Flavors of Greece on display in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen Greek food festival has once again shown that food and music can unite the generations, benefit a house of worship and give the Mon Valley a chance to “savo...
Fire hits McKeesport auto body shop
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Firefighters from several Mon/Yough Valley fire departments were called to McKeesport Friday evening for a major blaze at an auto body shop. The three-alarm fire was r...
Monessen: Garden offers beauty, learning opportunities
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A community garden in Monessen is thriving.   The garden, maintained by the Salvation Army, is located in a lot owned by the Monessen Redevelopment Authority next to...
Mon Valley Academy for the Arts sets summer concerts
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com After the COVID-19 pandemic forced its 2020 concerts to be performed online, this is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for the Mon Valley Academy for the...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 17, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Some Mon Valley residents have been experiencing what they believe are longer-than-usual delays in the annual track maintenance by Norfolk Southern Railroad. A ...
Gear scramble at firefighters convention
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
Steven Campbell of the Allison 2 Volunteer Fire Department heads for the finish line during the gear scramble Thursday at the Fayette County Firefighters Convention in Brownsville. Convention activiti...
Monessen residents object to Club Serenity home
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Club Serenity bought a house on Nash Avenue in Monessen for use as a recovery home for addicts who are sober, but some city residents have spoken out against havi...
St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will host one-day Summer Fest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com The St. Andrew Summer Fest, which invites area residents, families and children to Monongahela, will take place this weekend.   The event, which was scaled back last...
Washington County: Committee may consider changes to government
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Washington County residents may soon have a say in how county government is run. County commissioners announced Thursday they will hold a virtual meeting Jul...
Dollar store still hot topic in Washington Township
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township’s board of supervisors had another discussion Wednesday about the possibility of a dollar store being built on Fayette Avenue (Route 201). The boar...
First responders seek radio upgrade
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Department of Public Safety is getting input from emergency responders regarding the communication system in the county. There are current...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi has once again taken ownership of the community’s boat launch and new parking area. The site, which was recently redeveloped through a project and partners...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth is suing a former police officer over missing funds and equipment that hasn’t been returned to the borough. Garrett Kimmell had been the borough’s K-9...
Fayette County Firefighters Association Convention continues
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
Photos by Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent This week marks the 82nd and 83rd annual conventions for the Fayette County Firefighters Association, the first time ever the association combined con...
State System: Cal U, Clarion and Edinboro to merge
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An integration plan to combine six state-owned universities, including California University of Pennsylvania, into two institutions was unanimously approved Wed...
Monongahela extends emergency declaration
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the city’s emergency declaration and keep it in effect indefinitely until revoked by council. The d...
RWNES to begin ambulance service in Donora on Aug. 1
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services will begin covering Donora Borough officially on Aug. 1. Mike Stangroom, RWNES director of operations, met with council W...
Monessen Public Library marks 85 years serving the community
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 15, 2021
By Matt Petras For the Mon Valley Independent Monessen Public Library Director Dave Zilka has decades of history with the library. “I came to this library for storytime when I was 3 years old, 4 years...
Enjoying the rain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2021
Briella Wells, 10, of Charleroi jumped in a small puddle after a quick storm pushed through the area Tuesday evening.