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EDITORIAL: Good things await the Mon Valley

ItĢƵ the “shot in the arm” the Mon Valley needs. Jeff Kotula, the president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, was spot-on in his response to the news that global energy company GE VernovaĢƵ plans to invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania – an investment that will ...

State System approves tuition increase

For the first time in seven years, tuition at PennsylvaniaĢƵ state universities, including Pennsylvania Western, will be increasing, though that could change if the legislature allocates more funding to the schools. The Board of Governors of PennsylvaniaĢƵ State System of Higher Education ...

Washington County disburses third round of opioid settlement funds

The Washington County commissioners disbursed the third round of opioid settlement funds, including a large sum to a family that wants to open a recovery house in Washington in memory of their son who died from addiction nearly five years ago. The family and friends of Shawn Patrick Nairn ...

Electric News

TuesdayĢƵ expansion announcement of a manufacturing plant in the Mon Valley – an area still reeling from the loss of two major employers – was met with unbridled glee from members of the business community and beyond. GE Vernova announced an up to $100 million investment in Pennsylvania ...

Fresh produce giveaway draws steady stream to Monessen

The vehicles poured in through the East Gate Parking Lot in Monessen Wednesday. At the end of the line were boxes of food being given away as part of Highmark WholecareĢƵ 2025 Farm-to-Family produce program. “ItĢƵ a steady stream of people, and thatĢƵ great,” said Jennifer Miller, ...

President Trump hails energy sector, investments during visit to CMU

PITTSBURGH – Appearing at what is being billed as the first-ever Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, President Trump praised the commonwealthĢƵ energy sector and trumpeted a series of investments in energy and artificial intelligence that are set to be made across the ...