Suspect arrested for allegedly firing gun from apartment window
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 7, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 29-year-old man surrendered to police after he allegedly fired several times from his apartment window on Union Street in California Borough Wednesday morning. ...
Volleyball fans cheer on the Cougars
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
From left, Deni Wagner, Tylie Perok, Brody Susick and Walter Pella supported the Charleroi volleyball team Tuesday night against Frazier.
Medical marijuana company expanding in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The medical marijuana industry is growing in more ways than one in McKeesport. An announcement made Tuesday by the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of South...
Elizabeth Twp. prepares for leaf cleanup effort
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fall is in the air and Elizabeth Township is getting ready for it to be on the ground as well. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s M...
2 Monessen school directors honored
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Monessen School Board members have been honored for their service by the state.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley Inde...
Cheese & MAC provides help for the hungry
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Agape Center is putting the “MAC” in mac and cheese. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-...
Elizabeth Township: Sunshine Act changes lead to agenda confusion
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Recent changes in the state Sunshine Act requiring agendas to be publicized 24 hours prior to a voting meeting meant following amendment procedures for several ...
Economic playbook will promote area communities
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Some local municipalities in Washington County will have an extra tool to develop their communities thanks to an effort by the Mon Valley Alliance. To read the rest ...
New photo mural unveiled in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2021
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Community leaders, officials and local residents gathered Saturday at McKeesport City Hall to witness the unveiling of new public artwork.   To read the rest of the story, ple...
Pumpkins for sale at Fleatique
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 4, 2021
Danica Young, 13, and Alex Bowen, 4, of Monongahela display wooden pumpkins at their yard sale during Saturday’s fall Fleatique on the Mon in Monongahela.
RAD budget includes Renziehausen Park funds
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 4, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com At its quarterly board meeting last week, the Allegheny Regional Asset District released initial figures for the proposed 2022 preliminary RAD budget, which includes f...
Tony Strong T-shirts honor EF coach’s late son
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 4, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When Elizabeth Forward travels to South Allegheny for this Friday’s football game, it may be difficult to tell the visitors from the home fans in the stands. To...
McKeesport College Club marks century of service
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 4, 2021
By Jim Busch For the MVI On April 12, 1921, a small group of women gathered at the McKeesport YWCA to discuss banding together to form a new service and social club.   To read the rest of the story, p...
COVID-19 booster shots will likely be easy to find
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By Kevin Iacovangelo 
October 4, 2021
Anywhere from one to two million Pennsylvania adults are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster, and state officials say it should be easier to track down the third dose than it was to secure initial sho...
Teddy bears comfort children in crisis
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A local police department has been given an unexpected tool for dealing with traumatic situations: full-sized, costumed Build-A-Bear teddy bears to be given out...
Large GOP governor’s field puts nomination ‘up for grabs’
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By Kevin Iacovangelo 
October 2, 2021
HARRISBURG (AP) — The big field of Republicans running for governor of Pennsylvania is increasingly unsettled, with more candidates joining it, few leading party figures picking favorites and persiste...
Five school buses sit idle in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As a result of a nationwide bus driver shortage that’s impacting a local bus company and some schools it serves, five buses in the McKeesport Area School District were...
MVH now part of Penn Highlands Healthcare
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 2, 2021
By the MVI Monongahela Valley Hospital officially joined Penn Highlands Healthcare, effective Friday, following recent regulatory reviews and approvals.   To read the rest of the story, please see a c...
GARAGE FIRE IN VERSAILLES
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By Kevin Iacovangelo 
October 2, 2021
Multiple departments were called to the 5200 block of First Street in Versailles around 3:45 a.m. Friday for a fully involved garage and vehicle fire that was endangering another structure, according ...