Rib Fest filled with food, music
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 3, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Grab your wet wipes, napkins and a bib. If you’re headed to Renziehausen Park in McKeesport, you’re in for a lip-smacking good Labor Day weekend. To read the rest of t...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 3, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township road department will go into 2022 with a new four-year contract. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Valley ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 3, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Some residents and businesses are still cleaning their basements and yards after heavy rain this week, but the damage could have been much worse.   To read the rest ...
Valley spared of major flooding from Ida
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The forecast for flooding due to remnants of Hurricane Ida changed dramatically for the better Wednesday as the National Weather Service now predicts the Monongah...
Charleroi could see added revenue from new water authority contract
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough Council could renegotiate a contract with the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi that could provide the borough with extra spending money to add...
Blight demo contract OK’d in McKeesport
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport City Council on Wednesday approved a contract to have blighted buildings demolished in the Downtown Business District, and will use grant dollars from the C...
Local fire departments partner with Jeepers
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2021
By Dalton Smith For the MVI The Mon Valley Jeep Emergency Response Team (JERT) partnered with Lock No. 4 Volunteer Fire Company and Rostraver Township No. 1 (Webster) Fire Department during a joint ag...
Rostraver residents complain about noise from winery events
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An agri-business turned concert venue continues to draw complaints from neighbors in Rostraver Township. Residents living near Vinoski Winery say it’s not just ...
Storm may bring severe flooding
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN and  KRISTIE LINDEN tbrown@yourmvi.com klinden@yourmvi.com With the heaviest rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida still on the way, local fire departments and businesses are prepar...
State issues mask mandate for students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Starting next week, students across the state will be required to mask up before heading to class.   On Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a new order that will requir...
Lawmakers split over new mask rule
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to mandate masks in schools has sparked both criticism and support from area legislators.   The order, signed under Acting Secretary of Heal...
Kane ‘Fun Walk’ will be virtual again this year
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the second year in a row, the “Fun Walk 4 Kane” will be held virtually as a result of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the precautions are being ta...
Thumbs up for school in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2021
Dominic Shemansky and Reid Bilitski were ready to start second grade Monday morning at Charleroi Area Elementary Center.
Valley braces for remnants of Hurricane Ida
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States. And although the storm is currently classified as a ...
Help available for people losing jobless benefits
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com More than half a million Pennsylvania residents will no longer receive unemployment benefits starting this weekend. Federal unemployment benefits will end Saturday f...
Program will help college students remain in school
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Sometimes it’s the little things that get between a student and completion of a college education. Now, for students at three state universities including Calif...
Walsh takes over as Washington County DA
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A new Washington County district attorney has been sworn in after the passing of the late District Attorney Gene Vittone. Jason M. Walsh, who served as first assi...
A peck of peppers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 30, 2021
The final farmers market of the season was held Saturday at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. The Resnik brothers, Cole, 5, and Carter, 8, hold up vegetables that were grown on their family farm, CCR G...