Charleroi Elementary hosts Komatsu for Earth Day project

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

In honor of Earth Day, a local business has partnered with Charleroi Elementary Center students to build an insect habitat.

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