By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2018
Belle Vernon Area’s Grace Henderson earned an individual victory while the Ringgold boys team picked up a team win at the Big South Cross Country Conference Championships Thursday at Mingo Park. Hende...
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October 5, 2018
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com After resigning from Charleroi Borough Council last month with a simple letter stating “I quit,” Randy  DiPiazza had a few things to say to his colleagues Thursday b...
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October 5, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The “power of women” was celebrated Thursday night when the Mon River Fleet recognized 10 women who committee members feel have made an “unequivocal” impact on Mon Val...
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October 5, 2018
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Members of a Fallowfield Township family accused of selling drugs to confidential informants on several occasions face trial in Washington County Court. In the first...
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October 5, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Mid-Mon Valley’s resident Viking, James Saul, will channel his ancestors this weekend as he gears up for a new season of his favorite sport — ax throwing. Saul, ...
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October 5, 2018
SCHOOL-AGE BULLYING IS A SERIOUS societal concern that affects the lives of all children — those getting bullied, those doing it and those standing nearby. Going to school can be fun, but it can be st...
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October 3, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport officials are trying to come up with ways to deal with many problems due to water and sewage issues caused by the onslaught of flooding and heavy rain that ...
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October 3, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several hundred Mon Valley students will serve as guest scientists when the “Explorer” docks at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela later this week. The rive...
Dominance continues for Cougars
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 2, 2018
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Charleroi head boys soccer coach Jon Ducoli has quite a lot to smile about nowadays. Through the first 10 games of its season, Ducoli’s bunch has made a habit out of...
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October 2, 2018
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A new formation and a strong determination to do whatever she can to keep the ball from reaching the back of the net. Those have been the two key factors behind the ...
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October 2, 2018
By Zack Zeigler For the MV Independent Serra Catholic put its undefeated record on the line and kept its momentum going by completing a 3-0 sweep over Keystone Oaks in Section 3-4A play Tuesday night....
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October 2, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area’s Facilities, Grounds and Transportation Committee held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss alternatives to a proposed $4 million bond issue. The ...
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October 2, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Upgrades are coming to McKeesport’s municipal parking garage and the Steel Valley Trail thanks to a state Multimodal Grant that was awarded to the city Tuesday. Nearly...
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October 2, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After several complaints from borough residents, New Eagle Council unanimously voted to terminate its current code enforcement agency Tuesday. Harshman CE Group, LLC...
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October 2, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The only Pennsylvania-based annual walk to highlight the dangers, effects, treatment and preventative measures of HIV and AIDS will take to the streets of McKeesport t...
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October 2, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com  Fayette County was recently selected by the state Supreme Court to participate in the Pennsylvania State Roundtable’s Family Engagement Initiative. Fayette is one o...
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October 2, 2018
The rebuilding of McKeesport will get nearly $3 million from the state to help keep things moving. A grant from the Department of Transportation’s Multimodal Transportation Fund was announced Tuesday,...
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October 1, 2018
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Locked in a scoreless tie at the half, both the Ringgold and Belle Vernon Area girls soccer teams were aware that one mistake could turn the tide of the match. And...
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October 1, 2018
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There are a plethora of section championships to speak of in the history of McKeesport athletics. Now, there’s a new one to add to the list. To read the rest of th...