Junior firefighters answered the call
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 17, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com At 6 a.m. Sunday, high school sophomore Makayla Puckey woke up and went to school. She didn’t grab a backpack, though. The 16-year-old Elizabeth Township junior...
Monessen mayor hears feedback at first town hall
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 17, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A little more than a half dozen residents attended the first town hall meeting held at Monessen City Hall Thursday night. There was no set agenda, though Mayor Ro...
Ringgold retains most honors courses
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 17, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Ringgold school board approved the 2023-24 program of studies Wednesday, abating previous worries about vast cuts to honors courses. Last month, parents rai...
Part of Elizabeth Forward High School auditorium to be razed
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 16, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Heavy equipment was transported to Elizabeth Forward High School on Wednesday to start a partial demolition of the fire ravaged auditorium. Sunday’s fire led to “sev...
Valentine’s Day dance special for area life skills students
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 16, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Valentine’s Day was extra sweet for Belle Vernon Area life skills students who danced the morning away with their friends Tuesday. For the past three years, the scho...
Ringgold School board Director Harley Bobnar resigns
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 16, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School Board accepted the resignation of its youngest member Wednesday. Harley Bobnar will step down Feb. 28 after serving three years on the board...
The Forge Urban Winery offers entertainment and helps veterans
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 16, 2023
By Matt Petras For the MVI While stationed in California during his Marine Corps service, Michael Lisovich would visit his grandfather, who ran a winery. “I think that always put the bug in my head th...
McKeesport says goodbye to Sluganski
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 15, 2023
By PAULA REED WARD, JULIA FELTON, RYAN DETO and JULIE MARUCA Trib Total Media “I’m a cop.” With those simple words, Sean Sluganski reaffirmed who he was, what he stood for and how he wanted to be view...
Mourners line streets to honor slain officer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 15, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Masses of people waving American flags and holding “We Support Our Police” signs lined the streets of McKeesport Tuesday as the funeral procession for fallen city poli...
More help pours into EF in wake of fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 15, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Elizabeth Forward processes Sunday’s fire at the high school, residents have stepped up in many ways to show that kindness can be   contagious.   A four-alarm fir...
North Belle Vernon welcomes new council member
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 15, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon has a new council member. Magisterial District Judge Wayne Vlasic swore in Harry Jones during Tuesday’s public meeting after members unanimou...
Monessen board honors students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 15, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Several students were celebrated for their academic feats at Monessen’s school board meeting Tuesday night. The school board meeting started with a video commemorating...
McKeesport police show support for Sluganski
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 14, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In McKeesport and its surrounding municipalities there is a phrase that refers to school, community and team spirit:   “Once a Tiger, always a Tiger.”   The spirit of ...
Lovable Valentine’s Designs in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 14, 2023
Charleroi Elementary Center kindergartners William Mack and Lucy Neill created boxes that look like a dinosaur and a fox at a recent Valentine’s Day party.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 14, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township’s police chief updated Forward Township residents on fire damage at Elizabeth Forward High School during Monday’s supervisors meeting. The bu...
Cause of EFHS fire still being investigated
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 14, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com In the wake of Sunday’s fire at Elizabeth Forward High School, leaders are slowly becoming more aware of what the road ahead will look like.   Flames engulfed the hi...
Community rallies around EF following fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 14, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com   The cast and crew of Elizabeth Forward High School’s spring musical and the marching band are among the hardest hit by Sunday’s four-alarm fire. The day befor...
EF High School badly damaged by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 13, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Flames engulfed the auditorium of Elizabeth Forward High School early Sunday morning, causing structural damage in areas of the building and smoke damage throug...