MASD plans improvements to high school
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 8, 2025
This story originally appeared in a previous electronic only edition. Improvements are coming to McKeesport Area High School, including an upgrade to the entrance area and new light fixtures in the au...
MVI delivery to be affected Thursday due to postal service closure
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January 8, 2025
On Thursday (Jan. 9), the United States Postal Service will suspend regular mail delivery and retail services to observe a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. Due to the postal...
Storm brings first major snow of 2025
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2025
See more local snow photos on Pages A2 & A7 Most Mon Valley schools canceled classes Monday, and hazardous road conditions were reported in several areas. The Mon Valley woke up to multiple inches of ...
Macey will retire from Allegheny County Council
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2025
The representative of District 9 has been on council since 2006. Bob Macey, the longest-serving current member of Allegheny County Council and a fixture in Mon Valley politics and community organizati...
Suit filed in response to blocked U.S. Steel sale
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January 7, 2025
The steel companies are suing the Biden administration, the USW and Cleveland-Cliffs. WASHINGTON (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a Biden administration de...
Love Anyway Feast brings people together
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 7, 2025
Saturday’s event in Charleroi was popular with the more than 75 people who attended. A community event held Saturday in Charleroi encouraged people to love anyway — and share a meal with their neighbo...
Rep. Gergely hospitalized due to emergency
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2025
Colleagues and people throughout his district offered get well wishes in online posts. State Rep. Matthew Gergely, D-McKeesport, was hospitalized after a “medical emergency over the holidays,” accordi...
Donora to get bids for license plate recognition service
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
January 7, 2025
A camera will be attached to one of the borough’s patrol cars to help officers spot suspicious or stolen vehicles. Donora will solicit quotes to buy and install a NeoPatrol Camera for an automatic lic...
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ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 7, 2025
An update was also provided on the township’s pump stations. With the new year here, Elizabeth Township commissioners filled various board and township positions at Monday’s meeting. The board appoint...
CHEERING FOR THE GREYHOUNDS
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January 6, 2025
Monessen High School senior cheerleaders Rayne Hall and Jadyn Bradley pose for a photo during halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Serra Catholic. Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent...
Mon Valley prepared as major snowfall expected
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 6, 2025
The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches could fall in some areas. Across the Mon Valley, communities are expected to experience heavy snowfall from Sunday night to this evening. The National ...
Expressway construction slated for this week
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 6, 2025
Work on the project will keep going despite a wintry forecast. Construction on the Mon/Fayette Expressway is chugging along for this upcoming week, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. W...
Uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers after sale blocked
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January 6, 2025
Some don’t believe any other buyer will provide the same guarantees that Nippon Steel was offering. WASHINGTON (AP) — By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said ...
RWNES offering classes for prospective EMTs
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 6, 2025
They’re being conducted in cooperation with Penn State Fayette. needs more EMTs. They are not alone, as many first responder agencies are in need of help. RWNES, in conjunction with Penn State Fayette...
Pittsburghers reflect on region’s industrial arc in wake of blocked U.S. Steel deal
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By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive 
January 6, 2025
President Joe Biden’s decision to thwart a Japanese firm from buying U.S. Steel doesn’t pen an obituary for the Pittsburgh- based industrial titan whose decades-long fall from grace has been inextrica...
Carter’s funeral begins by tracing path from rural Georgia to the world stage
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January 6, 2025
ATLANTA(AP) — Jimmy Carter ‘s extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farmin...
Devastation, relief expressed as Biden blocks U.S. Steel sale
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January 4, 2025
Area residents hold differing views on the impact the move will have on the local economy. By JACK TROY and QUINCEY REESE TribLive It takes a mixture of alcohol, dish soap and standard cleaner to remo...
PETA offers reward for info on abandoned puppies
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 4, 2025
They were discovered last week outside Giant Eagle in White Oak. A national organization is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to two young adult female miniature pinschers foun...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 4, 2025
Government business could be put on hold until March if Tom DeRosa and Dave Levdansky can’t agree on a vacancy board appointee. A vacancy meeting scheduled for Monday morning in Forward Township has b...
SUPPORTING THE LEOPARDS
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January 3, 2025
A few Belle Vernon Area Middle School basketball players stopped by Thursday’s girls varsity game to cheer on the Leopards against Elizabeth Forward. The group includes Gracie Martin, Hadley Steinhoff...