Flag disposal in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 17, 2023
Dan Harkins, a member of American Legion Post 28, throws flags into a fire pit during a burning ceremony Thursday in Monessen. Next to him is American Legion member Perry George. The flags are placed ...
Students collect food, shave teacher’s head
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Pleasant Hills Middle School’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive has been deemed a success. Staff, students, families and members of the West Jefferson Hills School D...
3 Ringgold board members honored at final meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2023
By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Three longtime directors were honored Wednesday as they participated in their last Ringgold School Board meeting. Board President Bill Stein, First Vice Presi...
New budget introduced in Rostraver Township
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday night to introduce the 2024 proposed budget and tax levy ordinance. They also acknowledged a series o...
EF runners in Veterans Day race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com A day after the Elizabeth Forward boys cross country team narrowly missed out on what would have been its first-ever appearance at states, four boys from the squad lac...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 16, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community members who travel over Dunlap’s Creek Bridge in Brownsville are invited to offer input on an upcoming rehabilitation at the site.   On Nov. 28 at St. Mary...
Cougars to play for state title
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 15, 2023
Charleroi players celebrate after the final whistle of a 2-1 win over rival Bentworth in Tuesday’s PIAA semifinal. The Cougars advanced to the PIAA Class 1A soccer championship game Saturday at Cumber...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 15, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nearly two months after the tragic death of a 15-year-old girl on her way to Serra Catholic High School, an expedited plan has been formed to install a traffic signa...
Volunteers collect flags from veterans’ graves
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 15, 2023
By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Perry George, a member of American Legion Post 28, has helped remove worn-out American flags from the graves of veterans in Monessen for about the last 15 yea...
NBV approves $5K gift to EMS service
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 15, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Council has decided to lend a financial hand to Rostraver/West Newton EMS. While it’s not as much as the agency asked for, council unanimously agr...
BVA eyes options for filling vacancy
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 15, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board discussed how it will fill a remaining vacancy during its work session Tuesday night. With school board members Joel Whiteko and Jas...
Mon River Arts Youth Theatre to present ‘Mean Girls, Jr.’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 14, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com On Wednesdays we wear pink, and on Thursday through Sunday members of Mon River Arts Youth Theatre are hoping you’ll join them at Grand Theatre in Elizabeth for their ...
DeRosa lashes out over ‘crazy remarks’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 14, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township Supervisor Chairman Tom DeRosa is hardly a man of few words. With no items to be voted on Monday night and a new oversized laminated sign defining f...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 14, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Seven years of community opposition came to a head late Friday night as Invenergy announced that it has abandoned its proposal to build the Allegheny Energy Center in ...
Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill fined more than $62K for violations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 14, 2023
By Julia Maruca Trib Total Media The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township will need to make changes and report progress to the public after being fined $62,475 by the state Department ...
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November 14, 2023
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen Public Library will host an educational program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, about the warning signs of the disease at 11 a.m. Nov. 25. Th...
Mon Valley celebrates Veterans Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 13, 2023
One-year-old Landon Fosbrink of Finleyville rides a miniature jeep with the Jeepers organization Saturday in the Monongahela Veterans Day parade. He was accompanied by his mother, Hayle Fosbrink.  To ...
EF school board recognized for financial management
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 13, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board was commended for its responsible financial management during Wednesday’s school board meeting. During a presentation of a draft of ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 13, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County has worked to increase how many people can be sheltered this winter by 65% compared to the number of available beds just two years ago. The Depar...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 13, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Federal funding will soon be available to help curb gun violence. This week, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced the availability of $3.5 ...