Loss of smell nearly disastrous for Monessen woman
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January 12, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Cindy Hebel was reading her Bible when smoke began to fill the second floor of her home Sunday, but because she was recovering from COVID-19 she couldn’t smell it. H...
New Eagle: Council moves toward making landlords cover garbage fees
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January 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle is beginning the process of making landlords and owners of leased property responsible for payment of their property’s garbage fees. At a meeting T...
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January 12, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A Virginia truck driver is being held without bond in the Washington County Correctional Facility on charges including homicide by vehicle related to a fatal ac...
Looking for winter reading
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
Ken Bizzell Boyer of Donora browses through books Monday afternoon at the Donora Public Library. The library is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Judge promises ruling today in Ziccarelli lawsuit
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January 11, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A decision in a federal lawsuit regarding Pennsylvania’s 45th Senatorial District is expected today. U.S. Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan issued a signed notice Monday evenin...
Charleroi to resume process of finding borough manager
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January 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi had expected to a hire a borough manager this month, but will instead reopen the application process. Council decided to bring back the position after a re...
Firefighters prepare for wide range of situations
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January 11, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Wednesday evenings mean training for members of Central Volunteer Fire Company in Elizabeth Township, with two sessions to update skills every month. The fire c...
Monongahela: Council eyes board appointments, new engineering firm
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January 11, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council hopes to have members named to its boards for the new year by the end of the week. At its informational meeting Monday, council members s...
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January 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A 33-year-old man from Ohio who was working on a disabled vehicle along Interstate 70 in Fallowfield Township was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer Monday morni...
Plunge raises money to aid veterans
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January 10, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com While fewer residents braved the cold waters of the Monongahela River Saturday for the second annual Polar Bear Plunge in Glassport, it raised more than $1,800 for c...
Monessen updates laws on discrimination
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January 10, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council approved an ordinance that updates existing laws regarding discrimination and creates a human relations commission. Council began discussing...
McKeesport tightens rules for property purchases in the city
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January 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council this week passed multiple ordinances and a resolution related to real estate and development in the city. Council approved an ordinance requiring an...
Elizabeth Township: Food trucks returning March 17
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January 10, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com In a little more than two months, food trucks will return to Highland Meadows Park in Elizabeth Township. Brett Maksin, who lives in the neighborhood, reached o...
New website traces history of Greater Allegheny Passage
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January 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The 150-mile Greater Allegheny Passage trail that extends from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., is full of rich history and heritage. And now, thanks to West ...
Socially distanced crowd
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January 9, 2021
A handful of fans watched Friday night as the McKeesport girls basketball team hosted Belle Vernon Area. Games resumed Friday after nearly a month-long shutdown imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf to control the...
COVID-19 numbers continue to spike
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January 9, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County led the state with the most new coronavirus cases Friday, while Westmoreland County reported its highest number of patients hospitalized with the...
Elizabeth Township: Drop in crime attributed to virus
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January 9, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com End-of-year paperwork showed unexpected results for the Elizabeth Township Police Department: a 25% reduction in crime for 2020 over the previous year. “Honestl...
New committee will aid in fight against human trafficking
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January 9, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After more than a year of planning, several Washington County organizations have developed a committee that hopes to prevent human trafficking and offer needed servi...
Police return Francis to Allegheny County
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January 9, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The alleged shooter of a McKeesport Police Officer has been returned to Allegheny County. Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies headed to the North Central Regional Ja...