Beating the heat in Monessen
Ellie Miranda, 4, of Washington Township received a cold sno-cone from Capt. Sue Thwaite of the Salvation Army at the Monessen Pumpkin Patch on a hot Tuesday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to arrive today and […]
June 2021
Most local lawmakers back new state budget
By Eric Seiverling [email protected] Pennsylvania lawmakers approved the state’s 2021-22 budget last week, and residents and businesses will not see a tax hike for the upcoming year. The budget also paves the way for the […]
Update provided on dog attacks; council has month to fill vacancy
By CHRISTINE HAINES [email protected] An issue with dogs in one Elizabeth neighborhood is being addressed by borough officials. There have been two incidents in the past month in which the same two pit bull terriers […]
Belle Vernon cancels Kennywood picnic
By Taylor Brown [email protected] The community picnic tradition at Kennywood won’t be revived this year for residents of the Belle Vernon area. The park was shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, marking […]
Mask mandate lifted for McKeesport Area schools
By JEFF STITT [email protected] Now that Pennsylvania’s mask mandate has been lifted, the McKeesport Area School District is taking similar action. The district issued a statement Monday saying that “in alignment” with the masking order […]
Masks now optional at BVA
By CHRISTINE HAINES [email protected] Public input helped the Belle Vernon Area School Board develop at least part of its health and safety plan for the 2021-22 school year. After hearing from several members of the […]
Help sought with missing person
A man from the Pittsburgh area is missing and his family and police are asking for assistance from the public. Luke Paglia, 50, was last seen at about 2 p.m. June 28 in the Highland […]
Union Cleaners ends losing streak
By JEREMY SELLEW [email protected] It took well over a year, but Union Cleaners and head coach Kevin Kovach picked up their first win in Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League Boys Division play. But the […]
Campy’s Pizza outlasts Howard Hanna, 75-71
By JOSE NEGRON [email protected] Thomas Jefferson sophomore Evan Berger hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining to help lift Campy’s Pizza to a 75-71 victory over Howard Hanna Wilson Baum on opening night of the […]
Ronald W. ‘Bones’ Campana – Monessen
Ronald W. “Bones” Campana, 87, of Monessen, died Monday, June 28, 2021, as a result of complications from a stroke. He was born on Oct. 31, 1933, in Monessen, the son of the late […]