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...
Rostraver Township fire departments to merge
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 3, 2025
The plans were revealed in an annual report from Rostraver Central FD. Rostraver Township may soon have one combined fire department. Rostraver Central Fire Department released a report last week that...
Biden reportedly decides to block sale of U.S. Steel
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January 3, 2025
A formal announcement from the White House could be made today. By the MVI President Joe Biden will block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported late Thursday nig...
Valley feeling health effects of norovirus
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 3, 2025
The stomach ailment has been plaguing several parts of the country since late November. An uptick in cases of the norovirus has made the holidays a bit less merry for Mon Valley residents who have con...
Family finally receives settlement after home collapse
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 3, 2025
The Camerons plan to start rebuilding at the same site in Carroll Township. Back in March, the Cameron family never expected their Carroll Township home of 15 years to collapse before their eyes. They...
DRAWING A CROWD
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West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
January 3, 2025
West Mifflin cheerleader Izia Love (center, front row) is joined by fans who came to watch the girls basketball team play against McKeesport on Thursday evening. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
Allegheny, Westmoreland counties celebrate the first babies of 2025
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By By JOE NAPSHA TribLive 
January 3, 2025
William, Genesis, Shiloh, Luka and Mila were all born shortly after midnight. William Sido Scott was born 10 seconds after midnight Wednesday to become the first birth of 2025 in the Pittsburgh area. ...
Donora considers adding lieutenant position to its police department
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By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI 
January 3, 2025
The borough may run into contractual issues due to an arbitrator’s ruling from decades ago. Donora council members debated reinstating the position of lieutenant to the borough’s police department Thu...
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January 3, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before det...
Plunging into 2025
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Glassport American Legion members and friends took the dip into the Mon in memory of Michael ‘Sam’Gouker
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 2, 2025
For the second year in a row, MVI Senior Reporter Taylor Brown joined the crew from the Glassport American Legion and jumped in, too. For the past six years, members, family and friends of the Glasspo...
Big Brothers Big Sisters honors strong bonds formed by mentors, youths
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January 2, 2025
Ashley Howes of Coal Center and Natayah Moten were named the Big and Little Sister of the Year for the Laurel Region. By JEFF HIMLER TribLive Luke Finlay and Jaxon Smartnick may have been born about a...
Rostraver OKs budget, looks to 2025
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 2, 2025
The budget does not include a tax increase for the new year. The Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners approved a tax levy ordinance that will keep the tax rates the same for 2025. Board President...
White Oak approves 2025 budget, sets refuse collection rates
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 2, 2025
Despite no tax increase, the budget was not approved by a unanimous decision. White Oak Borough adopted its fiscal year 2025 budget, which includes no tax increase, at a special meeting Monday. Counci...
McKeesport history center seeking to fill two positions
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 2, 2025
Founded in 1980, the McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center is a nonprofit museum and research facility. The McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center is looking to hire a museum manager ...
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January 2, 2025
By the MVI A California, Pa., man accused of severely beating a baby in his care is now facing a an attempted homicide charge. On Tuesday, Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh amended the c...
New Year’s pretzels are considered good luck
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
December 31, 2024
Some Valley residents wouldn’t think of starting 2025 without one. If you’re looking for good fortune this time of year, turn to the pretzel. Having a bite of New Year’s pretzel for good luck is a lon...
2024: A look back on the year
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By By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor 
December 31, 2024
The Mon Valley Independent news staff takes a look back at the year’s top stories. swolford@yourmvi.com From an eclipse, immigration controversy, uncertainty in the steel and glassmaking industries, t...
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FORWARD TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 31, 2024
No vote was taken on a revised version of the township’s spending plan. Forward Township will head into the new year without a spending plan in place. On Monday, a scheduled budget meeting only lasted...