White Oak Lions make donation to police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 20, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The White Oak Lions did their part recently to support the White Oak Police Department. A few weeks ago, Lions Rich Peters, Carol Lasch and Dorothy Kuharski presented ...
Back-to-school haircut
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
Third-grader Leora Ashbaugh, 9, of Smithton gets a haircut from cosmetology student Charhea Strickler on Thursday at the Cosmetology Academy at Douglas Education Center in Monessen. DEC held a back-to...
Donora: Lawsuit claims violations of Sunshine Act
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora’s mayor and two council members have filed a lawsuit against the borough and the other five council members claiming there were Sunshine Act violations inv...
Barton’s Flowers and Bake Shop celebrates 40 years
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Jan Barton has worked six days a week for the last 40 years and has loved every minute of it.   Barton is the owner and operator of Barton’s Flowers and Bake Shop at 311 Secon...
Water main project to begin in Elizabeth
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water announced Thursday the start of construction to install nearly 2,800 feet of new water main in Elizabeth Borough. The project is ...
Passing into a rainbow
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
South Allegheny quarterback Eric Wehrer throws a pass in front of a rainbow at the school’s new stadium during media day Wednesday.  
Monongahela hosts CMU website, app developers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University are taking a vested interest in the future of Monongahela and what the growing community has to offer.   On Thursda...
Charleroi Stuff-the-Bus a success
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 18, 2022
Jenn Codeluppi / MVI Distribution for the Stuff the Bus school supplies event was held Wednesday at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Charleroi. Charleroi Area School Board member and event coordinator...
Fallowfield Township votes for change in EMS service
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors decided to switch to Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Services as their primary ambulance provider after several weeks of research an...
Back to school: Safety a top priority at Charleroi Area
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area School Board directors took care of several business items Wednesday as they prepare to welcome students back to school next week. Students will retur...
Glassport girl honored with Outstanding Citizen Award
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 18, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI One of Glassport’s young citizens received a big award from council for her volunteerism. Councilman David Kowalski presented the borough’s Crime Watch Outstanding Citizen Awa...
Elizabeth Forward prepared for start of new school year
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com During a short school board meeting Wednesday, Elizabeth Forward Superintendent Dr. Todd Keruskin said the district is ready for the start of the 2022-23 school year. ...
Pop Up & Play mixes fun with valuable lessons
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com This year’s season of Pop Up and Play events in McKeesport came to a close Tuesday evening at Riverview Park. Each summer, the AIU McKeesport Family Center, through th...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon residents filled council chambers Tuesday in opposition to a proposal to allow a semi-professional football team to lease Brewer Stadium. To read t...
Progress made on tax forgiveness program
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The process of bringing a tax forgiveness program that works for all vested parties in the City of Monessen hasn’t been easy or quick, but it is nearly complete. ...
Charleroi distributing Stuff the Bus donations today
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Charleroi Area School District will be well prepared when they head back to class thanks to a local initiative. Stuff the Bus, organized by longtime ...
Skateboard tricks at PennWest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 16, 2022
Evan Cook, a senior from Sutersville, practices a kick flip on a skateboard in front of the Vulcan statue at the PennWest campus quad in California Monday afternoon. First-year and transfer students w...
BVA has urgent need for substitute drivers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 16, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area school board members are urging people to apply for substitute bus and van driver positions for the upcoming school year. To read the rest of ...
North Charleroi: Residents hope to be included in paving project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 16, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With paving underway for the first time in several years in North Charleroi, some residents have concerns about roads that did not make the first phase of the projec...
Charleroi to spend $20K for MS4 compliance
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 16, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Borough engineers believe Charleroi got off easy after receiving notice that the Department of Environmental Protection was missing needed MS4 documentation from mor...