A newcomer and familiar faces returning to Charleroi council
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November 3, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com A political newcomer was the top vote getter Tuesday in a race for four open seats on Charleroi Borough Council. To read the rest of the story, please see a c...
Election Day arrives for Valley voters
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November 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Mon Valley voters will be headed to polling places at fire halls, schools, churches, libraries, municipal buildings and more today to make sure their voices are heard ...
Elizabeth Township: Commissioners hear case for 3 new well pads
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November 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners heard testimony Monday regarding a conditional use permit for Olympus Energy to add three new well pads to its Apollo B well si...
Proposal would provide tax relief for firefighters
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November 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A member of the state House of Representatives from the Mon Valley has introduced legislation to create a program that would provide property tax relief for anyone inv...
Warfield is Lion of the Year
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November 2, 2021
By Hannah Walden For the MVI After devoting her life to teaching, a now-retired teacher spends her time volunteering with the Monessen Lions Club.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of...
Halloween fun in McKeesport
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November 1, 2021
Aria Jenkins was a fortune teller at Saturday’s McKeesport Halloween parade and Tripp Jenkins was Rich Uncle Pennybags from the Monopoly game.
Monessen: Special council meeting held  to move funds
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November 1, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council held a special meeting Saturday to move money out of the debt service fund and into the general fund due to “misallocations.” To read the rest of...
State lawmaker seeks lower license plate fees for veterans
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November 1, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com With Veterans Day right around the corner, a state Senate committee has advanced a Mon Valley lawmaker’s bill to lower license plate fees for veterans. To read the res...
Washington County: Bright, Sloane in controller’s race
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November 1, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI Democrat Ben Bright, a former Washington County Democratic Committee chairman and former gaming manager, and Republican April Sloane, a financial analyst for FedEx, are vyin...
Charleroi students to present ‘All Together Now!’ musical
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November 1, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN   tbrown@yourmvi.com   Charleroi musical theater students will take the stage Nov. 13-14 for a rendition of “All Together Now!”   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe...
Four pets die in Charleroi fire
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October 30, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two dogs and two cats were killed   in a house fire late Thursday night on Lower Meadow Avenue in Charleroi.   To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...
Tarpley’s alleged killers subject to death penalty
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October 30, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The men accused of murdering Nicholas Tarpley inside Anna Lee’s Convenience Store in Donora last February will face the death penalty if convicted. To read the re...
Lawsuit filed against RDA in Monessen
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October 30, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen, Ted Harhai and Mark Galper have sued the city’s redevelopment authority and two of its members for not relinquishing their seats. To read th...
TV show is part horror, part humor
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October 30, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI At the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival a few years ago, Erik Sprowls decided to go as a pirate. Folks at the festival found his character so convincing and entertaining, Spr...
All dressed up for Donora parade
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October 29, 2021
Waiting for the start of Thursday’s Halloween parade in Donora are Ariana Groves, 6, of Monongahela, Addison Senf, 7, of Donora, Skye Saunders, 6, of Monongahela, Teagan Williams, 7, of Donora and Sop...
Rands new police chief in Donora
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October 29, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora has a new police chief and it came amidst a series of surprising votes by council Thursday morning. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Fri...
Mayors agree to football bet
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October 29, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Big 8 Conference football game tonight between Belle Vernon Area and McKeesport just got a little more interesting. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...