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May 12, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com California Area School District is one of seven recipients of a Moonshot Grant from Remake Learning. Remake Learning made the selection from 90 applicants who w...
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May 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley Sewage Authority officials agreed Monday to exonerate the city of Monessen for a water bill incurred during a water main break last year at one of...
Remembering Chief Timothy Sheehan
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 10, 2021
Acting U.S. Attorney Steven R. Kaufman gives a letter and a challenge coin to the family of late California police Chief Timothy Sheehan Monday morning at the California Volunteer Fire Department. Kau...
Special counsel will handle Forward Twp. mine issue
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May 10, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Forward Township supervisors ratified a contract with special counsel Monday to work with the township on the Coronado mine issue. William Sittig of Sittig,...
White Oak: Policies outlined for Heritage Hill Pool
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May 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As is tradition, White Oak’s Heritage Hill Pool is slated to open Memorial Day, which is the same day the majority of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions wil...
Monongahela: Employees may be disciplined for not returning handbooks
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May 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela officials are upset they haven’t received signed handbooks from a number of city employees, and those employees may soon face disciplinary action...
Volunteers line West Newton Cemetery with U.S. flags
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May 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com West Newton began its annual Memorial Day tribute to veterans Saturday when volunteers turned out to raise hundreds of flags for the 27th annual Avenue of Fl...
Monessen: Redevelopment Authority target of Sunshine Act suit
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May 10, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com More than two dozen residents, city officials and former city officials, led by Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw, have filed a lawsuit against two officers of the Rede...
Graduation day at Cal U
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May 10, 2021
Sarah McGowan, a professional studies in education major from Belle Vernon, receives her diploma from California University of Pennsylvania interim President Robert Thorn during the university’s 192nd...
McKeesport will seek $250K for improvements
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May 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In an attempt to further tackle blight and empower development initiatives in the Cultural and Educational District, McKeesport council has taken action to acquire All...
Industry’s veterans memorial undergoes major upgrade
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May 10, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The veterans memorial in the village of Industry in Elizabeth Township has been refurbished. “We were really glad we were able to do that and honor the veterans...
Lunch, cards and a sweet treat
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May 7, 2021
These ladies stopped by Sweets by Mrs. C’s on Main Street in Monongahela to have a lunch date and play cards. From left are Ruth Kumpf of New Eagle, Lois Suarez of New Eagle, Fran Koschalk of Belle Ve...
Forward Township: Coal mine has been discussed in conservation area
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May 7, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A proposal for a coal mine on land zoned for conservation in Forward Township has been discussed by public officials for the past two years, but mostly behind c...
Donora considers options in blight battle
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May 7, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council heard about three options this week to address blight following the borough’s previous work with the Department of Community and Economic Developme...
Flowery artwork on display for Mother’s Day
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May 7, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Flowers might be the standard Mother’s Day gift, but Monongahela artist Helen Putnak Kish has put her own spin on the beloved holiday. Kish, an accomplished ...
Port Vue OKs Romine Park improvements
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May 7, 2021
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Romine Park is slated to be the centerpiece of Port Vue, according to Councilman Doug Junecko.   For more than 20 years, plans have been discussed to upgrade...
Ground-breaking scientist, 70-year military veteran dies
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May 7, 2021
By the MVI Monessen native and retired U.S. Air Force colonel Dr. Tom Tredici, known for helping design the gold visor Apollo astronauts used to protect their eyes while walking on the moon, died Apri...
Double play
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May 7, 2021
Sisters Sarah and Jenna Fox, freshmen at Charleroi Area High School, played the national anthem on their saxophones before Thursday’s game against Bentworth.
Donora, Charleroi move closer to cooperative project
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May 7, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com This week, Donora Council discussed its desire to work out an intergovernmental agreement with Charleroi that would, in part, use Donora workers and equipment to ...