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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen Councilman Anthony Orzechowski and Solicitor Joseph R. Dalfonso rebuked Mayor Matt Shorraw on Friday for a letter he sent to various area newspapers that they...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Steel announced Friday that it will appeal an enforcement order issued this week against the company’s Mon Valley Works facilities by the Allegheny County Health ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Historical Society is gearing up for its third annual Eldora Park Walking Tour later this month. Eldora Park was a trolley park that sat a little bit off o...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Boston Hollow Road, a portion of state Route 48 in Elizabeth Township, and Bunola River Road in Forward Township are open once again. State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Eliza...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office this week added the name of a wanted McKeesport man to its Firearms Violation Fugitives web page. Updated on a weekly basis, the ...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 1, 2019
Joseph “Joe” Bercini, 69, of Uniontown, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Joe was born on Dec. 30, 1949, the son of Joseph and Mary Sidone Bercini. In addition to his parents, he was preceded i...
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By obits 
March 1, 2019
Bertha M. Devore Snodgrass, 89, of Somerset Township, Eighty Four, died Friday morning, March 1, 2019, at Lasosky’s Personal Care Home, Clarksville. She was born March 11, 1929, a daughter Alvin and L...
BVA’s Spekis, Shahan golden again
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Motivation wasn’t something that Belle Vernon Area swimmers Ian Shahan and Robby Spekis lacked heading into day one of the WPIAL 2A swimming championships Thursday a...
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com No matter what the circumstances, tonight’s Serra Catholic vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart contest is just another basketball game. That’s the message head coach ...
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By DAN PALM For the MV Independent Class 3A wrestling is back this weekend as 10 local athletes are set to compete in the WPIAL championships at Canon McMillan High School.   There will be 20 wrestler...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen’s mayor or any member of council will risk a fine if they miss any more regular or special council meetings. Council members Anthony Orzechowski, Dave Feehan ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Health Department has issued an enforcement order against U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facilities for continued permit violations involving dai...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents living in Allegheny County will no longer have to drive to Pittsburgh to appeal assessments on their real estate values. Forward Township Superv...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors decided how to move forward with repairs of the municipal garage that was damaged by a fire in November. Although the fire was ex...
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February 28, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency is looking for a child to star in the agency’s 2019 advertising campaign.   To qualify, a registrant must be a female ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Restoration efforts are still continuing for local power companies.   Some Mon Valley residents remain in the dark after five days, as electric companies continue to...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2019
By Paul Peirce A 45-year-old Rostraver man was accused this week of submitting an altered urine sample to the Westmoreland County Probation office after a probation officer noticed a white tube protru...
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By obits 
February 28, 2019
Roy C. Laverick Sr., 85, of Monongahela, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in the Havencrest Nursing Home, Monongahela. He was born April 25, 1933, in West Elizabeth, the son of Stephen H. and Alice Mehr...
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 28, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com South Allegheny school board this month unanimously voted to move ahead with “realignment of the current state of the school district.” On Tuesday night, Superintenden...