BVA Leps win WPIAL Class 4A championship
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 1, 2023
Mike Darnay / MVI Sports Belle Vernon Area High School seniors Lexi Daniels, Maren Metikosh and Olivia Kolowitz raise the WPIAL Class 4A championship trophy with the Pirate Parrot following their 8-7 ...
Lock and Dam 4 project nearing end after 20 years
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 1, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Like the river it services, construction on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monongahela River Lock and Dam 4 keeps rolling along. The engineering project, whic...
Protect PT hosts town hall
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 1, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Two environmental groups partnered to hold an informational meeting at the Rostraver Public Library Wednesday to discuss the health effects of the Westmoreland Sanitar...
Pre-K graduation day in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
Vaeyda Conrad shows off her flowers and a certificate at Monessen Elementary Center's pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony Tuesday.   To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, go ...
3 BVA students save woman from fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Three Belle Vernon Area Middle School boys rescued an elderly woman from a house fire Tuesday on their way home from school. Around 3 p.m., Brayden Epple, Hunte...
Monessen brings back Third Street stop sign
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen removed a stop sign from Third Street several years ago, but now it’s back and officials want residents to be aware. To read the rest of the ...
Leaders gather at community luncheon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Community leaders from across the Mon Valley gathered for a luncheon last week to update their neighbors on what’s happening in each of their communities.   The Mon ...
New hair salon owner feels welcome in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Crystal Baranowski said she’s been graciously embraced by the community since opening Sly Fox Hair Studio in Monessen.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of ...
Monessen: Two businesses destroyed by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Two commercial buildings in downtown Monessen are complete losses and one has already been demolished after a massive fire Saturday. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar He...
Monongahela honors fallen troops on Memorial Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Monongahela paid its respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during the city’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning. To read the r...
Local performers honored at Gene Kelly Awards
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Multiple Mon Valley students and theater programs were recognized for their work Saturday at the 32nd annual Gene Kelly Awards. To read the rest of the story, p...
Rostraver Historical Society marks Memorial Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Rostraver Township Historical Society hosted a Memorial Day event Monday morning that featured readings from Belle Vernon Area High School students and a presentation ho...
Creative Elegance growing after one year in business
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 30, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI For his floral business, Scott McCullough likes to use the slogan: “It’s all in the creative detail.”   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...
A walk to remember: Veterans will visit memorials on a 22-mile hike
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com This Memorial Day weekend, a group led by two local veterans will walk 22 miles across the Mon Valley in remembrance of veterans lost to suicide. To read the re...
Tree saved Monessen’s World War II memorial
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen’s veterans and the city’s Shade Tree Commission likely share a similar passion for the importance of trees. Last year, a car crashed through the fence su...
Pierogi pinchers help McKeesport church survive
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Jennifer McCalla McKeesport Community Newsroom Volunteers gathered early on a weekday morning in the basement of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in McKeesport to cut homemade dough i...
Participants in fast call for end to gun violence
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com McKeesport clergy and congregation members ended a 24-hour fast Wednesday with a community service at the blue-top pavilion in Renziehausen Park. To read the re...
Six-day bicycle journey
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2023
Karen Wolff, Deborah Nash and her husband, Terry Nash, of Chattanooga, Tenn., rode their bicycles by the West Newton Visitor Center on the Great Allegheny Passage Friday afternoon. It was the first da...