Monongahela: Coffee With a Cop set next week
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 29, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in and around Monongahela will get to meet their local police officers and even share a friendly chat over a cup of coffee Wednesday. The Monongahe...
Monessen blaze damages 2 houses
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen firefighters were on the job again Wednesday morning when a fire was reported on Ninth Street in the city that involved two houses. It was the second thi...
DEP fines Rostraver Township landfill as part of agreement
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fines have been levied against the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill as part of a consent order and agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection...
State university system advances consolidation plan
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Wednesday voted to move a plan to merge six state universities into two universities...
McKeesport Area to host vaccine clinic for students
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area is gearing up for the end of the school year, and district leaders are elated to host year-end activities that were canceled or altered last year due t...
Pa.’s Move Over Law takes effect
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Families of at least two late western Pennsylvania men — paramedic Matthew Smelser and registered nurse Scott Hirsh — had their loved ones on their hearts and minds Tu...
‘American Rust’ shoots in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
Film crews were active Tuesday afternoon in Monessen around Third Street and Donner Avenue as they collected footage for the Showtime series “American Rust.”
Pa. lawmakers react to loss of Congressional seat
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania’s population growth has lagged behind other states for years, so Monday’s announcement that the state has lost another Congressional seat wasn’t...
Proposed Cal U consolidation plan up for public comment
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The integration of six Pennsylvania universities, including three in the western part of the state, is entering its public comment period and is not necessarily...
Dog owners invited to take part in Mutt March
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents and their furry four-legged friends will be in the spotlight Saturday when the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation holds its 12t...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The strategic management plan for Elizabeth Borough should be half done by the end of June, according to the consultant hired to prepare the five-year guide for...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In the Mon Valley, there aren’t many contested primary races at the local level, but there will be a few in November. In Westmoreland County, that includes county...
Taking a breather
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
Ringgold High School Track team members Eva Vogt, Karisa Vaccaro, Thomas Borne, Ethan Hutchison and Johnnie McDuffie took a break during events at the Mid Mon Track Classic at Ringgold Monday afternoo...
Monessen fire departments battle 3rd blaze in a week
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said his crews and those providing mutual aid have been hard at work recently battling blazes in the city. He’s proud to sa...
Charleroi Academic League Awards Day celebrated
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After a tough year in and out of the classroom, area students from several districts were recognized Monday for their hard work and academic perseverance during the ...
COVID closes BVA High School through at least Wednesday
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area High School is closed for in-person instruction through at least Wednesday due to the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the building. A...
Mon Valley Scouting for Food project wraps up this weekend
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to Valley-wide efforts by local scouts, area food pantries will receive a generous donation this weekend. The Mon Valley Scouting District in Southwes...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 27, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local residents, students, businesses, elected officials and legislators will do their part to “redd up” the Mon Valley this weekend, particularly in the streets of ...
Volunteers join forces to clean up Monongahela
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 25, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela is a little bit cleaner thanks to hard work by some local organizations. On Saturday, Boy Scouts of America Troop 1448, Monongahela Rotary Club, ...