Cal U reports increase in enrollment
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 20, 2020
By Deb Erdley Trib Total Media Early enrollment numbers from two local public universities suggest the global pandemic is yielding a silver lining where graduate school enrollment is concerned. Offici...
WomanTour cyclists enjoy their stop in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 20, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Sixteen women who come from various corners of the United States passed through McKeesport on bicycles Friday by way of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail. “We’re a bic...
Elizabeth gets money for more business district improvements
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 20, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Funding has been approved for the next round of improvements to Elizabeth’s central business district. State Rep. Mike Puskaric, R-Finleyville, said he helped t...
Parent says meals aren’t getting to enough Ringgold students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 20, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Ringgold School District offers free breakfasts and lunches, but some parents say the meals aren’t reaching enough students. At Wednesday’s school board ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 20, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township commissioners have appointed 11 people to serve on the comprehensive plan steering committee, setting the stage for work to begin on the plan...
‘Today Show’ delivers surprise to McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area High School band, football team, color guard and cheerleading squad was front and center Friday as the district got a major surprise. NBC’s “The To...
Elizabeth officials can’t persuade PNC
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 19, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough officials met recently with representatives from PNC Bank, but didn’t get the news they were hoping to hear. The borough is trying to convince...
Monessen hearing to address blighted properties
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 19, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen is taking steps — and adding more tools to its toolbox — to address blight in the city. Each year, the city uses a portion of Community Development Block Gr...
Maggi against building purchase
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 19, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Democratic Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi believes there’s a less expensive solution to the county’s office and building issues than those being pro...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 19, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The city of Monongahela will join the fight against human trafficking when residents participate in the worldwide End It movement, a global effort to raise a...
State grant benefits Foodland
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Foodland grocery stores in Monessen and Monongahela will soon receive upgrades to accommodate Mon Valley shoppers. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary R...
Rules changing again for Pa. bars, restaurants
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Restrictions for indoor dining and drinking in Pennsylvania are about to change again. On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine signed new o...
Parking garage repairs will begin at Cal U
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Four years after a massive piece of concrete broke loose from the Vulcan Parking Garage on the California University of Pennsylvania campus, repairs are set to st...
Donora unites in birthday wishes for Burkhardt
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Sirens were blaring and horns were honking along Waddell Avenue in Donora Thursday.   But there weren’t any fires or emergencies. Instead, the town came out ...
Area solicitor OK after scary crash
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Steve Toprani is glad his son chose to ride the school bus Thursday morning. Otherwise, Will Toprani, 11, might well have been with his dad, a well-known Mon Vall...
Elks Place homes due for demolition
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Flood-damaged homes in the Elks Place section of Pricedale in Rostraver Township are slated to be demolished as part of a flood-mitigation plan, with the area t...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 17, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Nov. 3 general election might be one of the most anticipated and highly publicized in recent memory, and the NAACP is doing its part to make sure voters’...
Pleasant evening for a walk
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 16, 2020
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Chase Wentzell of Charleroi walked his dog Vincenzo in Dunlevy on a pleasant Wednesday evening.
Ringgold amends fan policy for fall sports
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 16, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold school directors Wednesday moved forward to take steps allowing spectators at sporting events. By a narrow 5-4 vote, directors voted to amend the di...