McKeesport Area School District introduces online COVID-19 tracker
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 28, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District parents and guardians now have a way to keep track of positive COVID-19 cases in the schools. McKeesport Area Superintendent Dr. Mark H...
Lincoln Boro fire company receives U.S. Steel donation
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 28, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Lincoln Boro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company is purchasing four or five new self-contained breathing apparatuses thanks to a nearly $25,000 donation from U.S. Stee...
Soccer playoffs roll on
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2020
Thomas Ruffcorn, Derrick Tarpley, Nolan Konopka and Davey Timko, all of Brownsville, turned out to support the Brownsville High School girls soccer team, which played South Allegheny Tuesday night at ...
Pa. sets one-day record for COVID cases
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October 27, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The increase in COVID-19 continued Tuesday as Pennsylvania broke its single-day record for new cases, Westmoreland County saw its most COVID-related deaths since ...
Electrical power program gets financial jolt
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Electrical Power Technology Program at the Mon Valley Career and Technology Center in Speers have received support to increase their skills and enhan...
McKeesport HS clothing for sale with retro logo
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Those who roamed the halls as McKeesport High School students in the mid-1970s and 1980s are getting a chance to relive a small part of their youthful glory days and s...
Ringgold grad is Eagle Scout
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Being a Boy Scout is serious business to Michael Falappi. A 2020 Ringgold High School graduate, Falappi recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highes...
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October 27, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Initiative has been awarded a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to support quality housing counseling services in the Mon Valley re...
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October 27, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council is taking steps to improve the quality of life in the borough by addressing blight and other issues. Council held a demolition hearing...
Halloween fashion in Elizabeth
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2020
Maddox Dinkel, 2, of Belle Vernon, Miley Ralston, 2, of Clairton and Mark Ralston, 7, of Clairton dressed up for Monday’s Halloween parade in Elizabeth
BVA votes to stick with hybrid plan
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October 26, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com With Westmoreland County remaining in the substantial category for COVID-19 cases for the second week in a row, the Belle Vernon Area School Board has adopted a...
Westmoreland County Schools: State recommends remote learning
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com As Westmoreland County enters its second week of having substantial transmission of COVID-19, the state recommended Monday that all schools switch to remote learn...
Community lends a hand to Belle Vernon Public Library
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October 26, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Public Library recently received much-needed support from two community organizations. The North Belle Vernon Rec Commission, represented by Lynn So...
Author examines scary local legend
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With Halloween around the corner, people are looking for scary stories and frightening folklore to add enjoyment to the season. But what if those stories wer...
Monessen honors its heroes
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October 25, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Helen D’Alfonso doesn’t remember the last time she visited Monessen. But Sunday, as she stood in front of the newly renamed Lt. Col. Edward D’Alfonso Memorial Amphit...
7-year-old presents masks to McKeesport police
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October 25, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A 7-year-old McKeesport resident who dreams of being a police officer spent time with some of the men and women who keep his city safe on Saturday. To show he cares ab...
Rostraver historical society ready to show off additions
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October 25, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com After more than six months of being open by appointment only, the Rostraver Township Historical Society Sunday is throwing open the doors to its museum for an o...