EF employee has COVID-19
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A positive COVID-19 case has been verified in a staff member at Elizabeth Forward Middle School, but so far no other people have been affected. According to Sup...
Monessen: Renaming ceremony set for Sunday
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to veterans, council members and residents from Monessen, the memory of deceased local military members will live on for years to come. The Monessen W...
McKeesport mourns teacher’s death
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School District is mourning the loss of one of its beloved high school educators. Matt Bauman, a historian, an 11th and 12th grade history, science...
‘Faces of McKeesport’ helps tell the city’s story
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Nya O’Neal, a 16-year-old McKeesport High School student, identifies as an introvert and said interviewing community members and capturing their photographs is helping...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi may change fines for illegally parking in the borough. At Monday’s meeting, Councilman Fred Schwalb said he would like to look into increasing the fi...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Tensions were high among three White Oak councilmen Monday night as a result of a disagreement over how a new council appointee should have been chosen. Council unanim...
Picture perfect
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
Emily, 6, and McKenzie, 8, the daughters of Sarah Hess of West Mifflin, take a break from their virtual school day to visit Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township and pose for some fall photos.
Another COVID case at BVA
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District has alerted parents that another positive case of COVID-19 has been reported in its buildings. According to a letter written by ...
COVID won’t stop Toys for Tots-Southern Allegheny County
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When it comes to carrying out a mission, there is little that stands in the way of the U.S. Marine Corps, even if that mission is getting toys into the hands of...
Grants offered to improve access to local waterways
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy would like to make it easier for people to get their canoes and kayaks into area waterways. To do that, the nonprofit organ...
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Washington Township police and supervisors warn residents to lock their vehicle doors. During last week’s board of supervisors meeting, Lt. Tim Lemley said officers st...
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District will extend its care for students to their dental needs. The district recently partnered with Cornerstone Care Mobile Dental to offe...
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
Charleroi Area High School crowned Scotty Cooper as homecoming king and Adri Kondratowicz as queen Friday night.
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
Brison Kisan was named homecoming king and Ryan Boyle was crowned queen Friday at McKeesport Area High School.
Yough homecoming
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
Yough High School hosted homecoming festivities Oct. 9. The 2020 homecoming queen is Savannah Manns and homecoming king is C.J. Waldier.
HUD secretary visits McKeesport
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Dr. Ben Carson, U.S Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and HUD Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Joseph J. DeFelice held a roundtable discussion in McKeespo...
Business is a snap for 13-year-old  photographer
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Not many business owners start by borrowing equipment from their mother, but most businesses aren’t begun by 13-year-olds. “My mom had her own camera and I was ...
Retired police horses enjoy new life at Round Hill Park
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Retirement is often referred to as being put out to pasture; for one group of Allegheny County Police retirees, that’s exactly what it is. Horses retired from t...
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 17, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora will crack down on dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets. Borough Administrator Terri Petroske and Councilman Joe Greco said they’ve received many...