Help promised with fire station flooding
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com After 3 feet of water flooded its station during Thursday night’s rainstorms, the Monongahela Fire Department took its fight with Norfolk Southern Corp. to H...
McKeesport celebrates Past & Present
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Camaraderie, to members of the McKeesport Past and Present group, can’t be broken or diminished by long distances or time spent apart. There’s a party going on in McKe...
Citizens Bank robbed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen police are searching for a man accused of robbing a bank in Monessen. City police Officer Rebekah Shrader said the suspect took an unspecified amount of money...
Jennifer Bettina Dranzo
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By obits 
July 10, 2021
Jennifer Bettina Dranzo, age 48, died on July 8, 2021, after a lengthy illness. She was born on Aug. 28, 1972, the daughter of William George and Mary Beth Reed Graf. A graduate of California Area Hig...
Jack Carson  – Charleroi
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July 10, 2021
Jack Carson, 69, of Charleroi, went to his heavenly home on July 8, 2021. Born in North Charleroi on June 20, 1952, he was the son of the late Edwin and Edythe Seibert Carson. Jack graduated from Bell...
Fundraisers set up to help injured firefighter
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 10, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Fire Capt. Matt Prentice is eagerly await the day he can be back in the seat of a fire engine. Prentice was severely injured July 3 after falling through t...
Rudolph John Godzak Sr. –  Belle Vernon
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July 10, 2021
Rudolph John Godzak Sr., 58, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, July 8, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on Feb. 19, 1963, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Dolores Kaylo Godzak. Rudy attended Penn St...
Elizabeth Township: Mount Vernon Park damaged by vandals
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July 10, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township police are investigating a report of vandalism at Mount Vernon Park. Elizabeth Forward Youth Athletics Vice President Chris Thoma said someon...
New parish celebrates first festival
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July 9, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Rain couldn’t stop local festival goers from having a good time at the Mary, Mother of God Parish Festival. The festival kicked off Thursday night in White Oak with Th...
Donora votes for change in EMS service
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com Donora will switch its ambulance service from Mon Valley EMS to Rostraver West Newton EMS after concerns about response times. Mon Valley EMS Chief Bill Hess me...
Monongahela fire department hit by heavy flooding
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Fire Department is used to responding to flood calls at residents’ homes, but Thursday evening the department was dispatched to its own stati...
August Fun Fest returning
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July 9, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Fun Fest will return to Cedar Creek Park this year. The Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation will sponsor the 34th annual August Fun Fest from 10 a...
Chess Park to host Big Band Legends
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Pittsburgh Big Band Legends will prove this weekend “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” The 17-piece orchestra will perform a free concer...
Bike Run & Car Show returns this weekend
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July 9, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Two local fire departments will benefit from a community event in the Mon Valley this weekend. The eighth annual Bike Run and Car Show, sponsored by Just A Tavern an...
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July 9, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Plum Street Saturday Morning Market resumes this week in downtown Elizabeth. The market will be held the second and fourth Saturday of the month through Aug...
BeeGraphix hangs on to beat Campy’s
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July 9, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com BeeGraphix’s Rodney Gallagher III played a significant role in the first half of Thursday’s game against Campy’s Pizza.   The Laurel Highlands standout scored six of...
Jobs, new life proposed for Allenport mill site
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 8, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A world-renowned business has its eyes on the Mon Valley for its newest location that could bring at least a hundred jobs to the area. Last week, Canadian co...