Donora approves penalties for leaking from executive sessions
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council took a page out of Charleroi’s book Thursday night and approved a resolution imposing penalties for members who talk about executive session inform...
Salvation Army provides college survival kits
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A company that recently purchased the coke plant in Monessen is already showing the community that it plans to be a good neighbor.   Cleveland-Cliffs, a leader in th...
PSUGA event to focus on Black women’s health
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 11, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Penn State Greater Allegheny in McKeesport continues to use its Crossing Bridges Summit to talk about the health of Black women. The Penn State campus has released inf...
Lights, camera, action! Showtime series to be filmed in Donora
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 10, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “American Rust,” a television show set to air on Showtime, will begin to film in Donora Monday, the latest Mon Valley and southwestern Pennsylvania town to go Hol...
More facade improvements coming to Monongahela
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela’s Main Street Program received the green light from council Wednesday to move forward with additional facade improvement projects. At their publi...
Elizabeth Forward sets commencement dates
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 10, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Graduation plans for Elizabeth Forward seniors include a rain date this year in an effort to allow as many people to attend as safely as possible. Superintenden...
Charleroi, Donora to tackle blight together
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 10, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi and Donora officials will work together to address blight and other issues within their communities. During an agenda meeting last week, Charleroi council ...
Swinging into spring
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 10, 2021
Dorian Ellis, 4, and Cartier Donaldson, 7, both of Monessen, enjoyed the swings Tuesday at Monessen City Park on a mild March afternoon. Spring-like conditions are expected to continue today and Thurs...
Monessen: Major changes proposed for rec board
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 10, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen council approved the first reading of an amendment that would alter the way the city’s recreation board does just about everything Tuesday night, but som...
Pandemic leads to tax changes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 10, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The most recent COVID-19 relief bill, amended by the U.S. Senate Saturday and up for consideration by the House and signature of the president this week, would ...
Adopted stray part of national pet competition
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 9, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a cat from Belle Vernon vying for the title of “America’s Favorite Pet,” and the woman who rescued him is asking her Mon Valley neighbors to help him claim the...
McKeesport, ACLU reach deal on meeting access
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 9, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport and residents represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and other attorneys have reached an agreement, seemingly bringin...
Alia Horner appointed to N. Belle Vernon council
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 9, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There will be a new representative on North Belle Vernon council through the remainder of this year.   On Tuesday, council agreed to appoint Alia Horner to a seat le...
New Eagle resident asks for help with protecting property from cars
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 9, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Officials in New Eagle will look into installing posts or rumble strips in the 400 block of Fifth Ave after a resident alerted them to vehicles driving onto ...
Playoff excitement at BVA
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2021
Belle Vernon Area students Brady Hoffman, Dimitri Apodiakos, Cassi Nickelson, Daniel Sassak, Kenny Callaway, Logan Kolodychak, Adeline Guess, Gabby Celaschi and Fallon Faryna hold signs and photos of ...
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania is inching toward the 1 million mark of COVID-19 cases and 25,000 deaths since the virus arrived in the state last March. Monday’s numbers for the st...
Changes demanded to  feral cat ordinance
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak council won’t take any action until April in regards to changing a feral cat ordinance that’s been a hot-button issue for animal lovers from Trap-Neuter-Retu...
California residents hope to honor civil rights activist
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 8, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com It’s been more than 55 years since California Borough native Viola Gregg Liuzzo was killed for her work as a civil rights activist, but she is still inspiring p...