Charleroi HS teacher offers unique lesson on Andy Warhol
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With students learning virtually for nearly the past year and field trips and other extra curricular activities still on hold, Charleroi Area High School social stud...
Ringgold committed to having a prom this year
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District officials want to put to rest rumors that the district plans to cancel this year’s junior/senior prom. On Thursday, school board Pre...
Cal U moving forward with three-school partnership
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 7, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The process of merging three western Pennsylvania state universities into one entity with three equal campuses is moving forward. California University of Penns...
Charleroi police museum to honor Costantino
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 5, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The legacy of former police Chief Armand “Cack” Costantino will live on in the community room of the borough building when the Charleroi police museum is unveiled to...
Meeting will help decide Monessen rec board’s fate
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 5, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Members of Monessen’s city council and recreation board will meet at 2 p.m. today to try to hammer out the ongoing issues between the two factions. Mayor Matt Sho...
Washington County now Second Amendment sanctuary
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 5, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Gun owners in Washington County scored a victory Thursday when commissioners voted to become a Second Amendment sanctuary county. Commissioners Diana Irey Va...
McKeesport prayer service seeks peace, healing
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 5, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Clergy from churches in and around McKeesport gathered at Zion Baptist Church this week to pray for peace and the healing of the nation amid a pandemic.   Other topics...
California HS students plan to refurbish courtyard
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 5, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A courtyard in the center of California Area High School has been unused for years, but a group of students is working to change that. The honors English 12 cla...
Vaccine clinic in Carroll Township
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
Monongahela Valley Hospital hosted an appointment-only COVID-19 vaccine clinic Thursday at the Carroll Township Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall. Edwina Bykowetz of Donora received her first do...
Show will go on for Charleroi Area
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There is never a dull moment in theater. On Wednesday night as Charleroi Area students prepared to take their bows for the final dress rehearsal for their spring mus...
Donora: Cooperative demolition work discussed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A day after Charleroi council agreed to demolish a blighted, dangerous structure at a cost of $9,000 and discussed working with Donora on future demolitions, Dono...
Local communities grateful for Pa. American upgrades
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Local communities were among those benefiting from infrastructure improvements Pennsylvania American Water Company made in 2020. The company, which operates bot...
MARC aiding Carroll Township police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation just helped the city’s police department secure funding for new bullet-proof vests, and now the group is prov...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 4, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Port Authority of Allegheny County has announced upcoming “minor service adjustments” for some routes in the Mon Valley as a result of a PennDOT bridge project in McKe...
Pa. teachers, school staff to get 1-dose vaccine
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 3, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Teachers and school employees in the Mon Valley received encouraging news Wednesday when Gov. Tom Wolf announced they are now eligible to receive the Johnson...
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 3, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly three months after signing a memorandum of understanding for a new three-year contract with the Rostraver Township Police Department, the agreement was f...
McKeesport postpones council meeting
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 3, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council postponed its meeting last night further notice until city officials find a safe way to include the public while following state-mandated pandemic r...
Charleroi OKs demolition of leaning house
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 3, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A vacant house in Charleroi that has caused concerns for neighboring property owners will be torn down. During an agenda meeting Wednesday, Charleroi council opened ...
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 3, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Several Mon Valley police departments, especially those in the southern part of Allegheny County, have been inundated with calls from individuals concerned they...