Large group protests White Oak’s feral cat ordinance
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A large group of animal lovers attended White Oak’s council meeting Monday to complain about a feral cat ordinance passed just before Christmas. Many of the people who...
Madonna Catholic students evacuated for burning smell
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2021
A suspicious smell from an electric circuit forced an early dismissal for students at Madonna Catholic Regional School in Monongahela for a short time Monday morning. According to Monongahela fire Chi...
Fleatique set for June 5
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Bargain shoppers, thrifters and treasure hunters throughout the Mon Valley and beyond received good news over the weekend. The Monongahela Area Chamber of Co...
On frozen pond
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 21, 2021
Kyle Brockman of Charleroi and Matthew Nemec of Carmichaels braved the cold to go ice fishing on a frozen pond off Grange Road in Fallowfield Township. The Fallowfield Fishing Club members caught a ra...
Mon Valley NAACP offers youth-inspired Black History Month program
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February 21, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley NAACP had to go virtual for its annual Black History Month program this year, but it didn’t stop them from bringing the community together — especi...
Valley clothing ministries see dip in attendance, but not in need
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February 21, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Because the coronavirus pandemic keeps more people indoors, area clothing ministries have seen a decrease in demand for services, but not necessarily a reduced ...
MARC police vest fundraiser continues
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 21, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Even though the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of many of its fundraisers in 2020, the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation continues to mo...
Mon Valley Alliance helps with Dunlevy project
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February 21, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbown@yourmvi.com An ongoing streets project in Dunlevy has received a funding boost from the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, despite being on hold. The $10,549 grant will go toward th...
Mon River Arts offers classes for all ages
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 21, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Filling the Grand Theatre or the Mon River Arts studio space in downtown Elizabeth to capacity for a hit show isn’t possible right now because of COVID-19 restrictions...
Hilltop residents play in the snow — without going outside
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Many Mon Valley residents are fed up with winter precipitation, but not those at Monongahela Valley Hospital’s Residence at Hilltop in Carroll Township. They had a bal...
Friday fish fry season begins
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2021
Karrie Gregor, manager of Monessen Hilltop Fireman’s Club, hands a fish sandwich called the “landslide” to Brett Crenshaw of Monessen. The “landslide” features provolone cheese, coleslaw, fries and to...
Rostraver to host pop-up testing site for COVID-19
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February 19, 2021
By Jeff Himler Trib Total Media The Pennsylvania Department of Health will offer one of its latest drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites beginning Sunday in Rostraver Township. The pop-up site will be in ...
Monessen selected for traffic project
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February 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Carnegie Mellon University has chosen Monessen as one of three recipients of its third Smart Mobility Challenge.   Traffic21, a research institute operated out of CM...
Diversity chief becomes cabinet member at Cal U
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February 19, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com This past week marked the first time in Sheleta Camarda-Webb’s 30 year career with California University of Pennsylvania that she has held just one job title; a...
Swimming challenge being held at Mon Valley YMCA
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February 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Local residents are swimming laps at the Mon Valley YMCA to show how “knotty” they can be, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Aquatics Director Amy Dunay will celebrate ...
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February 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A food distribution that would help more than 1,000 families in the Mon Valley has been canceled until further notice.   The Farmers to Families Food Box, part of th...
Baby lambs are attentive audience for young readers
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February 18, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students at California Area Elementary School had the undivided attention of a very young audience for reading classes this week. Still in diapers and cravin...
Cal U plans full reopening for fall semester
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February 18, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Just four weeks after students returned to campus in a limited manner, California University of Pennsylvania has announced plans to open completely for in-perso...
Alleged shooter found dead in W.Va.
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February 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Donora man who was wanted in connection with two shootings late last month was found dead in West Virginia Thursday morning. Zackory Sadler, 36, was found in a ...
Monessen gets microchip scanner to identify lost pets
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Lost pets may have an easier time reuniting with their owners in Monessen thanks to a donation from Mon Valley Paws. In conjunction with National Pet Theft Awaren...