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...
Monessen OKs school budget with 2-mill tax hike
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 19, 2024
The increase will help fund the district’s new emotional support and special education positions. Monessen City School District residents will see a slight increase in property taxes next year. The sc...
Dress for Success brings mobile boutique to McKeesport library
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June 19, 2024
The nonprofit organization provides business and casual clothes for women and girls. By NYA O'NEAL noneal@yourmvi.com From shoes to jewelry, belts to purses, there was something for everyone at the Dr...
MVI launches new apps
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June 18, 2024
The Mon Valley Independent is entering an exciting new era in digital publishing with the unveiling of our new mobile apps. Our new 2-in-1 apps, powered by Tecnavia, will help you stay on top of local...
Glenn Porter remembered at golf event for foundation
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 18, 2024
Hundreds of people attended the first Glenn Edward Porter III Memorial Golf Outing. The sun was shining — and Glenn Porter was surely smiling down on the greens — as hundreds of his friends, family an...
Warriors Rock returning to Monongahela Aquatorium
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June 18, 2024
The performance honors veterans through music and videos. By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com The Warriors Rock concert will return to Monongahela for its third year July 21. The patriotic concert h...
Cooling centers will be open this week throughout the Mon Valley
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Several cooling centers will be open this week throughout the Mon Valley
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 18, 2024
Southwestern Pennsylvania is in the grips of a severe heat wave this week. A heat advisory for the entire area started at 11 a.m. Monday and will continue through 8 p.m. Friday, according to WTAE-TV m...
New playground in White Oak likely to open in two weeks
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 18, 2024
Paving in the area is scheduled to begin today. The new playground at Heritage Hill Park in White Oak is expected to be open for the public in approximately two weeks, barring any unforeseen delays in...
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June 18, 2024
By JUSTIN VELLUCCI Trib Total Media A New Castle man is headed to Common Pleas court on charges that he shot a man during an argument at a Memorial Day Weekend family cookout in McKeesport. Allegheny ...
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 18, 2024
A warrant was issued for an Elizabeth Township man after police found a naked woman he allegedly beat, burned and restrained with rope and tape walking along a busy roadway. Elizabeth Township police ...
Fire in McKeesport destroys 1 house and damages four
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June 17, 2024
The blaze at Jenny Lind and Federal streets is under investigation. By MEGAN SWIFT Trib Total Media A weekend fire in McKeesport destroyed one house and damaged four surrounding buildings Sunday — and...
Region under excessive heat watch
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June 17, 2024
Dangerously hot temperatures are expected in the area this week. By the MVI A severe heat wave is coming to southwestern Pennsylvania this week. WTAE-TV meteorologist Jill Szwed said an intense heat w...
McKeesport Area School District receives grant to hire more staff
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
June 17, 2024
Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation awarded the district the $855,000 grant. The McKeesport Area School District received an $855,000 grant from the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation to hire and develop a...
White Oak church to host fifth annual ‘Food Truck Friday’
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
June 17, 2024
A strawberry social will also be held during the event set for June 28 at Sampson’s Mills Presbyterian Church. Those driving along White Oak’s Lincoln Way might see a familiar sign in front of a local...
Are Penn State cuts a preview of higher education divide?
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June 17, 2024
By BILL SCHACKNER AND MEGAN SWIFT Trib Total Media The gap between Penn State University’s sprawling main campus and its 20 branches can be measured these days in ways more personal and profound than ...
Libraries bring summer fun to area communities
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
June 15, 2024
Many are planning events that will last throughout the summer break. The Mon Valley has several libraries that offer more than books during the summer. Rostraver Public Library is offering “Summer Rea...
Flag Day celebration
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June 15, 2024
Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Aleea Bruce, 7, of Belle Vernon and Sienna Trump, 6, of Charleroi carry the banner for Regimental Fife and Drum of Charleroi, sponsored by the Mon Valley Academy f...