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Memorial unveiled for law enforcement officers
Latest News, Main
Memorial unveiled for law enforcement officers
May 16, 2025
The monument honors 28 Westmoreland County officers who were killed in the line of duty. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive The absence of Trooper Michael Paul Stewart III is felt on a daily basis, said hi...
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Taxes up 2.67% in West Mifflin Area budget
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Taxes up 2.67% in West Mifflin Area budget
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 16, 2025
School board members pledged to keep working on the spending plan before a final vote is taken. After some debate and a lengthy meeting, the West Mifflin Area school board approved a budget proposal T...
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Local baseball, softball fans flock to Norwin
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Local baseball, softball fans flock to Norwin
May 16, 2025
Mon Valley fans showed up to support their schools as the Monessen and Charleroi Area softball teams and the California Area baseball team all played Thursday at Norwin. In front are Ethan Hartley, Ga...
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Fourth straight tax increase approved
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CHARLEROI AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Fourth straight tax increase approved
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 16, 2025
Directors said the rising costs of charter schools made it necessary. Property owners in the Charleroi Area School District will see a slight increase in their taxes for the fourth consecutive year. I...
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$2,000 donation will cover costs of pavilion project
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$2,000 donation will cover costs of pavilion project
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 16, 2025
The Mon Yough Trail Council paid for the repairs because the structures are along the Great Allegheny Passage. Members of the Mon Yough Trail Council presented a $2,000 check on Thursday to Elizabeth ...
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West Mifflin mayor faces challenger in primary
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West Mifflin mayor faces challenger in primary
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
May 16, 2025
Chris Kelly has held the office for 16 years. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly is being challenged by fellow Democrat Dale R. Pavlik in Tuesday’s primary election. The Mon Valley Independent contacted e...
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Gonglik returns to starting role and Ks 15 Gladiators
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HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
Gonglik returns to starting role and Ks 15 Gladiators
May 16, 2025
By the Mon Valley Independent In a battle of Mon Valley foes in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A softball playoffs, it was No. 12 Bentworth that pulled off a 9-1 upset over No. 5 South Allegheny....
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Burrell one better in slugfest with Cougars
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Burrell one better in slugfest with Cougars
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
May 16, 2025
The Bucs scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and hold on against Charleroi. Many first-round playoff baseball games are grudge matches on the mound with one or two runs b...
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Charleroi’s season closes with loss to Deer Lakes
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Charleroi’s season closes with loss to Deer Lakes
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
May 16, 2025
The Cougars left eight runners stranded and were unable to get run support for pitcher Ariahna Blouse. The Charleroi softball team pounded out 10 hits in their WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against ...
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Steelers open against Jets, Fields and end with Ravens
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Steelers open against Jets, Fields and end with Ravens
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
May 16, 2025
The NFL released the entire 2025 schedule Wednesday with big games on tap. For the 10th time in the past 11 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers will open the regular season on the road. For the first time ...
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Obituaries
Douglas Keith Dobas – Hershey, Lower Swatara and Yardley, Pa.
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Douglas Keith Dobas – Hershey, Lower Swatara and Yardley, Pa.
May 16, 2025
Douglass K. Dobas, 70, of Hershey, Lower Swatara and Yardley, Pa., (that’s right folks, Doug and Sue still didn’t know where they wanted to live when they grew up) passed away on May 11, 2025, in the ...
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Ann Cox Appolonia – Monongahela
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Ann Cox Appolonia – Monongahela
May 16, 2025
Ann Cox Appolonia, 88, of Monongahela, died Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Haven Crest Nursing Center, Monongahela.  She was born Jan. 11, 1937, in New Eagle, the daughter of Walter and Rose Fusco Cox. An...
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