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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2023
By Paula Reed Ward Trib Total Media McKeesport issued $3,000 bonuses to city police officers Friday, nearly three weeks after the shooting death of city Officer Sean Sluganski. McKeesport solicitor Ja...
New rescue boat celebrated at Elizabeth meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 1, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough leaders held a short meeting Tuesday, hurrying to welcome the long-awaited arrival of the fire department’s new boat. Councilman and fire Chie...
Aria Woznick remembered at vigil
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The site of a tragic accident that took the life of 6-year-old Aria Woznick turned into a safe haven for a reeling North Belle Vernon community Monday night. A few hun...
McKeesport school district sued by former bus company
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board revealed Monday that Pennsylvania Coach Lines has sued the district, alleging board members and local leaders committed contrac...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A variance request submitted to the City of Monongahela’s Zoning Hearing Board by DB Rental LLC was withdrawn Monday.   Residents and business owners packed Monongah...
Charleroi to use grant for new combi oven
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Middle/High School will install a new combi oven as part of a major renovation of its cafeteria this summer. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of...
Artist brings crankie project to Ringgold South students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Third-graders at Ringgold Elementary School South started a unique project this month.   The district partnered with the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media to...
Vigil set tonight for 6-year-old accident victim
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 27, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The community will come together tonight to remember the life of 6-year-old Aria Wozniak, who died Friday after being struck by a vehicle near her bus stop in North ...
Monessen stands to benefit from HUD project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 27, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Late last week the Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance program assigned to Monessen came to town to get a better idea of how the city op...
Flooded businesses get second round of help
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 27, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela business owners who suffered from a water main break in January received a second donation Friday from the Monongahela Historical Society. Society P...
Family displaced after fire at ‘Round House’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 27, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A fire that destroyed a one-of-a-kind home Saturday in Carroll Township has left the family displaced and mourning the loss of some pets. Carroll Township Assistant ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 27, 2023
By JOE ABRAMOWITZ The Daily Courier Yough River Trail Council volunteers spend much time ridding its section of the Great Allegheny Passage of fallen trees and debris. In recent days, two volunteers l...
Davis visits McKeesport alma mater
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.   As Lt. Gov. Austin Davis settles in to his new role as one of the state’s top leaders, the McKeesport native hasn’t forgotten his roo...
6-year-old killed in bus stop accident
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A 6-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle near her bus stop Friday morning in North Belle Vernon. Aria Woznick died as a result of injuries suffered in ...
HUD group gets tour of Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It was a nice day to see every nook and cranny of Monessen, and that’s just what a group of development-minded professionals did Friday morning. Mayor Ron Mozer i...
Meal Train supports McKeesport police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of local organizations and small businesses announced an effort this week to continue to offer support for McKeesport police Officer Chuck Thomas, as well as t...
Support for EF continues following fire at high school
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By MADDIE AIKEN Trib Total Media Nearly two weeks after a fire raged through the Elizabeth Forward High School auditorium, donations to the district keep growing. One GoFundMe has raised over $36,000 ...
High school sweethearts reunite after 20 years
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com What if? That simple question was all it took to bring two high school sweethearts back to each other after more than two decades apart.   Haley Joy Kozlowski, 44, o...
Skating fundraiser aids McKeesport officers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 24, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The board of the McKeesport Little Tigers hosted “Rolling with our Heroes” at Eden Park Skating Rink Thursday to raise money for the families of two city police...