Fun at the ballfield
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October 14, 2020
Miller Hartley, 3, and Levi Moody, 5, both of Fallowfield Township, play in the dirt at the Fallowfield Township baseball field on a pleasant evening.
Shorraw: Someone may have tried to bankrupt city
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October 14, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw claims individuals may have intentionally tried to bankrupt the city “perhaps for their own interest.” After reading from an outline o...
COVID-19 cases in BVA, McKeesport
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October 14, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport Area School District staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The district announced shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday that the individual, who has no...
BVA still benefiting from 2002 gift in will
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October 14, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com A former Belle Vernon Area teacher continues to impact both students and other teachers in the district in ways even she never anticipated. New signs, a decorat...
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October 14, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council took action last week to apply for a state grant that would be used to build a new home as part of the city’s Cultural District Revitalization Proje...
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October 14, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle Borough Council voted Tuesday to move forward with improvements and changes to the area’s Maple Avenue ballfield. Council members Jack Fine, Tanya ...
Chilly night for soccer
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October 12, 2020
The Haywood sisters, Zoe, 13, Lucy, 7, Libby, 10, and Grace, 17, of Monongahela were bundled up Monday night at Thomas Jefferson’s Jaguars Stadium as they cheered for their brother Owen and the Ringgo...
Virus puts Toys for Tots campaign in jeopardy
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October 12, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Wally Fronzaglio hopes a Christmas miracle might come early. For the past 31 years, Fronzaglio has served as coordinator for the Mon Valley Leathernecks’ participati...
USDA extends waivers for free school meals
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October 12, 2020
By Teghan Simonton Trib Total Media School children across the U.S. can continue receiving free school meals through the end of the academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “As ...
Narcan distribution set for Wednesday
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October 12, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Opioid Coalition is calling on Mon Valley residents to “have a hand in saving a life” by participating in its Community Naloxone and Deterra Distributio...
Mon Valley Sewage Authority: Overdue accounts will be targeted
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October 12, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley Sewage Authority customers with delinquent active accounts will soon receive notice that a lien process has begun on their property. Solicitor Aar...
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October 12, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township will look for an independent inspector to oversee the installation of 13 miles of pressurized sewer pipe, known as a force main, along the Gr...
K-9 fundraiser in Charleroi
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October 11, 2020
Charleroi Regional Police Officer William Goodwin, left, talks to his brother Max, 11, and Logan Jacobs, standing, about his new partner Blitz Sunday afternoon at a fundraiser for the K-9 unit at the ...
Pandemic fuels addiction rise
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October 11, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The coronavirus pandemic has had an obvious impact on businesses, restaurants, sports and schools, but health officials are warning of another dire situation...
Bag Brigade ready to celebrate fifth birthday
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October 11, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A special birthday is approaching that hundreds of families, volunteers and residents in the Belle Vernon Area are excited to celebrate.   The Bag Brigade is turning...
Treasures on display in Civil War Room
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October 11, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Civil War takes a decidedly personal and local turn at the Rostraver Township Historical Society. The organization recently opened its Civil War Room, featu...
Officer recovering after motorcycle crash
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October 11, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A McKeesport police officer involved in a motorcycle crash last week near the McKeesport/White Oak border is on the mend. Community members are showing their support f...