Momentum builds for East Busway expansion in Allegheny County
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 27, 2022
By RYAN DETO Trib Total Media The Port Authority of Allegheny County has received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to provide planning for development along the possible extension of th...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 26, 2022
Monessen Public Library hosted Cookies with a Cop this week to foster positive relationships between local youths and police. City police Officer David Doroshkevich is shown with Marcia Tansmore and h...
Soap carving at Rostraver Public Library
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January 26, 2022
Rostraver Public Library held an Arts Around The World program Tuesday evening, with children learning about Kenya and carving animals out of soap like the Kenyans carve statues from SoapStone. Workin...
Elizabeth buys new fire boat
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January 26, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Fire Department Chief Chad Rager announced the purchase of a new fire boat at Tuesday’s council meeting.   To read the rest of the story, please se...
EF to introduce hydroponic gardening
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January 26, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Hillman Family Foundation has awarded a $140,000 grant to the Elizabeth Forward School District to implement hydroponic container farming in its high sch...
Monongahela finishes 2nd in River of the Year contest
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January 26, 2022
By Mary Ann Thomas Trib Total Media French Creek, in the northwestern Pennsylvania, has been named 2022 Pennsylvania River of the Year by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. To read ...
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January 26, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The bridge carrying Route 51 over Interstate 70 in Rostraver Township needs emergency repairs. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Vall...
Area’s Ukrainian community nervously watching homeland
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January 25, 2022
By Brian C. Rittmeyer Trib Total Media The Rev. Timothy Tomson, whose grandparents are from Ukraine, is among those in the Pittsburgh area with Ukrainian roots watching warily as fears of a Russian in...
Candidates for open seat address BVA School Board
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January 25, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held a special meeting Monday night to allow community members interested in the seat vacated by Justin Kosanko to present...
McKeesport mourns loss of Dee Connor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 25, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “If we all would give, this would be a beautiful place to live. You have to give back to your community. You can’t keep taking without giving something back.” Those ar...
Cal school district adapts mask policy amid virus surge
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January 25, 2022
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With more than 25 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in the California Area School District, new revisions to the health and safety plan are now in place. To read ...
Memories roll back at McKeesport skating rink
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January 25, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Eden Park Roller Rink in McKeesport has a special place in the memories of many local residents.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley...
Indoor winter fun at Snow Ball party
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January 24, 2022
Claudia McFeely and Xzavier Wergin of Dunlevy decorate snowman cookies Saturday at a Snow Ball party at His Place Coffee, Community and More in Monessen.
Monessen is seeking city administrator
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 24, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen needs a city administrator. Mayor Ron Mozer has been acting in that capacity since his inauguration and said he can’t keep doing it. To read the rest of ...
Centers of Excellence making a difference in fight against addiction
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January 24, 2022
By CHASITY M. CAPASSO For the MVI In 2016, 45 Centers of Excellence were established throughout Pennsylvania by the Wolf administration with the goal of helping Pennsylvania residents who suffer from ...
White Oak finds provider for animal control services
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January 24, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After months of discussion at meetings, White Oak council last week entered into a new animal control contract. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subs...
California superintendent will dive into Frosty Frolic
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January 24, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com California Area Superintendent Dr. Laura Jacob will bear the cold and take a leap for her students next month. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...
Musical chairs champs
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2022
The Belle Vernon Area cheerleaders played musical chairs during halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Mt. Pleasant. Senior Mia Laux won and junior Gwen Duranti was the runner-up.
MVAF helps launch futuristic new restaurant in Charleroi
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January 22, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Charleroi has a new space-age restaurant, thanks in part to a microloan from the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy ...