Around The Valley
May 23, 2026

NEWS BRIEF

On Sunday, Our Brother’s Keeper will hold its annual Memorial Day 22-mile walk through the Mon Valley dedicated to former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant Deana Martorella of Charleroi, who tragically died March 4, 2016, after battling post traumatic stress disorder.

Community gathers to discuss aftermath of fatal explosion at U.S. Steel plant
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Community gathers to discuss aftermath of fatal explosion at U.S. Steel plant
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
May 28, 2026
Several environmental groups hosted the community conversation on Wednesday. More than 50 residents attended a community conversation Wednesday to get a larger insight into last year’s explosion at th...
Ladies of the Grand Army host annual veterans service
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Ladies of the Grand Army host annual veterans service
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
May 28, 2026
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Starkweather Circle No. 173, held its annual veterans memorial service Wednesday at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela. As flower petals drifted acro...
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FRIDAY
May 28, 2026
Find out what happens at the Monessen Council meeting in tomorrow’s Mon Valley Independent.