Suspect charged in shooting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 7, 2023
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media Allegheny County police late Monday filed homicide and related charges against a man accused of killing one McKeesport officer and wounding another in an afternoon ...
Elizabeth Twp. residents upset over loss of tree line
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 7, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Several residents showed up at Monday night’s Elizabeth Township commissioners meeting to voice their displeasure at the handling of recent parking lot construction at...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 7, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several fire departments and other emergency service agencies across the Mon Valley have received grant money that will help them continue to keep their communities ...
Cold water, warm hearts at California’s Frosty Frolic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2023
By Matt Petras For the MVI Solomon Ortiz was excited about jumping in the Monongahela River with his fellow Cal U football players at Saturday’s Frosty Frolic.   “We’ve been talking about it for the p...
Area residents watch as balloon is shot down
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen man was among those looking to the skies in the Carolinas over the weekend as a suspected Chinese spy balloon first floated by and then was later shot down ...
Monessen prepares anniversary events
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@your.mvi.com Monessen council recently voted to schedule several events in the city for its 125th anniversary. With celebrations planned throughout the year, getting events a...
Owners of new store believe everyone can enjoy the outdoors
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 6, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A new store in Monongahela hopes to bring nature a little closer to home. Jim and Sheri Scagline recently opened Mon Valley Outdoors, a fishing, hiking and outd...
Cheerleader in training
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 4, 2023
Belle Vernon Area had the youngest cheerleader at Friday’s boys basketball game against Laurel Highlands. Senior cheerleaders held up 18-month-old Carter Adomaitis, the daughter of head cheer coach Ta...
Charleroi’s historical society in the market for a new location
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 4, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area Historical Society needs to find a new home to preserve and store its archives. Chairwoman Nikki Sheppick said the historical society has been not...
McKeesport upgrading playgrounds
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 4, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Progress is underway on McKeesport’s project to upgrade neighborhood playgrounds around the city. For generations, neighborhood parks and playgrounds have served as a ...
‘Yellow house’ razed in Monongahela
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 4, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The “yellow house” in Monongahela is finally gone.   The city oversaw the demolition of 210 Ninth St., also known the “yellow house” Thursday after months of re...
State honors Charleroi firefighter for bravery
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 4, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi firefighter has been recognized by the state Legislature for his bravery in rescuing an elderly man from a house fire in Dunlevy in November.   On Tuesda...
Charleroi students turn 100
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 3, 2023
Charleroi Area School District marked its 100th day of the school year Thursday, and some students celebrated by dressing up as 100-year-olds. At Charleroi Elementary Center are third-graders Sydney W...
Monongahela rallies around flooded businesses
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 3, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela community members rallied on the corner of Fourth and West Main streets Thursday to raise money for small businesses that suffered damage from a wat...
Potential sale of sewer system remains on hold
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 3, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough is still trying to decide if it should have its own evaluation done of its sewer system — as negotiations concerning a deal to sell the system to t...
Lost dogs returned to Donora home
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 3, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com After a week of searching, a Donora couple’s three lost Rottweilers were returned home Thursday morning. The lost dogs, Thanos, Rex and Vader, gained massive at...
Spaghetti dinner to aid child with cancer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 3, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Club 22 Banquet Hall in Glassport will host a spaghetti dinner in honor of Jasiah Jones, a 12-year old with autism who was diagnosed in November with intracranial ...
California Area Elementary School celebrates 100th day of school
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 2, 2023
Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent California Area School District’s first and second graders began their 100th day of school Wednesday in the cafeteria with a celebration breakfast that featured 10...
New leaders appointed in North Charleroi
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 2, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Less than 24 hours after two council seats and the mayor’s office became officially vacated in North Charleroi, all openings have been filled. Three council members,...