BVA board considers changes to code of  conduct
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July 21, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board discussed possible changes to the district’s code of conduct at Tuesday’s agenda meeting. The most significant change   would...
Donora debates OT policy that has police working solo
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July 21, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A move to purchase a new backhoe for the Donora street department turned into a debate over the borough’s police contract at a special council meeting this month....
White Oak makes progress with late garbage bills
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July 21, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak’s solicitor gave an update at Monday’s council meeting on where things stand with collection of delinquent garbage bills stretching back to 2018. She said th...
Mission store back in Monongahela
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July 20, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com After months of anticipation, City Mission has returned to Monongahela. The Christian-based operation held the grand opening of its newest thrift store, loca...
Washington Twp. Dollar General moves forward
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July 20, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Washington Township Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to recognize a conditional use application for a proposed store as completed and recommend it to t...
North Charleroi: Mayor says garbage rules being ignored
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July 20, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With a new garbage hauler in North Charleroi, many residents are still not abiding by the borough’s refuse policies. During a business meeting Monday, Mayor Steve He...
Plaque in Monessen will honor Josh Gibson for 1938 home run
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July 20, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Homestead Grays legend Josh Gibson hit what became the second-longest home run of his career out of Monessen’s Page Park Ballfield on July 24, 1938. At 10 a.m. Th...
First-place Cedarbrook dominates again
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July 20, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Another night of Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League girls action, another dominant win for first-place Cedarbrook. Three players hit double figures fo...
Balloon fun at Summer Fest
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July 19, 2021
Artemis King, 7, and Apollo King, 2 1/2, of Belle Vernon have fun with balloon animals at Saturday’s St. Andrew Summer Fest in Monongahel
Part of McKeesport under water advisory
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July 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Residents of the Lower 10th Ward in McKeesport are being asked not to use their tap water as a result of a fire in the city Friday.   Municipal Authority of Westmore...
Three taken by medical helicopter in I-70 crash
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July 19, 2021
By MEGAN TOMASIC Trib Total Media Three people were flown by medical helicopter following a crash Sunday morning along Interstate 70 in Rostraver Township, according to the Rostraver Central Fire Depa...
Monessen renames street in honor of Albert Lexie
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July 19, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Over the last few months, Monessen has renamed several alleys in honor of various well-known and well-loved residents. Last month, the city gave a portion of Four...
Local Vietnam veteran honored in Kentucky
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July 19, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com It took 50 years, but for Valley Inn resident and Vietnam veteran Larry LaBryer, a recent award ceremony in Kentucky was better late than never. LaBryer, who...
Female president to run Fayette firefighters group
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July 19, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Fayette County Firefighters’ 82nd-83rd annual Convention ended Saturday with the installation of officers for the coming year. Sherri Eley moved from the fi...
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July 19, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Supervisor Jan Amoroso recently provided an update on where things stand with getting several families who live within Atlantic Broadband’s territory in Washington Tow...
Flavors of Greece on display in Monessen
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July 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen Greek food festival has once again shown that food and music can unite the generations, benefit a house of worship and give the Mon Valley a chance to “savo...
Fire hits McKeesport auto body shop
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July 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Firefighters from several Mon/Yough Valley fire departments were called to McKeesport Friday evening for a major blaze at an auto body shop. The three-alarm fire was r...
Monessen: Garden offers beauty, learning opportunities
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July 17, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A community garden in Monessen is thriving.   The garden, maintained by the Salvation Army, is located in a lot owned by the Monessen Redevelopment Authority next to...
Mon Valley Academy for the Arts sets summer concerts
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July 17, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com After the COVID-19 pandemic forced its 2020 concerts to be performed online, this is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for the Mon Valley Academy for the...
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July 17, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Some Mon Valley residents have been experiencing what they believe are longer-than-usual delays in the annual track maintenance by Norfolk Southern Railroad. A ...