Elizabeth Township adds officer to police force
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners voted unanimously Monday to hire Jacob Powell as township’s newest police officer. Surrounded by his family and new coworkers, Powe...
Tornadoes, large hail possible, forecasters warn
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2024
By Quincey Reese Trib Total Media The conditions are right for severe weather today, according to the National Weather Service. The Pittsburgh area may see tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. To...
Egg hunters discover Easter treasures
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2024
Amor Joirdan, 7, Noah Brown, 5, and Delphon Brown, 6, of McKeesport participated in the city’s Easter egg hunt on Saturday. See more photos on Page A4. To purchase this photo and more from our online ...
Donora to consider code enforcement policy changes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN For the MVI Donora council will likely talk about code enforcement at Thursday’s work session. Patsy Vince, the borough’s fire chief and animal control official, told council at the ...
Fungus to force removal of trees at Round Hill Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com   An iconic path at Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township will look different this year.   The rows of maple trees by the Visitors Center in Roun...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Motorists traveling along Route 51 in Forward Township may be curious as to why a police car with flashing lights is sitting on the side of the busy highway.   Eliz...
Monessen sets cleanup day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 1, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen officials are mounting efforts to clean up litter strewn throughout the city. Councilwoman Karen Cosner announced Thursday that a community cleanup day...
Haitians find new lives in Mon Valley
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 30, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Keith Bassi isn’t sure what to expect each Tuesday morning when he walks into First Presbyterian Church in Charleroi to teach English to immigrants through the Lite...
Tavern owner eager to reopen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 30, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Main Street Tavern owner David Ekves is determined to get his Monongahela establishment up and running again after it was ravaged by a fire three weeks ago.   “...
Stations of the cross
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 30, 2024
Father Kevin Dominik leads parishioners through the streets of Monongahela Friday for St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s annual Stations of the Cross observance. To purchase this photo and more from our ...
RWNES moving to new substation in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 30, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com   Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services now has its own home base in Charleroi.   In 2022, Charleroi was among the first of several Mon Valley com...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 30, 2024
For the MVI Representatives from the state Department of Revenue will visit more than 50 senior and community centers next month to help eligible residents file Property Tax/Rent Rebate program applic...
Cold day for BVA baseball
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2024
Belle Vernon Area fans showed up to support the team Thursday on a sunny and chilly afternoon at the ballfield. From left, students Brianna Dolansky, Journey Parente and Samantha Mincone wore jackets ...
Monessen to offer amnesty on overdue garbage bills
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2024
By Michael Richter   mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen will launch a one-time amnesty program that allows property owners to pay their delinquent garbage bills without interest fees. The program will take...
EIP shares benzene concerns
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com The Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to six U.S. senators, including Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, detailing concerns about high benzene concentratio...
Honor Vietnam War veterans today — and every day
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 29, 2024
TODAY, MANY OF US WILL GO TO CHURCH to observe Good Friday, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. While there, please take a moment to say ...
Monongahela Farmer’s Market offers opportunity for children
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Farmer’s Market will offer a new experience this year geared toward the Mon Valley’s youngest entrepreneurs.   When the farmer’s ma...
They’re back: Spotted lanternflies to emerge
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2024
By Julia Maruca Trib Total Media Spotted lanternflies, the invasive insects that have plagued Western Pennsylvania for the past several years, are expected to make a return starting in April, as their...
Cereal boxes topple like dominoes
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 28, 2024
For the fourth annual year, cereal boxes toppled like dominoes Wednesday at Rostraver Elementary School. Students and staff from both Rostraver and Marion elementary schools collected full-size cereal...
EF awards $1M contract for high school renovations
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 28, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School Board awarded the first construction contract, a $1,043,800 bid from McKamish Inc., for the district’s plan to renovate the high school...