Monessen: Meeting set in rec board dispute
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March 2, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen Recreation Board and city council plan to hold a joint meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday in City Hall. According to recreation board Chairman Ed Lea, the me...
Woman appeals $1.1MM fee for seized animals
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March 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A Monessen woman has been ordered to pay more than $1.1 million to the Washington Area Humane Society to cover the cost of care and veterinary bills for animals...
Monongahela: Donation will help police purchase vests
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March 2, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Officers from the Monongahela Police Department will now be able to have new tactical vests. Thanks to a $500 donation Tuesday from Lenzi Service Station, th...
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March 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The merger of Central Elizabeth Fire Company of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1 just needs the final approval of Allegheny County Orphans...
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March 2, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors are one step closer to starting a roof replacement project for the township’s municipal building. At Tuesday’s meeting, supervis...
Couple rescued from burning Monessen home
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March 1, 2021
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com A Monessen couple was rushed to area hospitals late Sunday night after a fire ripped through their State Road home, according to Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple. He...
Shorraw: Get rid of rec board
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March 1, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com After another two weeks of what he refers to as “drama,” Mayor Matt Shorraw threatened to dissolve Monessen’s Recreation Board. In Monday’s workshop meeting, Shor...
Minor flooding reported in parts of the Valley
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March 1, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Warmer temperatures and rain over the weekend caused snow to melt and forced some Mon Valley waterways to run over into businesses, residents’ basements and ...
Elizabeth Township: Input sought on comprehensive plan
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March 1, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township residents are encouraged to participate in the next step of the township’s comprehensive plan. Public input sessions have been scheduled for ...
Sweet surprise for Monongahela police
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March 1, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Police Department received a sweet delivery Monday afternoon at City Hall. As part of its Sweet Sunday Dessert Festival, members of the Washi...
West Newton mausoleum project gets $3K donation
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February 28, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com It has stood for 117 years, and thanks to local residents and lots of elbow grease, the mausoleum in West Newton Cemetery that houses Sutersville founder Eli...
New GAP signs could identify Rostraver Twp., Smithton
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February 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Great Allegheny Passage winds through Rostraver Township along the Youghiogheny River from Van Meter to Collinsburg, but none of the trail signs tell people...
Funding issue led to loss of Francis McClure crossing guard
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February 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area school board recently discussed White Oak council’s 2021 budgetary decision to stop paying for a crossing guard at Francis McClure Elementary School. T...
Fish fry at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
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February 26, 2021
Bridgette Law of Donora picks up an order from Betty Albero at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s drive-thru fish fry Friday afternoon. The parish will hold a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday...
State issues new vaccine guidance
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February 26, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fully vaccinated Pennsylvania residents will no longer have to quarantine if they come into contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19. The Department of H...
Shooting suspects’ photos released
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February 26, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the same day state police released two surveillance camera images in connection with the fatal shooting of Nicholas Tarpley of Donora, a crowdfunding page was creat...
Wedding vendors adjust to COVID-19 concerns
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February 26, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With so many things in limbo due to COVID-19 restrictions, brides-to-be are looking for all the help they can get. Depending on their vendors has become a crucial pa...
Clarks’ lead singer to perform online benefit show
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February 26, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com COVID-19 restrictions may have shut down concert venues and live music, but they haven’t stopped Scott Blasey from performing for his fans. Blasey, the recog...
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February 26, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania American Water customers may not see rate increases as high as they anticipated, thanks to a joint settlement reached with the Pennsylvania Public Utili...