Stockdale VFD to host Sheehan’s funeral
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February 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Funeral arrangements for California police Chief Tim Sheehan will take place this week at Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall. Although Sheehan wa...
Monessen council honors city’s Black history makers
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February 14, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Council recognized many of the contributions the city’s Black residents have made at this month’s meeting in recognition of Black History Month. “Since t...
Rocks, debris slide onto part of Route 48 in White Oak
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February 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com White Oak first responders were called to a stretch of Route 48 Saturday night after rocks and debris slid onto the busy thoroughfare.   The debris fell onto Long Run ...
Rep. Davis calling for Pa. COVID-19 vaccine registry
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February 14, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Austin Davis has joined three other state House Democrats in calling for a “COVID-19 Vaccine Registry.” In a co-sponsorship memorandum issued Friday, Davis,...
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February 14, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward has been recognized as one of the top three school districts in the country for using technology in the classroom. The district is one of thre...
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February 14, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Volunteer program Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful released its recycling and litter pick-up statistics for last year from its affiliates throughout the state, in...
Structure collapses in Rostraver Township
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February 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Rostraver Central Fire Department crews were called to a structure collapse in the 800 block of Tyrol Boulevard in Rostraver Township Friday afternoon. The s...
Charleroi students create cards to send Valentine’s greetings
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February 12, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Valentine’s Day will be a little sweeter this year for those who call the Residence at Hilltop home, thanks to a kind gesture by Charleroi Area third-grade students....
It’s the season for love — and romantic scams
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February 12, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police at the Belle Vernon barracks are investigating after a victim of an online dating catfishing scheme reported being duped out of hundreds of t...
Couple turns love of coffee into business
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February 12, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Brownsville residents and husband-and-wife team Kalie Davis-Llewellyn and Mike Llewellyn love a good cup of joe. So it’s no surprise that   their first busin...
Donora files charges against Sadler, who remains at large
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February 12, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Donora man accused of shooting two people within an hour Jan. 26 appears to have been targeting men who were with his ex-girlfriends. In charges filed Friday ...
Francis held for trial on numerous charges
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February 12, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The man accused of shooting a McKeesport police officer in December was ordered Friday to stand trial on nearly every charge he faces. Koby Lee Francis, 22, of Mc...
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February 12, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A large food distribution event set to start in Monessen earlier this month has been rescheduled after being postponed because of inclement weather and trouble with ...
Battling snow is full-time job
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February 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With snow piled up on the yards, driveways and sidewalks of Mon Valley residents, local street department workers have been on the clock — around the clock — to keep...
Rails to trails mixup in Donora
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February 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council discovered a former councilman was put into a leadership position on the borough’s rails to trails steering committee that he shouldn’t have been g...
California chief’s death shocks first responders
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February 11, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Police, fire and EMS departments paid their respects to California police Chief and firefighter Timothy Sheehan Thursday morning, escorting his body to the fune...
Valley native discusses Pittsburgh plane scare
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February 11, 2021
By TOM DAVIDSON Trib Total Media A Lower Burrell native was among the 77 people on board a Boeing 717 that slid off a taxiway before takeoff Wednesday evening at Pittsburgh International Airport. Kris...
BV native Edwards at the top of Explorer Club of Pittsburgh
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February 11, 2021
By the MVI The Explorers Club of Pittsburgh recently recognized Belle Vernon native Ron Edwards Jr. for his many achievements and service as its president since 2015.   A virtual awards celebration wa...