BV Rotary Regatta on the Yough winners announced
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 8, 2023
For the MVI The Belle Vernon Rotary Club’s third annual Regatta on the Yough held Aug. 27 at Cedar Creek Park was again one of the club’s most successful fundraisers, with more than 500 people in atte...
Dog days at the Mon Valley YMCA pool
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 7, 2023
Vernon and Susan Silbaugh of Fallowfield Township brought their dog, Maggie, to the YMCA Doggy Paddle Wednesday evening. The event, which was also presented by Mon Valley Paws, allowed area residents ...
Taxpayers may get break in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 7, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Budget talks will start next week in Charleroi. During an agenda meeting Wednesday, council discussed several financial moves, including the potential hiring of an o...
McKeesport mayor praises police response in long standoff with gunman
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 7, 2023
By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Following this week’s shooting and hostage situation in McKeesport, Mayor Michael Cherepko expressed appreciation for the city’s police force at Wednesday’s cou...
Equipment problem delays sewer project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 7, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A problem with a piece of equipment means the work on a sewage project on Third Street in Monessen will stop until Monday. Bob Nedzesky, chief engineer at WEC Con...
School to remember Aria Woznick with Little Library
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 7, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Marion Elementary School in Belle Vernon is providing a free Little Library in memory of Aria Woznick, and a book drive will be held Saturday to fill it with reading m...
Swimming time extended at Pine Cove
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 6, 2023
Pine Cove Beach Club and RV Resort lifeguards Paula Vukelja of Belle Vernon and Carley Kubitza of Daisytown skimmed the pool and performed other duties Tuesday. The club, located in Fallowfield Townsh...
BVA hires Glasspool as superintendent
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 6, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Despite objections from many members of the audience, the Belle Vernon Area School Board voted 8-1 to hire Dr. Timothy Glasspool as the district’s new superintendent M...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 6, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Sammy, a handsome boy with giant eyes full of puppy love, visited Monessen School Board Tuesday night because his mom’s hoping he can help out while she teaches i...
Carroll Township hires full-time police officer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 6, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Carroll Township police will soon have a new officer on patrol. During a meeting Tuesday morning, supervisors unanimously agreed to hire Daniel Jae as the township’s...
It’s all about the food and music at the Renzie Rib Fest
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 5, 2023
By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Renzie Rib Fest concluded Monday night, as droves of local residents munched on barbecue and enjoyed the live music at the annual event in McKeesport. While fol...
Fire rips through Carroll Township home
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 5, 2023
By the MVI A fast-moving blaze ripped through a Carroll Township home over the weekend. The fire started at a London Street home in the Valley Inn section of the township around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Flam...
West Jefferson Hills School District forming Alumni Association
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 5, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The West Jefferson Hills School District is creating an alumni association to support the storied history of its alumni and the success of future generations of s...
Eagle Scout project benefits White Oak community
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 5, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com A local scout from Troop 1640 in White Oak is hoping to make a difference around McKeesport in more ways than one. Zach Werner, who graduated from McKeesport Area High...
Cooks, bands heat up rib fest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 2, 2023
By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com The first night of Renzie Rib Fest provided a wide selection of barbecue cuisine along with rocking tunes Friday in McKeesport.    This year, the annual Labor D...
Some parents plan to oppose hiring of BVA superintendent
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 2, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School District is planning to hire a new superintendent during a special school board meeting Tuesday, but some residents are unhappy with the c...
Halftime snack
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 2, 2023
Noah Varga, 14,   Brant Alekson, 14, and Tyler Morrison, 15, all of Perryopolis, enjoyed concession stand food to fuel them for the second half of Frazier’s football game against Mapletown Friday nigh...
Pa.’s state-owned universities offer Google Career Certificates
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 2, 2023
By Bill Schackner Trib Total Media   Students attending Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities can now earn tech industry-recognized certificates during their undergraduate studies through a new part...