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February 11, 2025

MVI candidate announcement policy

The Mon Valley Independent is publishing candidate announcements for the May 20 municipal primary election.

Announcements (only one per candidate) will be accepted through April 25 and may include biographical information and campaign platforms. Announcements cannot include criticism or attacks on other candidates. The MVI reserves the right to edit the announcements. Send announcements to MVI Managing Editor Stacy Wolford at swolford@yourmvi.com.

Classes go high-tech in ‘New Modern Monessen’
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 18, 2025
An open house will be held Thursday to show off the technological advancements now available for students. Monessen is no longer just a city with history. This school year, the Monessen School Distric...
BVA HOMECOMING
Latest News, Main
October 18, 2025
Latest News, Main
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 18, 2025
The university is benefiting from an EQT Foundation grant and a partnership with Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum. Thanks to a grant from EQT Foundation and a partnership with the Mattress Fac...
Latest News, Main
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
October 18, 2025
A woman told police that he threatened to kill her and her children. A man was arrested Friday morning in McKeesport after police responded to a call involving a firearm. Kristopher Connelly, 22, of B...
State-owned universities to recruit former students
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By By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive 
October 18, 2025
They will reach out to people who never completed their degree. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive If you’re one of the 130,000 people who obtained credit at one of the state system’s colleges but never finis...
Around The Valley, Latest News
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
October 18, 2025
They used to be part of the borough’s Christmas tradition. For the first time in years, the soft glow of luminaries will line the sidewalks of North Charleroi this Christmas Eve — a tradition that man...