NBV officials cite reduction in speeding on Fayette Street
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 9, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A second sign to deter speeding has been installed on Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon. Councilman Harry Jones, who chairs public safety, reported at Tuesday’s m...
BVA band camp
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 9, 2023
Tenor saxophone players Benjamin Bowman and Chuck Lee posed for a photo as the band gathered for its Tuesday morning rehearsal in the high school parking lot. To purchase this photo and more from our ...
Donora eyes new rules for PODS
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 9, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora may consider adding an ordinance that governs Portable On Demand Storage containers known as PODS. PODS are large, weather-resistant steel containers used ...
Reactions of children inspire organizers of Village for Kids
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 9, 2023
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Alison K. Piccolino, director of external affairs for state Sen. Jim Brewster’s office, has been helping put together Village for Kids since its inception, and ...
Storm leaves path of damage in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 8, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With much of the Mon Valley under a tornado watch Monday, first responders in Charleroi were kept busy with weather-related calls.   Around 8 a.m., crews were called...
Siblings getting ready for football
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 8, 2023
Siblings Benjamin, 17, and Delilah, 14, Luketich of Bentleyville posed for a photo Monday during Bentworth High School’s media day. Benjamin is a senior on the football team and Delilah is a freshman ...
Charleroi Cemetery seeks help with maintenance costs
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 8, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Cemetery is in need of community support.   Stacey Wolfe, president of the nonprofit Charleroi Cemetery Association, is searching for people to donate in o...
August heats up with Fun Fest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 7, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation hosted the annual August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park Sunday, bringing together a large crowd for a day of rides for k...
McKeesport: Dog with gunshot wounds dies
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 7, 2023
By the MVI A dog died Sunday in Mc-Keesport after being found at the tunnel on Elizabeth Street with two gunshot wounds.   The dog was in critical condition when it was discovered, and it was taken to...
Community Days celebration wraps up in White Oak
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 7, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI White Oak continued its two-day 75th anniversary Community Days event Saturday, bringing the community together for another day filled with food, music and celebration. To r...
Bench dedicated in honor of former mayor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 7, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The City of McKeesport unveiled a new bench Saturday in Renziehausen Park dedicated to the late Lou Washowich, a four-term mayor and decades-long coach with the McKeesport L...
Popularity of pickleball spreads to Roscoe
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 7, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Roscoe has jumped on the newest recreational bandwagon and has installed a pickleball court at Riverview Park. Mayor Tom Wilkinson said the project was the brainchil...
Queen of the parade at Epiphany festival
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 5, 2023
Evelyn Yatchyshyn was the winner of the All Wheels Parade Friday at the Epiphany of our Lord summer festival in Monessen. Her Pink Cadillac Checkered Flag Café entry was part of the 1950s theme. The f...
Donora fire chief requests ARP money for equipment
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 5, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora’s fire chief asked for more money from the borough’s American Rescue Plan funds at Thursday’s meeting to buy more equipment for the department. At this wee...
White Oak celebrates anniversary at Community Days
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 5, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Community Days was extra special for the crowd that gathered in White Oak Friday night because it’s also a celebration of the borough’s 75th anniversary.   Mayor Ina J...
Brownsville to celebrate Community Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 5, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Brownsville is undergoing a cultural renaissance.   That energy will be in full swing today as the borough’s Community Day celebration kicks off with entertainment, ...
Repairs being made to Belle Vernon library
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August 5, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Public Library could have temporary changes to its hours or available services in the coming weeks.   The library is undergoing a project that invol...
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August 4, 2023
Due to an unexpected change by our electronic edition provider, we are currently unable to send daily emails to our E-edition subscribers. However, all of our subscribers, both print and those with on...