Ukrainian priest sheds light on a nation at war
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 21, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com People call Ukraine’s “black earth” the most fertile soil in the world. It covers 880,000 square miles of Ukraine’s countryside, and residents say in some place...
Environmental groups discuss strategy
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May 21, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com What can be done?   That was the question directed to organizers Friday when they gathered with residents of Elizabeth Township to discuss Olympus Energy’s H...
Clancy’s hosting fundraiser for McKeesport firefighters
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May 21, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area school board directors Diane Elias, Joe Lopretto and Matt Holtzman encourage people in the district’s communities to stop at Clancy’s Pub in Dravosburg...
June 3 blood drive set for firefighter with leukemia
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May 21, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Glenn Wagner said he wouldn’t be alive today if not for people who donate blood. The 56-year-old owner of Wagner’s Restaurant and 27-year community servant h...
Therapy dog popular with California students
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May 20, 2022
By the MVI High school students don’t usually seek out the principal’s office, but that’s changing in the California Area School District. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s ...
McKeesport school has new name, new opportunities for students
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May 20, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Twin Rivers Elementary School in McKeesport is being rebranded — both in name and some of the ways it serves children, families and educators. With several community m...
Monessen still working on tax relief program
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May 20, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is still working to complete a revision of the tax exoneration program that got its start last year and is waiting for the Monessen School Di...
California welcomes back Relay for Life
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May 20, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Relay for Life will return to California Area School District today after a two-year absence caused by the pandemic. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy...
Prayer breakfast Saturday morning for Ringgold grads
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May 20, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s community leaders will host a prayer breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday for the graduating class of Ringgold High School at the Carroll Township Social ...
McKeesport Area School Board to vote on new bus provider
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May 19, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com It appears McKeesport Area School District will have a new transportation provider in place by the start of next school year. During last night’s workshop meeting, sch...
Elizabeth Township residents oppose well pad site near EF school
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 19, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A sense of desperation filled Elizabeth Township’s municipal hall Wednesday as residents and resident organizers of Elizabeth Township pleaded with planning ...
Democrats choose Davis as lieutenant governor nominee
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May 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Austin Davis says his roots are firmly planted in the Tube City and the Mon Valley. And while he’s served as the state House 35th District representative since 2018, D...
Mastriano will face Shapiro in governor’s race
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May 18, 2022
From staff and wire reports Josh Shapiro went into Tuesday’s primary unchallenged on the Democratic ticket.   Last night, he and the rest of Pennsylvania learned state Sen. Doug Mastriano — who secure...
Kuzma defeats incumbent in 39th District primary
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May 18, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma has defeated incumbent state Rep. Mike Puskaric for the Republican nomination in the 39th Legislative District...
Fetterman wins; Oz-McCormick too close to call
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May 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite suffering a stroke before his last few days on the campaign trail, Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has won the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Sen...
BVA students entertain crowd at spring concert
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May 18, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area schools put on their spring 2022 combined band concert in front of a packed gymnasium Tuesday.   To read the rest of the story, please see ...
Story time with kittens
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May 17, 2022
Brennon Ankney, 9, and his sister, Quinn, 7, stopped by Monessen Public Library to visit with kittens during story time. The kittens were brought in by Paws Across Pittsburgh, an animal rescue organiz...