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November 12, 2019
By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon officials are moving forward with the first phase of the borough’s streetscape project, with council setting an opening bid date and appro...
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November 12, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Another member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club charged in connection with a brutal attack in Charleroi earlier this year has accepted a plea agreement. Brian Kerusk...
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November 12, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen school board unanimously voted Tuesday to reschedule its reorganization meeting. It was slated to be held Dec. 2, but instead will be moved to 5 p.m. Dec. 3. ...
Whatton named Big East defensive MVP
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 12, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Quarterbacks and running backs in Class 3A’s Big East Conference frequently found themselves in a tough situation when facing Elizabeth Forward this season.   Not on...
EF’s Anna Resnik verbally commits to play softball at RMU
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 12, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Whether she’s stepping up to the plate to lead off a game or making a big play at shortstop, Anna Resnik regularly makes her presence felt on the softball field.   T...
Obituaries
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November 12, 2019
Walter W. Cooper Charleroi Walter W. Cooper, 76, of Charleroi, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Born in Long Branch on Aug. 24, 1943, he was the son of the late Vincent and Anna Semanchek Cooper. He was sel...
Jaguars hockey doubles up visiting Indiana
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 11, 2019
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Both the good and bad of Thomas Jefferson’s hockey team was on display Monday. In large stretches, the Jaguars dominated visiting Indiana, sending an overwhelming amount of...
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November 11, 2019
By Jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Ten local boys soccer players were recently named all-WPIAL in their respective classifications and received invitations to play in the Western Pennsylvania Soccer C...
Veterans honored in McKeesport
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November 11, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport collaborated with McKeesport Area School District and the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania on Monday to honor veterans in a big way. Th...
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November 11, 2019
Jo Ann Matay, 79, formerly of Fallowfield Township, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Westmoreland Manor. Born in Monongahela on July 13, 1940, she was a daughter of Edward and Lillian Burket Agost...
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November 11, 2019
By Brian C. Rittmeyer Trib Total Media A record-breaking bitter cold snap and a bit of snow are on tap for the Mon Valley and the entire Pittsburgh region today. Temperatures during the day and into t...
Elizabeth Forward ceremony offers gratitude to veterans
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November 11, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Veterans Day was marked Monday at Elizabeth Forward Middle School with a patriotic assembly honoring area veterans. About three dozen veterans from the communit...
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November 11, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Forward Township supervisors adopted a resolution Monday that would allow volunteer firefighters in the township to receive a tax credit of up to $250 for t...
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November 11, 2019
By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Jefferson Hills residents will soon see new pavilions located throughout the borough’s parks. The question is, who will build them? At its public meeting Mon...
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November 11, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport was among the stops earlier this year on a “Poverty Listening Tour” conducted by state Sen. Art Haywood, D-Wyncote. Haywood, the Democratic chairman of the ...
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November 11, 2019
Margaret Fedrick Fransko New Eagle Margaret Fedrick Fransko, 75, of New Eagle, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born April 17, 1944, in Monongahela, she was the daughter of ...
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November 11, 2019
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Carroll Township residents may face a nominal tax increase next year as supervisors approved a tentative 2020 budget last week.   Carroll Township secretary ...
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November 11, 2019
By Gina C.   Lynn Twin Rivers Chamber of Commerce For the third year in a row, the Twin Rivers Chamber of Commerce (formerly Greater Rostraver Chamber) has sponsored a day trip around the Mon Valley t...
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November 11, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The morning of Nov. 2 was cold and frosty, but McKeesport Trail Commission volunteers and city administrators and workers were hard at work beautifying Renziehausen Pa...
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November 11, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Military veterans young and old were honored at Thomas Jefferson High School Monday morning at the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. The event featured ...