Food and Fellowship Luncheon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 21, 2022
Parishioner and staff volunteer Sharon Zunic pushes a cart with desserts during Tuesday’s Food and Fellowship luncheon at First Presbyterian Church in Rostraver Township. The church luncheon, free to ...
Final Christmas Eve Mass for McKeesport church?
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 21, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Parishioners of Corpus Christi Church in McKeesport are worried that this year’s Christmas Eve Mass will be the last one they’ll observe in the church on Versailles Av...
EF chooses Konyk as new superintendent
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 21, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward School District chose to promote from within less than two weeks after its school board accepted the resignation of Dr. Todd Keruskin. Assi...
Washington County: Salaries frozen for elected officials
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 21, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Washington County Commissioners voted to fix salaries for county officers during a special meeting Tuesday. Since 2002, Washington County officers have received...
Reading activity turns Charleroi school into hospital
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 21, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The fourth-grade wing of Charleroi Elementary Center was transformed into a hospital on Friday.   Fourth-grade reading teachers Tadem Winnett, Shaun Rice and Christi...
Halftime snack
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 20, 2022
Eva Retos, 10, of Monessen, Lizzy Kearns, 8, of Washington Township, Liam Kearns, 11, of Washington Township and Roman Reader, 11, of Rostraver Township grab some food Monday during halftime of the Be...
Continuance granted in shooting case
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 20, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As a man charged in connection with Boyke Budiarachman’s shooting death last month entered a Westmoreland County courtroom Monday morning, the victim’s family wep...
Sewage rates to increase in Elizabeth Twp.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 20, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township will recalculate its sanitation rate in response to a rate hike announced Dec. 8 by PA American Water. On Monday, the board tasked KLH Eng...
Taxes steady in N. Charleroi budget
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 20, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi residents will not see an increase on their tax bills next year.   On Monday, council unanimously accepted a balanced spending plan for 2023 that hol...
White Oak will consider budget with no tax hike
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 20, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak Council will hold a special meeting before the new year to pass its 2023 budget. On Monday night, Council President Chuck Davis said the council will meet at...
Charleroi, authority to discuss possible sale of sewer lines
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 19, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN t brown@yourmvi.com More discussions are in the works between Charleroi Borough and the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi. ABC Solicitor Dennis Paluso confirmed the authority submi...
Special election nominees announced in Allegheny County
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 19, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While the dates of the special elections aren’t set in stone, the Republican and Democratic committees in Allegheny County on Saturday chose nominees to run in the Mon...
Elizabeth Township family raises money to host toy giveaway
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 19, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com People were waiting in a long line outside of Elizabeth Township Fire Department’s Central Fire Hall when Karl Weigand opened the doors Sunday. The Elizabeth...
City of Monessen to accept partial garbage payments
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 19, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will now accept partial garbage payments, enabling residents to pay in installments. Council repealed an ordinance that essentially required ...
McKeesport life-saver honored
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Having security officers present in McKeesport Housing Authority properties helps residents and their visitors to feel safe and secure. And having those officers equip...
Charleroi: Appointment to ABC board sparks dispute
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 17, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council’s recent board appointment to the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi allegedly violated borough code — although the borough contends the move wa...
Monessen’s fiscal outlook improves
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 17, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Things are different financially this year in the City of Monessen, according to the mayor. Ron Mozer said if you’ve been paying attention to what’s been going on...
Meals on Wheels prepares to serve clients during winter
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With residents wondering when the Mon Valley might see its first significant snowfall this winter, the Mon River Fleet Lions and Mc-Keesport Area Meals on Wheels are t...
Exhibit focuses on Donora segregation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 17, 2022
By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Civil Rights Era brings certain images to mind. We picture student sit-ins, Black and white drinking fountains, fire hoses, attack dogs, policemen with rais...