Swimmers brave cold to help MV Rowing Club
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February 14, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrownyourmvi.com Dressed to the nines, red bow tie and all, Belle Vernon Mayor Gerald Jackson took a dip in the Monongahela River for a good cause.   The Mon Valley Rowing Club held i...
Stockdale VFD to host Sheehan’s funeral
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February 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Funeral arrangements for California police Chief Tim Sheehan will take place this week at Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall. Although Sheehan wa...
Monessen council honors city’s Black history makers
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February 14, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council recognized many of the contributions the city’s Black residents have made at this month’s meeting in recognition of Black History Month. “Since t...
Rocks, debris slide onto part of Route 48 in White Oak
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February 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak first responders were called to a stretch of Route 48 Saturday night after rocks and debris slid onto the busy thoroughfare.   The debris fell onto Long Run ...
Rep. Davis calling for Pa. COVID-19 vaccine registry
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February 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis has joined three other state House Democrats in calling for a “COVID-19 Vaccine Registry.” In a co-sponsorship memorandum issued Friday, Davis,...
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February 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward has been recognized as one of the top three school districts in the country for using technology in the classroom. The district is one of thre...
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February 14, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Volunteer program Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful released its recycling and litter pick-up statistics for last year from its affiliates throughout the state, in...
Gladiators knock off Class 5A Jaguars
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February 14, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The South Allegheny boys basketball team failed in two prior attempts to move up in class and pick up a victory.   The third time proved to be the charm as the Gladia...
Bethel Park’s Westphal scores 41  in win over Tigers
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February 14, 2021
By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal was too much for McKeesport to handle Saturday, scoring 41 points in a 62-46 victory. The Duquesne commit put up 18 points in the first half, n...
Timothy John Sheehan – California, Pa.
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February 14, 2021
Timothy John Sheehan, 50, of California, Pa., died unexpectedly, while on duty, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. He was born Thursday, April 9, 1970, in Brownsville, son of Joyce Shaynak Sheehan and the late ...
Structure collapses in Rostraver Township
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February 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Rostraver Central Fire Department crews were called to a structure collapse in the 800 block of Tyrol Boulevard in Rostraver Township Friday afternoon. The s...
Charleroi students create cards to send Valentine’s greetings
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February 12, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Valentine’s Day will be a little sweeter this year for those who call the Residence at Hilltop home, thanks to a kind gesture by Charleroi Area third-grade students....
It’s the season for love — and romantic scams
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February 12, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police at the Belle Vernon barracks are investigating after a victim of an online dating catfishing scheme reported being duped out of hundreds of t...
Couple turns love of coffee into business
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February 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Brownsville residents and husband-and-wife team Kalie Davis-Llewellyn and Mike Llewellyn love a good cup of joe. So it’s no surprise that   their first busin...
Donora files charges against Sadler, who remains at large
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February 12, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Donora man accused of shooting two people within an hour Jan. 26 appears to have been targeting men who were with his ex-girlfriends. In charges filed Friday ...
Francis held for trial on numerous charges
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February 12, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The man accused of shooting a McKeesport police officer in December was ordered Friday to stand trial on nearly every charge he faces. Koby Lee Francis, 22, of Mc...
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February 12, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A large food distribution event set to start in Monessen earlier this month has been rescheduled after being postponed because of inclement weather and trouble with ...
Albert Gallatin runs all over Ringgold
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February 12, 2021
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Entering Friday’s Section 1-5A matchup with Albert Gallatin, Ringgold head coach Eugene Wilson knew his team was going to face an obvious size mismatch.   The Rams h...
Faulkner, Gladiators pummel Wildcats
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February 12, 2021
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Last month, South Allegheny beat East Allegheny, 50-47. As the Gladiators approached their second game against the Wildcats on Friday, that first one weighed on their minds...