McKeesport: Keep Pa. Beautiful names city as Community Partner
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 25, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the heels of being named Allegheny CleanWays partner of the year for 2022, the City of McKeesport is celebrating being recognized by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Ea...
Post-game fun in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2023
Frankie Frezzell, 4, of North Charleroi, the granddaughter of Charleroi boys’ basketball coach Bill Wiltz, frolics on the basketball court after a recent game at Charleroi Area High School. Her parent...
Teen in critical condition after shooting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A teenager is in critical condition after a shooting Monday afternoon in McKeesport.   At least 21 evidence markers could be seen on the ground in front of a driveway ...
BVA school board accepts Yuschak’s resignation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board confirmed the resignation of board member Gloria Yuschak at Monday night’s meeting. Yuschak, who filled the vacancy left by Dan Engs...
Monongahela to upgrade downtown walking corridor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Wise people have said, “It’s not about the destination — it’s about the journey.” Residents of Monongahela can expect the journey between Main Street and the Aq...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com One of the seven men charged in late December/early January in connection with an alleged drug trafficking organization based out of McKeesport appeared for his prelim...
‘Hat Day’ raises money for Stupar family
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 23, 2023
Charleroi Area High School cheerleaders wore baseball caps at Friday night’s basketball game. The school held a “hat day” fundraiser for the family of student William Stupar, who was killed in a traff...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 23, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An upcoming documentary will focus on the former Twin Coaches supper club in Rostraver Township. For nearly a half century, before a fire destroyed the venue in 1977...
McKeesport Family Center benefits from $5,000 donation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 23, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Chase Bank has a new branch at Olympia Shopping Center, and through WQED recently decided to show it wants to be a good neighbor in the McKeesport area. Chase donated ...
Monessen making plans for anniversary celebration
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 23, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Community Development Corporation was one of the local organizations that gave presentations during the city’s first economic summit held Friday. In addi...
Charleroi students learn poetry in ‘coffee shop’ atmosphere
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A classroom at Charleroi Elementary Center was turned into a coffee shop Friday as teachers hosted a poetry slam with a “Starbooks” theme.   Fourth-grade students re...
Leaders seek solutions at Monessen summit
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com State, federal, county, local and philanthropic leaders converged on Monessen Friday morning for the city’s first economic summit, and one of the strong themes ...
Firefighter is first female deputy chief at Blaine Hill
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company made history on Thursday when it named longtime firefighter Mercedesz Lexus as its new deputy fire chief. Lexus, who has been pa...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A traveling exhibit is giving Mon Valley residents a glimpse at some of the horrors of the Holocaust. “Anatomy of Oblivion” is currently on display at St. Sava Serbian...
Ringgold changes cut-off  for kindergarten registration
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Several parents said they were upset by Ringgold School District’s decision to move the registration cut-off up by a month for incoming kindergarten students. S...
Penn West California marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2023
Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent Students at Pennsylvania Western University, California campus, participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event in the Natali Student Center on Thu...
Leaders offer ideas amid gun violence
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In the McKeesport NAACP Unit’s second community meeting on the topic of gun violence prevention, panelists continued to push the idea that the community and individual...
West Pike Run Township gets donation for new K-9 officer training
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2023
By the MVI The West Pike Run Township’s new K-9 officer received a financial boost to assist in training and equipment thanks to the generosity of a township business. The West Pike Run Township super...
Fill a Fire Truck and Pet Expo to benefit local animal rescues
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Dogs have good reason to chase fire trucks in Bentleyville. Discover Pet Health Poochtique and Spaw, Bentley Fire Department and Washington County Animal Respon...