A grand tribute for fallen veterans
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 2, 2021
The Ladies Grand Army of the Republic hosted the service in Monongahela By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Memorial Day may have come and gone, but Monongahela continued to honor fallen milita...
Elizabeth Township Rotary Club honors EF seniors
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Eight Elizabeth Forward seniors earned honors and scholarships from the Elizabeth Township Rotary Club. All eight received certificates recognizing them for the...
Driller pays fines for violations in Elizabeth Township
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy paid a $175,000 civil penalty for violations at two sites in Elizabeth Township. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Env...
South Allegheny breaks ground for new stadium
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MVI Ground was broken Tuesday on a $7.4 million recreation facility at South Allegheny High School.   The new facility will include a 95,560-square-foot synthetic turf fiel...
Monessen plant will recall workers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Employees of the Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., which owns the Monessen coke battery, formerly known as ArcelorMittal, received good news late last week. ...
Lawmakers updated on local Expressway project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon/Fayette Expressway has been a hot topic in the Mon Valley for at least 30 years, state Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, said at a hearing involving lawmakers T...
Monessen discusses new regulations regarding pets
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen will consider adopting a new ordinance to regulate pets and animals.   The topic came up last fall, but the law was not completed or enacted....
Elizabeth addresses parking questions at new lot
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council had questions Tuesday regarding the proposed parking lot at the site of the former Moose Building in the downtown area. Council Presid...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com First responders gathered Sunday at McKeesport High School to celebrate a large fundraising accomplishment.   Through the McKeesport Public Safety Initiative, managed ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the owners of Bill’s Feed in Charleroi prepare for retirement, the Mon Valley Alliance has big plans for the site of the supply store.   Rick and Debbie McGavitt ...
Mon Valley pays tribute to fallen troops
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A small group of veterans, patriotic Mon Valley residents and families of those who served the United States in the military gathered in Monessen Sunday to honor the c...
Blessing of the bikes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
Kevin Baumgartner of Elizabeth participates in a blessing of the bikes Sunday at Fells Methodist Church in Belle Vernon. Conducting the blessing are Pastor Zack Bohinski and Ed Gnoth.
Monessen will keep parade for high school graduates
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A new tradition has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic as the City of Monessen and its school district will hold a second annual senior class parade this month. Th...
Steingrabe honored for work with church, scouts
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Last week’s Sunday service at Monongahela’s First United Methodist Church is one that Carroll Township resident Sam Steingrabe will   never forget. Rev. Jude...
Charleroi, Speers benefit from MVA grants to fight crime
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley communities will be a bit safer thanks to funding from a local nonprofit organization.   The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation recently announced a ser...
Graduation night for South Allegheny
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2021
South Allegheny graduate McKenna Territo gets her cap fastened by her sister, Rylie, before Friday’s commencement ceremony.
Monessen names street in honor of Feldman
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Frederic Feldman was known for many things in Monessen and though he’s been gone now for almost 11 years, his name will live on as a street has been named for him...
New program to honor late teacher
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new education program for area young people is coming to a museum in McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park in honor of a late local educator. The family, friends and collea...
BVA seniors create new school sign
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A team of seniors at Belle Vernon Area High School used the skills learned in engineering class to design and construct a new sign for their alma mater. The stu...