Donora doctor retiring after 60 years
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 11, 2021
By WAYNE STEWART For the MVI Television has had its share of long-running shows about doctors, including Marcus Welby, Ben Casey and James Kildare.   Collectively, their medical tenures lasted 20 year...
Monessen votes to replace injured police officer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily promote a part-time officer to full-time while another officer is unable to work. Mayor Matt Shorraw said an of...
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August 11, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle’s dump truck woes continued Tuesday night. After spending the past month researching and debating the cost effectiveness of replacing the engine in...
Village for Kids springs back to life
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August 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com International Village, a three-day festival dedicated to the culture and traditions of the many ethnicities contributing to the history of McKeesport, kicks off today....
Flavors on display at Festival of Nations
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August 10, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will welcome residents from throughout the Mon Valley to its annual ethnic food festival this weekend. There will be plenty of homemade...
Mon City residents could have water service disrupted
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August 10, 2021
Some residents in Monongahela could be without water today as emergency repairs are made to a water main in the city. According to a notice released Monday by Pennsylvania American Water, crews will b...
Work at Mounds Park may resume soon
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August 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents and children looking forward to using the newly renovated Mounds Park may soon get their wish. After a long delay with paperwork put th...
Forward Township: Residents urged to attend Aug. 18 zoning hearing
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August 10, 2021
BY CHRISTINE HAINES CHAINES@YOURMVI.COM The upcoming planning commission hearing for Coronado Coal was the main topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Forward Township supervisors. The hearing...
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August 10, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The last moments of Nicholas Tarpley’s life were so calm and typical, they were at odds with how it ended. In joint preliminary hearings held Monday for Devell Ch...
Feeding time at August Fun Fest
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August 9, 2021
Two-year-old June Wilson of Belle Vernon gives a bottle to one of the petting zoo goats at Sunday’s August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township.
PennDOT examines local roads
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 9, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Representatives of Penn-DOT District 11 took an up-close look at area infrastructure this week, including some Mon Valley roads. State Rep. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mi...
Donora considers fee changes for park users
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August 9, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council will consider setting a fee schedule for the use of all borough parks. Councilwoman Cindy Brice said she was in Monessen recently and learned the c...
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program benefits local schools
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August 9, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com School districts throughout the Mon Valley have received funding to provide healthy snacks to students.   The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is administered feder...
New Eagle considers options with damaged dump truck
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August 9, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle council continues to discuss what to do with the borough’s broken-down dump truck. At last week’s work session, council members debated whether it ...
McKeesport’s Village for Kids returning next week
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August 7, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After a long year off as a result of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the precursor event to McKeesport’s International Village ethnic food, music and da...
Blessing offered  at Monongahela farmers market
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August 7, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For many people, Friday’s farmers market in Monongahela’s Chess Park was just a normal afternoon gathering of vendors, crafters and farmers. But for many Chr...
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August 7, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioners recently approved two projects — one for a housing development, the other for a new store. The Willowbrook Planned Residential ...
Teen gets fighter pilot training
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August 7, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon Area sophomore has big dreams for his future. William Schwerha recently graduated from a program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala....
Monessen Council discusses vacant property transfers
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August 6, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council discussed several property transfer issues at this week’s workshop meeting. Resident Kareem Straughn, who has purchased several properties from t...