Leaders gather at community luncheon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community leaders from across the Mon Valley gathered for a luncheon last week to update their neighbors on what’s happening in each of their communities.   The Mon ...
New hair salon owner feels welcome in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Crystal Baranowski said she’s been graciously embraced by the community since opening Sly Fox Hair Studio in Monessen.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...
Monessen: Two businesses destroyed by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two commercial buildings in downtown Monessen are complete losses and one has already been demolished after a massive fire Saturday. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar He...
Monongahela honors fallen troops on Memorial Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Monongahela paid its respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during the city’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning. To read the r...
Local performers honored at Gene Kelly Awards
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Multiple Mon Valley students and theater programs were recognized for their work Saturday at the 32nd annual Gene Kelly Awards. To read the rest of the story, p...
Rostraver Historical Society marks Memorial Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Rostraver Township Historical Society hosted a Memorial Day event Monday morning that featured readings from Belle Vernon Area High School students and a presentation ho...
Creative Elegance growing after one year in business
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI For his floral business, Scott McCullough likes to use the slogan: “It’s all in the creative detail.”   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...
A walk to remember: Veterans will visit memorials on a 22-mile hike
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com This Memorial Day weekend, a group led by two local veterans will walk 22 miles across the Mon Valley in remembrance of veterans lost to suicide. To read the re...
Tree saved Monessen’s World War II memorial
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s veterans and the city’s Shade Tree Commission likely share a similar passion for the importance of trees. Last year, a car crashed through the fence su...
Pierogi pinchers help McKeesport church survive
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Jennifer McCalla McKeesport Community Newsroom Volunteers gathered early on a weekday morning in the basement of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in McKeesport to cut homemade dough i...
Participants in fast call for end to gun violence
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport clergy and congregation members ended a 24-hour fast Wednesday with a community service at the blue-top pavilion in Renziehausen Park. To read the re...
Six-day bicycle journey
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
Karen Wolff, Deborah Nash and her husband, Terry Nash, of Chattanooga, Tenn., rode their bicycles by the West Newton Visitor Center on the Great Allegheny Passage Friday afternoon. It was the first da...
Crushing it in California
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
About 40 California Area School District elementary students, teachers and community members gathered at California Rotary Park Thursday afternoon to participate in a “Crush it” health and exercise aw...
ABC officials say authority shouldn’t be dissolved
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After Charleroi Borough’s legal representation announced plans to dissolve the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi on Wednesday, ABC officials say there are other ...
Pie ceremony rewards upper-crust readers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Students at Central Elementary in the Elizabeth Forward School District were rewarded with a sweet treat after recently finishing the school’s Read-A-Thon fundraiser. ...
Charleroi business owner shoots alleged intruder
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN  and MAX ROBINETTE   klinden@yourmvi.com mrobinette@yourmvi.com Charleroi Regional Police are investigating after the owner of a McKean Avenue business shot an alleged intruder Thurs...
Monessen leaders impressed with Patch Management trial
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen invited Patch Management to town Thursday to demonstrate how its spray-injection repair machine uses the most advanced technology to repair p...
Fire strikes area business
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 26, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Flames engulfed the garage of a family-owned machine shop on Church Hollow Road in Forward Township Wednesday night. Around 10:34 p.m., firefighters from Elizab...
Pine Cove Pool almost ready to open
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 25, 2023
Thomas Drenning, nephew of Pine Cove Beach Club and RV Resort owners Jim and Connie Rach, swept the pool Wednesday afternoon. The pool at the private resort in Fallowfield Township will open at 11 a.m...
Charleroi plans to dissolve authority
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 25, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After nearly two hours in executive session during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, legal representation for Charleroi officials said the borough has been left...