McKeesport Little City Theater to stage ‘Deathtrap’
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport Little City Theater plans to exhilarate audiences this month with its production of “Deathtrap.” The cerebral thriller is known as one of Broadway’s ...
EF moving forward with high school restoration
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School Board offered some updates on the status of the high school in the wake of last month’s fire during Wednesday night’s agenda meeting. Dist...
White Oak to kick off 75th anniversary celebration
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Founded in 1948, White Oak Borough will celebrate its 75th birthday throughout the coming year with a series of community events. The celebration will kick off Saturday with a...
Fire damages Washington Township home
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
Wayne E. Ray / Mon Valley Independent Multiple fire departments from the Mon Valley were called to a blaze shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of Fayette Avenue in Washington Township, Fa...
Charleroi Council enforces public comment policy
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Audience members at Charleroi council’s meeting Wednesday were reminded of the public participation policy that will be strictly enforced. Council amended procedures...
Monongahela improvements underway
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 9, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela council continued rolling in city improvements Wednesday, accepting a bid for a Railroad Street project and submitting a grant application for upgra...
Go Greyhounds — team to travel on charter bus
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com After a surge of media attention Tuesday, the Monessen girls basketball team will travel to the PIAA playoffs in a charter bus paid for by the school. Word got ...
Solar-powered scooters
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2023
From left, California Area Elementary School students Samuel Woznack, Emma Vash and Diamond Cammack rode solar-powered scooters Tuesday afternoon. The school district recently acquired 20 solar-powere...
Area lawmakers find good & bad in Shapiro’s first budget proposal
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As it traditionally goes in Harrisburg, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget address received mixed reviews from local legislators and leaders.   On Tuesday, Shapiro pro...
Road block on Route 837
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2023
A truck-size boulder tumbled onto Route 837 southbound between the Elizabeth Bridge exit and St. Clair Avenue Tuesday afternoon. On Facebook, the Jefferson Hills Police Department said PennDOT will bl...
South Allegheny helps EF with T-shirt project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Traditionally, the South Allegheny and Elizabeth Forward school districts have maintained a close relationship, but in the wake of the recent fire that left Elizabeth ...
Diamond day in Perryopolis
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2023
Ari Huffine, 7, reaches to catch a fly ball during the first day of outdoor softball practice for the Perry 8U Red Team at the Perryopolis Ball Fields Monday afternoon.  
Deadline for signatures today in spring primary
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Today is the last day for candidates in this year’s municipal primary to circulate and file their nominating petitions. This is a municipal election year and will...
Day of prayer in McKeesport focuses on shooting deaths
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com After a tumultuous month in the city, McKeesport’s Community Partnership for HIV Awareness Volunteer Council held its 18th annual Day of Prayer for Healing Satu...
‘Tarzan’ swings into Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 6, 2023
Naomi Snyder, Violet Chilzer, Alexandra Helinski and Camryn French finish putting on their makeup for “Tarzan,” the spring musical at Charleroi Area High School.  
Donora: 4 people offer to oversee DEC sale
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 6, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council received four letters of interest regarding the borough’s new committee to manage the sale of the former Donora Elementary Center. During Thursda...
Lunts closing business, but love of antiques remains
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 6, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the past 40 years, every time Linda Lunt saw a sign for an estate sale, she would stop and look around.   Though she and her husband, Les, “retired” this weekend...
Monessen library hosts program on historic battalion
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 6, 2023
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Monessen Public Library hosted a presentation Saturday afternoon about a pioneering Women’s Army Corps unit during World War II.   The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalio...