Area libraries benefit from WCCF grants
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 17, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Local libraries received a boost recently when the Washington County Community Foundation awarded $221,500 in grants to public libraries from its Community C...
DA defends Washington County’s community service program
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 16, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone is defending Washington County’s practice of substituting community service work in place of court costs, fines...
CDC: Nearly 100% of Pa. residents over 65 partially vaccinated
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 16, 2021
By staff and wire reports Nearly every Pennsylvanian 65 and older is now at least partially vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the latest COVID vaccination data from the Center for Disease Control ...
Good Neighbor Day returns to bring McKeesport together
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 16, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesporters proved Wednesday that it really is a good feeling to be a good neighbor. That’s because this year marked the 57th time residents and those who work in Mc...
Elizabeth Forward to save $700K via bond refinancing
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 16, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District is poised to save more than $700,000 by the end of the year through bond refinancing. Public finance attorney Chris Brewer...
Fun in the water
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
Oaklee Klecker, 5, of Lancaster, Pa., had fun with her cousin, Haven Blais, 2, of Charleroi at the spray park at Round Hill Park.
EF parents want to end masks
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Parents in the Elizabeth Forward School District presented the school board with a petition Tuesday calling for an end to mask wearing at school functions and s...
Hopkins remembered as dedicated Charleroi public servant
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of Charleroi’s most dedicated families lost a big part of their world over the weekend when Walter Hopkins passed away at 74. Hopkins was the current chairman...
Local writers have stories to tell
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Who inspires you?” That’s the question members of the Tube City Writers group were asked in preparation for the second installment of Tube City Writers Live. At 6:30 ...
Renovations underway at Longwell House
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After a year filled with restrictions, closures, delays and other headaches, the Monongahela Historical Society’s Longwell House has finally started to see r...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 16, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has released its 2020 Act 13 Impact Fee distribution amounts from natural gas producers throughout the state, and ...
Flag Day celebration
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 15, 2021
Jocelyn and Denver Crockard of Charleroi show off their patriotism Monday night at a Flag Day ceremony in Monongahela.
Crowds return to senior centers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com There were many devastating impacts of the 15-month COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses forced to lay off employees saw profits plunge. Many students saw grades de...
Forward Township: Crowd opposes zoning change for mining company
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first in-person supervisors’ meeting in Forward Township since the pandemic began attracted a crowd opposed to a request from the Coronado Mining Company. W...
Storms bring flooding, power outages to Valley
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Heavy rains and winds ripped through the greater Pittsburgh area Monday afternoon, and the Mon Valley wasn’t immune from Mother Nature’s wrath. Flooding was reported i...
McKeesport Area School District: Career week featured at summer camp
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The school year may be over for McKeesport Area School District students, but the district’s main campus is very much alive with activity and educational programming t...
Monessen’s tax forgiveness policy causing confusion
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Some people who have purchased vacant properties in Monessen have been surprised to find out that not all of the properties’ taxes have been forgiven. In the earl...
White Oak debates pool policy for Community Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Admission to Heritage Hill pool was again a hot topic of conversation for White Oak Council at Monday’s workshop meeting. The subject of pool admission has been part o...
Music, food & more at Juneteenth celebration
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 13, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Rev. Lee Haney grew up in Texas, about 73 miles from Galveston, where the Juneteenth holiday began. He celebrated it as a kid and wanted to bring that tradition t...