MAWC hikes rates, blames inflation, upgrade needs

By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers will be charged an additional 9.5% for water and sewer services starting in April.

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Local road crews dealing with long hours, dwindling salt supplies

January 23, 2025

Road crews have been working around the clock over the last couple weeks. By LADIMIR GARCIA AND TAYLOR BROWN lgarcia@ yourmvi.com tbrown@yourmvi.com Due to the winter weather and frigid temperatures, ...

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Bird flu causes egg shortages, soaring prices in Western Pa.

Rising cases of avian influenza — commonly referred to as bird flu — have continued to impact egg laying flocks in the U.S. forcing egg suppliers to cut production and in turn causing shortages nationwide,

By By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive

January 23, 2025

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Valley Salvation Army extends winter coats program

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 23, 2025

Coats donated by Model Cleaners are available for free today at the Mon Valley Salvation Army in Donora. With temperatures dipping into the single digits and lower in recent days, the Mon Valley Salva...

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Charleroi Area School Board honored by students with special video broadcast, gifts

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 23, 2025

The school board directors were honored as part of School Director Recognition Month, which is held each January. Charleroi Area School Board members didn’t leave Tuesday’s board meeting empty handed ...

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Glassport borough building, police station work ongoing

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI

January 23, 2025

Work at the senior center was put on hold due to illness among the construction crew. Renovations at the Glassport Borough Building and the police station continue. During Tuesday’s council meeting, i...

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Monessen School Board narrows options for infrastructure project

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

January 23, 2025

Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte recommended four focus areas for the project. Monessen School Board reduced the list of proposed options for its infrastructure improvement project during a special mee...