Washington County Local Share Account hearings kick off today
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Washington County Local Share Account Review Committee will begin to evaluate projects that seek grant money in hearings set for today and tomorrow. The commi...
Ringgold students can return to classrooms full time
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students in the Ringgold School District will have the opportunity to return to the classroom this month. At their public meeting Wednesday night, school dir...
Rostraver Township may help historical society buy new HVAC system
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By Stacy Wolford 
January 20, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The first special project of the year for the Rostraver Township Commissioners could be new heating and air conditioning for the Rostraver Township Historical S...
Herd takes over as Speers mayor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Timothy Herd knows he has big shoes to fill, but he believes he’s up to the challenge. Accompanied by his wife, Carrie, Herd was sworn in Tuesday as the new mayor of...
Charleroi gets updated info on COVID-19 rules
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With Charleroi Area students headed back to class Feb. 1, changing guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and state Department of Health have kept ...
Facade program brightens Monongahela
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to Monongahela’s Main Street Program, historic buildings in the city’s business district are getting a facelift while still preserving the past. The F...
BVA hears audit results
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com An audit of the 2019-20 school year shows the Belle Vernon Area School District is in roughly the same shape as other districts in the region, at least when it ...
Mon Valley Florida Reunion set to take place Feb. 27
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 19, 2021
By the MVI Mon Valley snowbirds and local residents wanting to escape to the Florida sunshine are invited to the 41st annual Mon Valley Florida Reunion. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are some...
NAACP honors King’s legacy
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com “We haven’t come this far by faith to turn around now,” Monessen Councilwoman Lois Thomas said as she closed the Mon Valley NAACP’s virtual Martin Luther King Jr....
Shortages slow local vaccine effort
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ron Chromulak, commander of VFW Post 1190 in Monessen, was prepared to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination shot Saturday morning at the Veterans Administr...
Environmental video workshop to be offered
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Community members who live near oil and gas operations, including waste sites such as the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, can participate in free education sess...
White Oak: Pool will open, but with no daily passes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As snow fell outside the window, White Oak council looked ahead to warmer weather during Monday’s meeting. Council unanimously passed a motion approving and setting th...
Washington County Democrats collect food for Day of Service
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 18, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Washington County Democratic Committee Monday marked the Presidential Inaugural Committee MLK Day of Service with a food drive. “Our entire office is filled...
Elrama Christmas tree tradition blazes on
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2021
Brianna Pappas, 13, and Alexi Gillon,12, of Centerville enjoyed the warmth of the fire at the annual Christmas Tree Burn held by the Elrama Volunteer Fire Department.
Students will return to Cal U this weekend
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Students will return to California University of Pennsylvania campus this weekend to get ready for the first in-person classes since last spring. The new semest...
Valley leaders remember MLK
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” That’s a remark the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posed to an audience in Montgomer...
Brewster looks forward after tight, tense state Senate race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2021
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media State Sen. Jim Brewster knew the initial Jan. 5 swearing-­in for members of his chamber could get dicey. He had been declared the winner of the 45th District race b...
Book recalls the life of former OLOV priest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Rev. David Kriss died more than 16 years ago, but his brother and sister are making sure his memory will live on for years to come. Kriss, pastor of the ...