Elizabeth Township names Dennis Kampas new commissioner
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com He hasn’t taken the oath of office yet, but Elizabeth Township has a new commissioner. In a special meeting Wednesday, township Commissioners Dr. Bart Rocco, Dr. Kyle ...
Snack time at the basketball game
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2022
Charlee Wagner, 14, of Fallowfield Township and McKenna Shields, 14, of Dunlevy stocked up on snacks before the Charleroi Area High School boys basketball game Tuesday evening.
Monessen surprised by bill for murals
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council wants to end the practice of spending money in the city before it has council’s approval. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wed...
Betty White Challenge benefits animal shelters
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Animal shelters around the country — and here in the Mon Valley — are continuing to say “thank you for being a friend” to the late Betty White and her fans. To read th...
Charleroi alters mask policy
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2022
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School District has amended its health and safety plan and will now only require masks in school when Washington County is in a high level ...
Valley digs out after storm
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Snow was falling as Mon Valley residents went to sleep Sunday night, and for most of them it was still coming down when they woke up. To read the rest of the story, pl...
White Oak OKs budget for ’22
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak finally has a 2022 spending plan. The budget, which holds real estate taxes at their current level, was adopted Monday, 17 days after the state’s deadline. T...
North Charleroi: One-man Works crew lauded for snow effort
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2022
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi is hoping to fill a full-time position for its street department before the next big snowfall.   To read the rest of the story, please see a c...
Salvation Army moving from Monessen to Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Salvation Army Monessen Worship and Service Center has relocated to Donora and changed its name to better reflect the range of communities it has always serve...
Ackerman returns to Donora council
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2022
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Jane Ackerman is back on Donora Council. During a meeting last week, council selected Ackerman, a former councilwoman, to take over the remainder of Don Pavel...
Storm has direct hit on Valley
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2022
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com When snow began to fall Sunday afternoon in the Mon Valley, it didn’t take long for roads to cover.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subsc...
Loan approved for Monessen sewage project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen has finally secured an interim loan from PNC Bank that will enable the city to start the long-discussed sewage project financed through the USDA. To read...
White Oak seeks part-time hire for code enforcement
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak is planning to look for a part-time code enforcement officer. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://mo...
Animals killed in Rostraver fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 15, 2022
By JOE NAPSHA Trib Total Media Animal lovers have come to the rescue of a Rostraver Township woman who lost about a dozen cats early Friday morning when her house, which also served as an animal shelt...
EF students thank police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 15, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 9, but Elizabeth Forward students at Central Elementary School marked the event Friday. To re...
Major snowstorm takes aim at Valley
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 15, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents will flock to the store today to buy milk, bread, eggs and other staples. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valle...
South Allegheny school board honors students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 15, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI South Allegheny School District school directors and students were honored during the first board meeting of the year. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Satu...
First responders mourn loss of Margarcelli
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com For the second time in two years, Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services has to say goodbye to one of its own way too soon. Randy Margarcelli, 56, a longtime pa...