Monongahela extends emergency declaration
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the city’s emergency declaration and keep it in effect indefinitely until revoked by council. The d...
AMD Industries dominates Lee Supply, 60-38
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 15, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports AMD Industries played some stifling defense and pounded the glass before running away to a 60-38 victory over Lee Supply in the first game of Wednesday’s Mon Valley I...
RWNES to begin ambulance service in Donora on Aug. 1
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services will begin covering Donora Borough officially on Aug. 1. Mike Stangroom, RWNES director of operations, met with council W...
Trooper Thomas J. Weible –  Greensburg
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By obits 
July 15, 2021
  On July 14, 2021, Trooper Thomas J. Weible, 82, of Greensburg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Tom will now be reunited with his beloved wife of 43 years, the late Beverly K...
Return of Pordash sparks Dax Thomas State Farm
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 15, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A long second-half run and the return of its leading scorer helped lead Dax Thomas State Farm to an important 43-33 win over Edward Jones Wednesday in Mon Valley I...
Cedarbrook remains unbeaten
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 15, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Midway through the first half of her team’s game with Monessen Florist Wednesday, Cedarbrook head coach Mariah Ward stood on the sideline in silence. The first-year ...
Monessen Public Library marks 85 years serving the community
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Monessen Public Library Director Dave Zilka has decades of history with the library. “I came to this library for storytime when I was 3 years old, 4 years...
Elite PT beats BeeGraphix, moves into first-place tie
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Behind a strong game from Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine, Elite Physical Therapy put itself right back in the conversation of top teams in the Mon Valley Independ...
Howard Hanna WB cruises past first-place Union Cleaners
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Howard Hanna Wilson Baum created a four-way tie atop the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League boys division standings with a convincing 81-69 victory over...
Enjoying the rain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
Briella Wells, 10, of Charleroi jumped in a small puddle after a quick storm pushed through the area Tuesday evening.
Sale of Monessen building in 2016 draws questions
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By Kristie Linden klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council fielded several questions Tuesday night about the former Mon Valley Community Health Center building, which was used as the Monessen Municipal Co...
Lammay named BVA’s acting superintendent
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com As the Belle Vernon Area School Board continues its search for a new superintendent, it will receive some assistance from a recent retiree. George Lammay, who r...
Carol J. Moebus –  Monongahela
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By obits 
July 14, 2021
Carol J. Moebus, 84, of Monongahela, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Arden Courts of Jefferson Hills, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Johnstown, she was born on Nov. 3, 1936, a daughter of...
New Eagle: Council nixes cost for truck repair
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle Council opted on Tuesday to not give the green light to spend nearly $20,000 to repair one of the borough’s broken down dump trucks. Council member...
Larry Axton   – Monongahela
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By obits 
July 14, 2021
Larry Axton, 69, of Monongahela, died Monday, July 12, 2021, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 31, 1951, in Jeannette, the son of Helen Stout Axton. Larry was retired from Le...
New police chief getting to know California
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com California’s newest police chief didn’t waste any time between his hiring and his first full day on the job. Tim Kirsch, 55, was hired by a unanimous vote of bo...
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By obits 
July 14, 2021
Clara Lou Pascoe, 67, of Speers, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at UPMC Montifore. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 18, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Delphine Sance Pennline....
White Oak council gets update on road project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Engineer Ken Hillman gave White Oak council a brief update Monday on a road stabilization project that’s been mulled over for several years, but wasn’t approved until ...