Donora police retain control of evidence room
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 19, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Washington County District Attorney announced Tuesday his office will return control of the Donora evidence room back to the police department. After nearly...
Fire rips through Roscoe residence
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 19, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Six Mon Valley fire departments responded to a residential structure fire Tuesday morning that left the resident in a local hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalat...
Gregory to return as BVA’s interim superintendent
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 19, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com A familiar face will return to the Belle Vernon Area School District in a leadership role. During a combined workshop and voting meeting Tuesday, the Belle Vernon Area...
Water break on the trail
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2023
Maximus Ribich, 3, smiles for the camera while his brother, Keith Ribich, 5, drinks from the water fountain Monday afternoon at the Boston trailhead of the Great Allegheny Passage. They were walking t...
Lincoln native named borough’s police chief
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Lincoln Borough unanimously appointed Richard Buehrle as the borough’s new police chief at a special meeting Monday. Buehrle, who grew up in Lincoln and has been an of...
Live! Casino LSA money to fund Westmoreland projects
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township received a substantial economic boost from Local Share Account funded grants awarded this week. Live! Casino, located at Westmoreland Mall alon...
White Oak honors heroic lifeguard
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com White Oak council honored a young lifeguard for his role in saving a man’s life at Heritage Hill pool in June. Mayor Ina Jean Marton and council President Chuck...
Ex-commissioner selected to replace Thrasher
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2023
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Former Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas will return to the job he held for more than a decade. The county’s 11 Common Pleas Court judges on Monday appoin...
Pooches on parade in Elizabeth
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2023
Odette Fisher, 4, of Franklin greets Michele Ink’s dog, Roxy, at the inaugural Elizabeth Area Development Corporation Pooch Parade on Saturday. The event, sponsored by Candelore’s Barking Beauties, fe...
Monessen sets hearing for public suggestions on use of CDBG money
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen will hold a public hearing Thursday to allow residents to express their opinions on how the city’s Community Development Block Grant money should be spen...
Donora OKs back payments for councilwoman
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council voted Thursday to reimburse Councilwoman Cindy Brice for three years of unclaimed stipend. Brice requested the reimbursement after council voted ...
Belle Vernon celebrates at block party
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2023
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com From a car show to musical entertainment, Belle Vernon’s 10th annual block party on Saturday had a lot to offer for those who attended. To read the rest of the st...
Senior students ‘graduate’ into computer literacy
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 15, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the chapel Friday at Bethel AME Church in Monongahela as nearly two dozen local residents graduated from an eight-week computer l...
Charleroi votes to table bill from law firm
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 15, 2023
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough has received a second invoice from Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, the firm hired in March — and fired in June — to handle matters related to...
Battle of the barrel returns  to Glassport’s street fair
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 15, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Citizens Hose Company #1 of Glassport kicked off its yearly street fair Friday night with festivities that included the return of the Battle of the Barrel competition....
Legendary photographer returns to McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 15, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Back in McKeesport, world renowned photographer and wordsmith Duane Michals said the place filled him with memories. “I’m proud of my black and blue collar root...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 15, 2023
By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media Five men are interested in completing the remainder of departing Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher’s term when she moves on to a new job in a...
Performing Arts Academy presenting ‘SpongeBob’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2023
Lead actors in the Mon Valley Performing Arts Academy Summer Experience 2023 at PennWest California gathered on Steele Hall’s stage Thursday during a rehearsal for “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Editio...
Fired borough manager files lawsuit against Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Less than 24 hours after he was terminated from his position as Charleroi’s borough manager, Matt Staniszewski has filed a lawsuit against the borough in Washington ...
Donora council hears complaint of nuisance property
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Conversation over nuisance properties continued in Donora Thursday, as a Thompson Avenue resident spoke emotionally about a neglected neighboring home. Long-tim...