U.S. Navy presents award to BVA principal
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October 21, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Dr. Michael Sable, principal at Belle Vernon Area High School, was among a select group of winners of an honor from the U.S. Navy. Sable received the Impact Influencer...
MONster Dash, Ethnic Food Fair this weekend
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October 21, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Forecasters predict great fall weather this weekend, and Donora organizations are taking advantage. At 8 a.m. Saturday, the Mon Valley Salvation Army will hold ...
Buffalo Bill’s House is home to Halloween chills
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October 21, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Some of the most haunting film sequences to ever appear on the silver screen were captured in the Pittsburgh area some 30 years ago.   Buffalo Bill’s House i...
Flowers for Charleroi Area seniors
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October 20, 2022
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Miller Hartley, front, Olivia Kostalec, Leah Klinger and Carsen Hartley brought flowers and gifts to give to the Charleroi Area High School girls soccer seniors...
Mon Valley Alliance, foundation announce new board chairman
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October 20, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com John Easoz has resigned as chairman of the board of directors for the Mon Valley Alliance and Mon Valley Alliance Foundation. Easoz submitted his resignation Monday,...
Deadline to order Charleroi veterans banners moved up
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October 20, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The deadline to order a veterans banner in Charleroi has been moved up. Councilwoman Nancy Ellis, who is is organizing the effort to replace the banners lining the b...
PennWest California to host homecoming on Saturday
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October 20, 2022
By the MVI Alumni and friends will return to the campus of PennWest California for Celebrate California Homecoming 2022. Highlights of the day include the parade at noon Saturday, which will begin at ...
Donuts with Grown-Ups in Charleroi
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October 19, 2022
Charleroi Elementary Center hosted Donuts with Grown-Ups for kindergarten students on Tuesday. Students could invite one grown-up to have breakfast with. JeanAnne Olstein is with her daughter, Teagan,...
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October 19, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After hearing from the Washington County District Attorney and the owner of Bob’s Tavern in Finleyville Tuesday, a county judge decided to approve the preliminary...
Elizabeth Township: Late audit raises concerns for 2023
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October 19, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township is nearly six months behind on completing its 2021 financial audit, according to Township Manager Greg Butler.   “This year, they (Horner,...
Walks today will honor the memory of Marshall Craig
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October 19, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Marshall Craig would have been 29 today.   His family and friends, members of Marshall’s Revolution, intend to celebrate him with two walks today at Rotary Park o...
SADD members offer warnings to fellow students
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October 19, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Area students involved in the Students Against Destructive Decisions program did their part this week to spread the word about safe driving among teens. The U.S. Depar...
Area residents offer help after dog attacked
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October 18, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora residents have started a GoFundMe campaign for a local man whose dog, Lucy, lost her leg after another dog attacked her at the former Donora High School ...
Charleroi council seeks financial solutions
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October 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi council got its first look at a preliminary “bare-bones” budget for 2023 on Monday and has some tough decisions to make in the coming weeks.   Borough Mana...
White Oak collecting on overdue trash accounts
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October 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak’s solicitor at Monday’s council meeting said progress continues to be made on the borough’s quest to collect delinquent garbage bills. In February 2021, coun...
PennWest California prepares for homecoming
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October 18, 2022
PennWest California carpenters Ed Gauden (on the aerial lift), Frank King and Bailey Lincoski attach the homecoming banner to Booker Towers at the university’s entrance Monday morning. A homecoming pa...
Elizabeth Twp. adds police officer
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October 18, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A large number of Mon Valley communities are experiencing police shortages, but Elizabeth Township added to its force Monday.   Officer James Pepiot was swor...