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September 3, 2024

VALLEY GRAPEVINE

Final farmers market this year in California

Allison Lescanac Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1190 will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at the Monessen Fire Department No. 1 meeting room on Donner Avenue. All members are urged to attend. Anyone interested in joining the VFW is welcome to attend. The VFW meets at this location the first Thursday of each month.

Donora’s Delsandro Memorial rededicated
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Donora’s Delsandro Memorial rededicated
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 12, 2025
More than a decade of planning went into the project, which was celebrated on Veterans Day. Under a cold, gray sky the sounds of a single bagpipe drifted through Donora as people walked together down ...
EF students urged to learn from examples set by veterans
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EF students urged to learn from examples set by veterans
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 12, 2025
Lt. Comm. Rick Elster was the guest speaker at the Veterans Day event. History is not just something in textbooks, but rather real people — neighbors who have protected our freedoms throughout the yea...
MVI sales rep Rob Hammond dies at 75
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MVI sales rep Rob Hammond dies at 75
November 12, 2025
He was instrumental in the paper’s expansion into McKeesport and other Mon Valley communities. By the MVI A beloved member of the Mon Valley Independent newspaper team passed away Monday. MVI sales re...
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THURSDAY
November 12, 2025
Don’t miss the latest from Charleroi and Monessen in Thursday’s Mon Valley Independent.