BVA holds first meeting at Leopard Hall
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October 20, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held its first agenda meeting Tuesday in the newly renovated Leopard Hall, formerly known as Rostraver Middle School. To read...
White Oak considers alternatives to monthly kennel fees
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October 20, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com All the White Oak Council members at Monday’s meeting approved paying Sable Kennel of McKeesport $800 for services in September. To read the rest of the story, please ...
Charleroi hears students’ concerns
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October 20, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Student representatives to the Charleroi Area School Board, juniors Colton Palonder and Trinity Powell, recognize the importance of communication and have cre...
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October 20, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County police are still looking into the deaths of an elderly man and his adult son who were found dead at a Forward Township home Saturday. To read the rest...
California teacher honored for unique learning program
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October 19, 2021
By Hannah Walden For the MVI Heather Nicholson has been a third-grade teacher in the California Area School District for the past 23 years. It was her new position leading the Moonshot Grant Program t...
Group has plans for vacant lots in Monessen
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October 19, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A nonprofit wants to obtain dozens of empty lots in Monessen for a project that would potentially clear overgrown lots, provide jobs, stabilize the hillside above...
Developer considering new Sonic in White Oak
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October 19, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Residents of the Mon-Yough Valley may soon get the thrill of once more eating at a drive-in restaurant without having to leave the area. To read the rest of the story,...
California Area to be welcomed into League of Innovative Schools
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October 19, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The League of Innovative Schools will officially welcome the California Area School District at its annual membership meeting Wednesday through Friday, adding t...
Council to address dangerous intersection
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October 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi Borough Council will take steps to ensure young students are safe while waiting for school buses at a dangerous intersection in the borough.  ...
Community, first responders gather at Mon Valley Night Out
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October 18, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI George McGuckin, 7, Aizlynn McGuckin, 6, and Rayne McGuckin, 2, participated in Mon Valley Night Out, which was held Saturday at City Park in Monessen. To read the rest of t...
Monessen will use COVID-19 funds to help meet payroll
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October 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen will use most of its first round of American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds as “revenue replacement,” with much of it going toward pay...
EF teacher honored for STEAM education efforts
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October 18, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Forward teacher and a colleague in the South Fayette School District are the most inspiring educators of the year, according to their peers and the...
Altrusa reaches out to help female veterans
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October 18, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Members of the McKeesport Altrusa International Club and their sister clubs across Pennsylvania have been collecting clothing and other necessities for female veterans...
Haunted house to be part of Halloween fun in Charleroi
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October 18, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com More than just treats will be up for grabs this year in Charleroi.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at htt...
BVA crowns royalty
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October 16, 2021
Devin Whitlock and Meg Miller were crowned homecoming king and queen Friday at Belle Vernon Area High School.
Homecoming at California
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October 16, 2021
Damani Stafford was named Mr. CHS and Alexis Sherman was crowned homecoming queen Friday at California Area High School.
EF names king, queen
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October 16, 2021
Maxwell Salankiewicz and Rylie Kuhn are the homecoming king and queen at Elizabeth Forward.
Water plant in Charleroi named in honor of Hopkins
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October 16, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A crowd of nearly 50 gathered at the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi Thursday morning to watch the dedication of the Walter J. Hopkins Water Filtration Plan...
Local casino goes ‘Hollywood’
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October 16, 2021
By Jim Busch For the MVI As the leaves change on the hillsides surrounding the Meadows, the Washington County casino is also going through a transformation.   To read the rest of the story, please see...
Donora: Mayor offers solution to police scheduling problem
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October 16, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora’s police department has been operating with one officer per shift on multiple shifts per month for most of this year and the mayor has tried several times ...