Vaccine arrives at MVH
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monday brought 1,126 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley, but it also brought the first shipment of the COVID-...
Charleroi to hire borough manager
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in six years, Charleroi will soon have a new borough manager.   Council has talked about bringing back the position for several months. After a re...
BVA grants paid leave to 17 workers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board approved leave Monday for 17 employees in various positions throughout the district under the Family First Coronavirus Respon...
Valley aids Finleyville man with cancer fight
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley has stepped up in more ways than one to help a Finleyville family. Jeff Lewis was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the beginning of this year.   Af...
White Oak: Deadline arrives for decorating contest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Entries for White Oak’s first-ever borough-wide home decorating holiday contest must be received by today. Borough Manager John Palyo, reading from a message from Coun...
Treat bag giveaway in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 14, 2020
Santa and the Monessen Salvation Army handed out treat bags Sunday at the Pumpkin Patch in Monessen. Above, Tyler Majors, 6, and his cousin Taziyah Stitch, 7, both of Monessen, wave to Santa.
Monessen develops plan for the future
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December 14, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com What could the City of Monessen be like in 2030? Over the past few years, the city’s comprehensive plan advisory committee has worked with residents, business own...
Mormons aid Salvation Army in McKeesport
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December 14, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an attempt to build community ties, a local congregation of Mormons last month donated $2,000 worth of nonperishable foods and necessities to the Salvation Army McK...
NBV Rec Commission aids 4 area organizations
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December 14, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The North Belle Vernon Recreation Commission made sure to share the love this holiday season.   Volunteers, who work year-round to fundraise and organize special eve...
Monongahela Library returns to curbside-only operations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 14, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Restaurants, casinos and theaters aren’t the only organizations closing their doors due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The Monongahela Area ...
Forward Township police aid community at Christmas
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 14, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A food and toy drive is underway in Forward Township in an effort to make sure that every family and every child in the township has a merry Christmas. Sponsore...
Pa.’s new virus restrictions making Christmas less merry
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 12, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com New COVID-19 mandates have turned Gov. Tom Wolf into a Grinch among many local business owners. With Christmas around the corner and virus cases rising at an unprece...
Grades go down as COVID-19 cases rise
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 12, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN and CHRISTINE HAINES tbrown@yourmvi.com chaines@yourmvi.com Online learning has been hard for some Mon Valley students — and their report cards show it. With grades from the first full...
No tax hike in Donora budget
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 12, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora residents will not see a tax increase in 2021 after council members passed a budget Thursday — though it didn’t come without some disagreements. Councilman...
Railroad club decides to cancel open house
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 12, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A 30-year tradition will be broken this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club announced plans to cancel its an...
Salvation Army in Monessen has treat bags for children
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December 12, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Children in Monessen will get an extra visit from Santa this year thanks to a special donation to the local Salvation Army. Salvation Army Capt. Sue Thwaite sai...
Pa. halts school sports, bans indoor dining
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 10, 2020
By staff and wire reports After weeks spent imploring Pennsylvanians to stay home as much as possible, limit their in-person interactions and wear masks, Gov. Tom Wolf and the state secretary of healt...
Pandemic forces historical societies to become creative
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 10, 2020
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions and shutdowns, local museums and historical societies are proving purveyors of the past can em...
Scarf bombers spread warmth in Elizabeth
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 10, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth Borough woman and her family bombed downtown Elizabeth last weekend with warm scarves for anyone who needed them. This was the second year for Lind...
Area man charged with homicide after shooting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 10, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 23-year-old Donora man was charged with homicide after he allegedly shot and killed an intruder early Thursday morning. According to state police, Bryan D. Harr...