Opening night for BVA’s ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
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March 14, 2025
BVA students perform a musical number from “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Thursday’s openingnight performance. Shows are set for 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Jeff Helsel / Mon...
Valley residents urged to attend landfill hearing
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 14, 2025
The DEP is seeking public input on a request to discharge treated leachate into the Monongahela River. Representatives from three environmental organizations are urging Mon Valley residents to attend ...
School board discusses upcoming projects
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WEST MIFFLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 14, 2025
West Mifflin Area school board members discussed some upcoming projects at Thursday’s work session. The meeting took place at the high school cafeteria instead of the middle school cafeteria. It had t...
Charleroi’s new sanitation service in place
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CHARLEROI
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 14, 2025
Council voted to contract with Pro Waste last month. New garbage service started in Charleroi this week. In February, council opened bids to select a new refuse provider and ultimately decided to go w...
Billy Price Band to open Monessen concert series
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 14, 2025
The first show will take place June 29 at City Park. It’s official: the Billy Price Band will rock out in Monessen City Park Amphitheater this summer. At Thursday’s meeting, Monessen council voted to ...
More allegations against NBV’s former assistant fire chief
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 14, 2025
A former assistant fire chief in North Belle Vernon already accused of fraud and theft is facing new charges. Todd Alan Reppert, 56, was first charged Oct. 16 after being accused of using the departme...
EARLY-MORNING FIRE IN MCKEESPORT
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March 14, 2025
Fire tore through a home in McKeesport early Thursday morning. The fire was reported at a house in the 1200 block of Pirl Street a little after 1 a.m. There were no injuries, and the deputy fire chief...
Highmark Health reports $209M in 2024 losses
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By By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive 
March 14, 2025
Despite reporting $209 million in operating losses for 2024, Highmark Health executives said they are optimistic about the future of the Pittsburgh-based health care insurer and provider. Officials on...
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March 14, 2025
“Tariff Whiplash Spooks U.S. Consumers,” blares the Wall Street Journal. “How the US economy went from booming to a recession scare in only 20 days,” reports CNN. “Donald Trump’s economic delusions ar...
Ken Honick announces candidacy for EF School Board
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March 14, 2025
Elizabeth Township police Chief Ken Honick announced his candidacy on Tuesday. For the MVI Elizabeth Township Police Chief Ken Honick announced his candidacy for the Elizabeth Forward School Board. In...
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March 14, 2025
Karls M. Pierre, 37, of Charleroi has been charged with two counts of child endangerment after his niece and nephew found their way to a neighbor’s yard while under his care Monday. According to an af...
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By By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive 
March 14, 2025
The Republican register of wills and coroner will face challengers in the May primary election. No Democratic candidates have filed to run for Westmoreland County row offices this year, further weaken...
St. Andrew now offers pet food pantry
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 13, 2025
Those in need can now receive food, diapers and pet food from the three St. Andrew the Apostle parishes in the Valley. Furry friends in the Mon Valley sometimes need help, too. As many families rely o...
2 injured after escaping raging fire at Elizabeth Township home
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 13, 2025
While the couple living there managed to escape, two of their pets perished in the blaze. Melted siding, bent mail boxes and a total loss of items is what one Elizabeth Township neighborhood and famil...
U.S. Steel claims rival, union conspired to sabotage Nippon deal
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
March 13, 2025
U.S. Steel and Nippon have sued the federal government in Washington, D.C., arguing that Biden blocked the merger to serve his political agenda. Attorneys for U.S. Steel argued in federal court in Pit...
Ex-police captain charged with stealing $260K from evidence room
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By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
March 13, 2025
Christopher Halazynski is the third McKeesport officer to face criminal charges in the last several months. A former McKeesport police captain is charged with stealing more than $260,000 from the depa...
Monongahela promotes 2 police officers to sergeant
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
March 13, 2025
Officers Stephen Kenyon and Thomas McCarthy were promoted. Monongahela promoted two of its police officers to sergeant during Wednesday’s council meeting. Council voted unanimously to authorize the pr...
Valley native to bring ‘Magickal Minds’ fair to convention center
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 13, 2025
The event is set for March 22 at the Monroeville Convention Center. A Mon Valley native is bringing a spiritual and holistic event to the area with a “Magickal Minds Metaphysical Fair” for those intri...
Charleroi agrees to hire firm to reinstall security cameras
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 13, 2025
The cameras were removed when traffic signals were taken down, but will be reinstalled by Emerick Security Systems. Leaders in Charleroi might not always see eye to eye, but when it comes to public sa...
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Photos by Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent