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Caleesi Thompson, 3, and her great-aunt, Patty Alcorn of Monessen, look at Kindu, a ball python held by Taylor Parco, a Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium intern, Friday at the Monessen Senior Center. 

By Max Robinette [email protected] The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. To read the rest of the story, please see a […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Monessen council voted this week to create a separate bank account to house all funds related to garbage collection in the city. To read the rest of the story, please see […]

By Roxanne Abramowitz The Daily Courier “I love music, any kind of music,” said George Frezzell of Belle Vernon. At 86, George is the oldest student at the Aikens Music Center in Connellsville, where he receives […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] A new entertainment group is almost ready to take the stage. The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts, a local nonprofit organization geared to the musical education of children and teens, is […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] The Mon River Fleet Lions club operates on a mission of providing to the communities it serves by having an impact on the health and wellbeing of area residents. On Thursday, […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] Film production is a money-maker in Pennsylvania, bringing in more than $3 billion in revenue since the tax credit began in 2007, according to state Sen. Camera Bartolotta. That’s why she […]

By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] Monessen’s former administration moved city offices into the former Community Bank building next door after mold was discovered last summer and now officials are looking for ways to keep the old […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] McKeesport Area School District is focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly referred to as “DEI.” On Wednesday, the school board heard from Dr. Erika Gold Kestenberg, an independent consultant who […]

By John Rectenwald [email protected] A cracked screen isn’t the end of the world for Belle Vernon Area students next school year. Pending board approval Monday, a new insurance program could help the school district replace […]