Glassport borough building, police station work ongoing
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
January 23, 2025
Work at the senior center was put on hold due to illness among the construction crew. Renovations at the Glassport Borough Building and the police station continue. During Tuesday’s council meeting, i...
Monessen School Board narrows options for infrastructure project
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 23, 2025
Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte recommended four focus areas for the project. Monessen School Board reduced the list of proposed options for its infrastructure improvement project during a special mee...
MAWC hikes rates, blames inflation, upgrade needs
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January 23, 2025
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY TribLive Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers will be charged an additional 9.5% for water and sewer services starting in April. The authority board approved a $129...
Elizabeth Twp. hopes to get fresh perspective on comprehensive plan
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 23, 2025
At the Elizabeth Township commissioner’s workshop meeting Monday, President Josh Walls started a discussion about how the junior commissioner position can contribute to the township’s comprehensive pl...
Politics
January 23, 2025
PENNSYLVANIA’S HOUSE of Representatives is once again locked in a tie. The chamber has reflected the paper-thin margins of state politics since 2023 — or more precisely, since the moment votes were co...
Local artisan accepted into the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
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January 23, 2025
William Kalkbrenner is the maker/owner of Enso Forge. For the MVI William Kalkbrenner of Collinsburg, maker/owner of Enso Forge, was recently honored with acceptance into the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pitt...
‘CHAMPIONSHIP DECISIONS’
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January 22, 2025
Cyber Athletix Chairman Ulice Payne speaks with young basketball players during Monday’s Cyber Athletix Skills Academy at Ringgold Middle School. The event, “Championship Decisions,” featured workshop...
Valley’s warming centers offer refuge from the cold
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2025
This week’s conditions are especially dangerous for anyone without a safe place to stay. As frigid weather conditions continue throughout the region, warming centers will be available for those lookin...
Charleroi Area addresses Trump order on immigration
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
January 22, 2025
Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich expects “challenging weeks ahead” as the district adjusts to the new federal policies. Leaders in the Charleroi Area School District say an executive order signed by Presi...
BVA will vote on school time changes for 2025-26
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area school board plans to vote on changing class times for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool said at Tuesday’s meeting that an official announcement abou...
Permit fees to be reviewed
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WEST MIFFLIN
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
January 22, 2025
Mayor Chris Kelly wants to see how they affect outside food vendors. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly addressed council members at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss his concerns about the borough’s permit fe...
Hope Ministries of McKeesport takes over for Intersections Food Pantry
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January 22, 2025
The soup kitchen and food bank will continue to operate at 115 7th St. By SHAYLAH BROWN TribLive Intersections Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen in McKeesport has closed its doors after serving the communi...
Republicans now hold all three Pa. row offices
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January 22, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday was sworn in Tuesday, joining Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s three statewide row officers were sworn in to n...
Andronas seeking reelection as Washington County sheriff
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CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT
January 22, 2025
For the MVI Longtime law enforcement officer Tony Andronas announced his bid for reelection as Washington County Sheriff. In his campaign announcement, Andronas cited his “proven record of accomplishm...
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January 22, 2025
The Mon Valley Independent is publishing candidate announcements for the May 20 municipal primary election. Announcements (only one per candidate) will be accepted through April 25 and may include bio...
Jack Smith, the prosecutor who would never admit what he was doing
Politics
January 22, 2025
President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to its own...
Politics
January 22, 2025
To the Editor: Moments. Life is made of those occasions often anchored in the most common of places like around a kitchen table. These moments we share become memories that sustain us through our year...
COLD JOB IN MONONGAHELA
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January 21, 2025
Cadence Gilmore of Finleyville sweeps snow off the sidewalk Monday morning in front of her mother’s business, Crall’s Flower Shop, on West Main Street in Monongahela. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independ...