2 killed in accident on Route 837
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a crash that shut down Route 837 in Carroll Township. One of the victims was 48-year-old Michael Bov...
Westmoreland Community Action will open welcome center in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Westmoreland Community Action will open a welcome center in Monessen to assist low-income individuals in the former bank annex building at 557 Donner Ave. Counc...
Pet expo promises fun for animals and owners
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com The Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall will be filled with eager pets and their humans for a day full of pet-filled fun. From Barkery...
Berestecky replaced as MMVTA representative
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The long-debated issue of who will represent Donora on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority for the next five years has been put to rest, but it wasn’t a decision...
Fire damages Monessen home
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire just before midnight Wednesday in the 100 block of Knox Avenue in Monessen.   Municipal...
Little Cougars take the court
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Juniper Guzur, 5, of Speers plays on the Little Cougars Kindergarten Basketball team that participated in half-time drills at a Charleroi Area High School varsi...
Mon Valley projects recommended for LSA funding cash
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Several Mon Valley projects received the green light from the Washington County Local Share Account Review Committee on Tuesday. LSA funds are genera...
Rostraver Township promotes Tretter to police sergeant
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Rostraver Township commissioners approved promoting police officer Christopher Tretter to sergeant, following several years of police work in the township and Westmoreland C...
Charleroi councilman says trash complaints continue to pile up
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com Issues with trash collection are still plaguing the Magic City, as one councilman said he continues to receive complaints from residents. Last month,...
McKeesport officially renames rink after fallen police officer
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport council officially renamed the dek hockey rink in Renziehausen Park after fallen police Officer Sean Sluganski with the unanimous approval of a bill ...
Sluganski honored on anniversary of death
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 7, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at Renziehausen Park to remember McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski and dedicate a dek hockey rink in his honor....
Westmoreland County commissioners to meet at Cedar Creek Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 7, 2024
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media The Westmoreland County commissioners are heading out into the countryside. Commissioners announced Tuesday they will conduct three public meetings outside of the ...
Charleroi students mark 100th day of school
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2024
With just 80 days left in the school year, Charleroi Elementary students dressed in styles from the ’80s Monday for the 100th day of class. Third-graders Quinn Ankney, Paisley Melenyzer and Amara Loll...
Historic zinc works sign is finally back in Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There are a lot of things historical societies would love to have in their collections — the harder to find, the more rare the piece, the more crucial it might be...
McKeesport teachers vote to ratify new contract
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com After several months of negotiations, McKeesport Area teachers finally have a new labor contract, as members of the McKeesport Area Education Association voted ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents in Rostraver Township have a lot to look forward to — and consider — regarding recreation opportunities in the township over the next dec...