George Thorogood felt destined for rock stardom
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 13, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For veteran blues rocker George Thorogood, it wasn’t a question of if he’d ever become a rock star, but a matter of when. “When I was 19 or 20, my parents sh...
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August 13, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After a humid day where the temperature neared 100 degrees, heavy storms poured onto the Mon Valley Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh spent th...
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August 13, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Ego, the California Borough K9 officer, is officially a retiree today. The 9-year-old Belgian Malinois will settle into civilian life with his career partner, P...
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August 13, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School board could be back to full strength Monday. Last month, then-board president Dan Engstrom resigned because he was moving out of th...
Charleroi nixes Corelle Brands street sweeper use request
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August 12, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough Council has opted not to offer street department services to one of the largest employers in town, creating a divide among council members who worr...
Work on Mounds Park in Monongahela may resume in September
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August 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents and children looking forward to using the newly renovated Mounds Park may have to wait a few more weeks to see its completion. After a ...
International Village: Cultures gather as festival begins
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August 11, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Your nose, taste buds, eyes, ears and dancing feet are a passport around the world this week in McKeesport. The city’s 61st International Village festival kicked off T...
Monessen schools will require masks
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August 11, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monessen School Board has approved a health and safety plan for the upcoming school year that will require all teachers, staff, students and visitors to wear mas...
BVA tabs new superintendent
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August 11, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board voted Tuesday to offer a contract to a new superintendent. The contract with Dr. Ken Williams, who currently works in the adm...
Donora doctor retiring after 60 years
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August 11, 2021
By WAYNE STEWART For the MVI Television has had its share of long-running shows about doctors, including Marcus Welby, Ben Casey and James Kildare.   Collectively, their medical tenures lasted 20 year...
Monessen votes to replace injured police officer
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August 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily promote a part-time officer to full-time while another officer is unable to work. Mayor Matt Shorraw said an of...
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August 11, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle’s dump truck woes continued Tuesday night. After spending the past month researching and debating the cost effectiveness of replacing the engine in...
Village for Kids springs back to life
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August 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com International Village, a three-day festival dedicated to the culture and traditions of the many ethnicities contributing to the history of McKeesport, kicks off today....
Flavors on display at Festival of Nations
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August 10, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will welcome residents from throughout the Mon Valley to its annual ethnic food festival this weekend. There will be plenty of homemade...
Mon City residents could have water service disrupted
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August 10, 2021
Some residents in Monongahela could be without water today as emergency repairs are made to a water main in the city. According to a notice released Monday by Pennsylvania American Water, crews will b...
Work at Mounds Park may resume soon
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August 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents and children looking forward to using the newly renovated Mounds Park may soon get their wish. After a long delay with paperwork put th...
Forward Township: Residents urged to attend Aug. 18 zoning hearing
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August 10, 2021
BY CHRISTINE HAINES CHAINES@YOURMVI.COM The upcoming planning commission hearing for Coronado Coal was the main topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Forward Township supervisors. The hearing...