Ringgold names Skrinjorich new superintendent
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 21, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com After nearly nine months as acting superintendent for the Ringgold School District, Randall Skrinjorich now officially holds the position of superintendent. ...
Juggling act
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
Gage Patterson of Fallowfield Township and Otis McIntyre of Speers practice juggling during halftime of Charleroi’s soccer game Tuesday evening.
BVA may reconsider full-time return to class
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com With an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Westmoreland County, the Belle Vernon Area School Board is looking at options for the future. At present, th...
McKeesport has another positive COVID-19 test
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School District announced Monday night that a Founders’ Hall Middle School staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. That announcement came on...
Charleroi to unveil window coverings
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students who recently returned to class may notice something different when they enter their school buildings. A years-long project will finish today ...
McKeesport schools receive gift from law enforcement
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Local law enforcement officers on Friday partnered with North Versailles Walmart to provide a surprise for the McKeesport Area School District. Chief Deputy Kevin Krau...
Local fire truck headed for Dominican Republic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company will get a new engine-rescue truck in a few weeks, but the department’s old truck won’t just be sitting around. The truck...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 20, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Library received a pleasant surprise this week. WQED announced Tuesday it is welcoming the library to Inquire Within, a four-year-old pr...
Rainy night for soccer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
Braedin Lunger of Charleroi, Brody DeUnger of Fallowfield Township and Luke Henderson of Fallowfield Township stay dry under an umbrella during halftime at the Charleroi Area girls soccer game Monday ...
EF employee has COVID-19
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A positive COVID-19 case has been verified in a staff member at Elizabeth Forward Middle School, but so far no other people have been affected. According to Sup...
Monessen: Renaming ceremony set for Sunday
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Thanks to veterans, council members and residents from Monessen, the memory of deceased local military members will live on for years to come. The Monessen W...
McKeesport mourns teacher’s death
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School District is mourning the loss of one of its beloved high school educators. Matt Bauman, a historian, an 11th and 12th grade history, science...
‘Faces of McKeesport’ helps tell the city’s story
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Nya O’Neal, a 16-year-old McKeesport High School student, identifies as an introvert and said interviewing community members and capturing their photographs is helping...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi may change fines for illegally parking in the borough. At Monday’s meeting, Councilman Fred Schwalb said he would like to look into increasing the fi...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Tensions were high among three White Oak councilmen Monday night as a result of a disagreement over how a new council appointee should have been chosen. Council unanim...
Picture perfect
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
Emily, 6, and McKenzie, 8, the daughters of Sarah Hess of West Mifflin, take a break from their virtual school day to visit Round Hill Park in Elizabeth Township and pose for some fall photos.
Another COVID case at BVA
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District has alerted parents that another positive case of COVID-19 has been reported in its buildings. According to a letter written by ...
COVID won’t stop Toys for Tots-Southern Allegheny County
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By Jeremy Sellew 
October 18, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com When it comes to carrying out a mission, there is little that stands in the way of the U.S. Marine Corps, even if that mission is getting toys into the hands of...