor...
Valley firefighters stress safety during Fire Prevention Week
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Valley firefighters stress safety during Fire Prevention Week
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
October 9, 2026
Firefighters have been visiting classrooms and engaging with the community to promote safety. To mark Fire Prevention Week, firefighters around the Mon Valley have been busy visiting classrooms to tea...
U.S. Steel to hold hiring fair next week
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U.S. Steel to hold hiring fair next week
October 9, 2026
In an effort to accelerate the hiring process, qualified candidates will be able to learn more about career opportunities, meet directly with hiring managers and sit for an interview. By the MVI U.S. ...
Port Vue celebrates Vigilant Hose Co. No. 1 life members
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Port Vue celebrates Vigilant Hose Co. No. 1 life members
October 9, 2026
The 25 and 50-year volunteer firefighters were honored by council. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI With decades of service to their community, six life members of Vigilant Hose Co. No. 1 were honored b...
Sports
Rams batter Uniontown in Big 6 blowout
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Rams batter Uniontown in Big 6 blowout
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
October 9, 2026
Ringgold had 366 yards of total offense in the 46-6 victory. There have been a lot of “what ifs” for the Ringgold football team this fall, from close losses to games that simply got away. But the Rams...
Yough’s Pacacha enters record book with 5-goal game
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Yough’s Pacacha enters record book with 5-goal game
By JEREMY SELLEW 
October 9, 2026
Isaac Pacacha rewrote two Yough scoring records Monday, scoring five times in a 7-2 nonsection victory over Carrick. Pacacha entered the match tied for the Cougars’ single-season record with 33 goals ...
WPIAL coaching legends face off
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WPIAL coaching legends face off
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
October 9, 2026
GAME OF THE WEEK: THOMAS JEFFERSON AT WEST ALLEGHENY With all apologies to poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who penned “How do I love thee?” in 1850, how many storylines are there in tonight’s Thomas ...
Obituaries
Kathryn M. ‘Kathy’ Ketchel Gutierrez – Donora
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Kathryn M. ‘Kathy’ Ketchel Gutierrez – Donora
October 9, 2026
Kathryn M. “Kathy” Ketchel Gutierrez, age 67, of Donora, passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at Country Care Manor, Fayette City. She was born in Uniontown on Aug. 6, 1959, a daughter of the late Pet...
Sandra Noschese Lorenzo- Rostraver Township
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Sandra Noschese Lorenzo- Rostraver Township
October 8, 2026
Sandra Noschese Lorenzo, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in Jefferson Hospital. Born in Brownsville on July 8, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Gene rose “Geno” and Evelyn Kara...