St. Vincent de Paul Society reaches milestone
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 21, 2024
The organization’s Monessen store has been in business for 25 years. When Richard Lenio’s pastor at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Belle Vernon asked him to form a St. Vincent de Paul Society more t...
Charleroi Area school board censures Hopkins
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 21, 2024
The 7-0 vote came after she refused to shake a student’s hand during graduation ceremonies. Charleroi Area school board directors voted Thursday to censure their colleague Adele Hopkins for her action...
Leaflets three, let it be: How to recognize and avoid poison ivy
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NATURE OF THE MON VALLEY
June 21, 2024
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI A lot of what I know about the natural world I learned from my grandfather. He was an old-time Pennsylvania woodsman who knew everything there was to know about the plants and...
Online radio station is voice of McKeesport
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June 21, 2024
Director and founder Jason Togyer places a strong emphasis on local content. By COLETTE FUNCHES McKeesport Community Newsroom Tube City Online Radio, also known as WMCK Radio, is housed in a far corne...
First recipient of UPMC breast cancer vaccine is hopeful it will help others
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By By JULIA MARUCA Trib Total Media 
June 20, 2024
As a young girl, Maria Kitay visited the hospital when her cousin, Clara Carbone Caputo, had breast cancer. “She put her back up against the wall, and she said, ‘It’s so painful to have this,’” Kitay ...
Monessen home struck by lightning
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A Monessen couple’s house was hit during Tuesday’s thunderstorms
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 20, 2024
Chris Vaccaro was on his couch watching Tuesday’s storm when lighting struck his Monessen home and sent him flying to the floor. Vaccaro said he and his wife, Megan, and their cat, Willie, were in dif...
VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial will be on display in Roscoe
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 20, 2024
It honors those who lost their lives in the Global War on Terror. The VAU Fallen Heroes Memorial will be displayed in Roscoe this weekend. Roscoe American Legion Post 801 has worked for months to brin...
Ringgold OKs budget with 1-mill tax hike
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June 20, 2024
The new spending plan passed unanimously. By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board adopted a $56 million budget for the 2024-25 school year Wednesday that includes a tax hike for ...
Rockin’ on the Mon to kick off summer with River Fest
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June 20, 2024
Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday to kick off the two-day event at the Monongahela Aquatorium. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Monongahela Aquatorium’s Rockin’ on the Mon latest summer concert series begins ...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 20, 2024
The proposed program would apply to firefighters and EMS providers. Elizabeth Forward School Board started Wednesday’s meeting with a public hearing to consider adoption of a Volunteer Tax Credit Ince...
Glassport residents complain about juveniles ‘running wild’
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June 20, 2024
Glassport borough Police Chief Shawn DeVerse said his small department is doing its best to deal with the situation. By JIM BUSCH For the MVI During its first meeting at the new Glassport Municipal Co...
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June 20, 2024
A public hearing on the proposal has been scheduled for Aug. 7. By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Board of Commissioners discussed an application for a zoning change at Wednesday’s m...
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By By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media 
June 19, 2024
Severe conditions are expected to continue through Saturday. Beating the heat just got harder for Western Pennsylvanians, as the heat dome hovering over the region is now expected to stick around thro...
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 19, 2024
Ten percent of food sales at the River House Cafe will be donated to Charleroi’s police department. A Back the Blue fundraiser will be held today for the Charleroi Regional Police. The event will take...
Howard Hanna Simon Real Estate Services Chow Chow donation
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June 19, 2024
Howard Hanna Simon Real Estate Services recently presented its annual donation to Penn Highlands Mon Valley from the annual Chow Chow fundraiser. Howard Hanna Simon Real Estate Services agent Mary Jo ...
Strong storms knock out power
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 19, 2024
They caused at least one fire and left behind a trail of debris and fallen trees. Thousands across the Mon Valley were without power Tuesday following a wave of storms and heavy winds that caused dama...
McKeesport library hosts Juneteenth celebration
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June 19, 2024
Food, water games, Italian ice and face painting were part of Tuesday’s festivities. By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com The spirit of Juneteenth was on display Tuesday as the McKeesport Carnegie Library...
BVA budget vote slated for Monday
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June 19, 2024
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board will vote Monday on its budget for the 2024-25 school year. The $44.3 million budget will keep taxes steady for Westmoreland Co...
MVI print edition not delivered today due to holiday
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June 18, 2024
Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday, there is no U.S. Postal Service mail delivery or collection today. Home delivery subscribers of the Mon Valley Independent’s print edition will get today’s editi...
MVCTC student advances to national competition
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 19, 2024
Liam Stewart is already the SkillsUSA Electrical Construction Wiring state champion. A recent Ringgold graduate made history, ending his high school career on a high note. Many high school graduates a...