Online ‘scavenger hunt’ attracts plenty of players
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March 24, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With most people participating in social distancing in response to COVID-19, one Charleroi mom is helping to pass the time with an online “scavenger hunt” — and ever...
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March 24, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley police departments are investigating and documenting complaints against non-life-sustaining businesses that have refused to shut their doors. Gov. Tom Wol...
Major events on hold for the Class of 2020
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March 23, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com  A  12-year journey has taken an unexpected turn for graduating seniors throughout the Mon Valley. With schools shut down through at least April 6, they are facing a...
Pa. schools to remain closed through April 6
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March 23, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Education has extended school closures through at least April 6 in response to the ongoing coronavirus spread statewide. The PDE al...
Stay-at-home order for Allegheny County
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March 23, 2020
By Megan Guza   Trib Total Media Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday ordered residents in Allegheny and five other Pennsylvania counties to stay at home unless “someone’s life depends on your leaving.” The order,...
Port Authority to reduce bus service
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March 23, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Due to substantial decreases in ridership and operational challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Port Authority of Allegheny County will reduce bus and light ...
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March 23, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With hand hygiene at the top of everyone’s minds and toilet paper a hot commodity in the stores, many households are increasing their use of sanitizing wipes and “fl...
Synagogue receives security grant
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March 23, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has awarded a $20,800 state grant to Gemilas Chesed Synagogue in White Oak to bolster security through its Nonprof...
Finleyville Food Pantry: Mission to feed the hungry goes on
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March 22, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping Pat Trumpie and her team of volunteers from their weekly mission: feeding the hungry, no questions asked. Almost a year ago, Tru...
Shutdown enforcement starts today
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March 22, 2020
By Jamie Martines Trib Total Media Pennsylvania State Police will begin enforcing the closure of “non-life-sustaining” businesses starting at 8 a.m. today, said Col. Robert Evanchick, state police com...
Jefferson Hills woman helps relieve mask shortage
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March 22, 2020
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the coronavirus pandemic forcing medical professionals, first responders and essential-business employees to work long and stressful hours, residents an...
Monessen schools donate excess supplies to MVH
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March 22, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela Valley Hospital received a much needed donation Friday from the Monessen School District. Monessen Superintendent Dr. Leanne Spazak dropped off an SUV fu...
Vietnam combat journalist donates photos to McKeesport museum
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March 22, 2020
The McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center now owns a disc containing more than 400 photographs captured by U.S. military correspondents during the Vietnam War. Anthony G. “Tony” Popowitz, a 72...
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March 22, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Ringgold School Board decided last week to stop using flexible instruction days, although the district had applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and...
Area food banks expect demand to rise quickly
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March 20, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Food banks in the region are gearing up for as much as a 50% increase in demand as the effects of business closures due to the coronavirus begin to be felt. Par...
Republicans object to shutdown order
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March 20, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Tom Wolf’s Republican colleagues aren’t happy with the Democratic governor’s decision to order all “non-life sustaining businesses” in Pennsylvania to close. In recent...
Charleroi offering food delivery for elderly & disabled residents
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March 20, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Older residents in Charleroi who have a higher risk for contracting COVID-19 won’t have to worry about endangering their health to have food on the table. A food del...
Consumers urged to be vigilant about virus-related scams
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March 20, 2020
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Hospitals, businesses and schools aren’t the only ones feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.   Law enforcement officials are alerting the public t...
Pet owners get advice for handling furry friends
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March 20, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As talk about COVID-19 statistics and precautions have dominated news cycles and conversations in recent weeks, questions about whether cats and dogs can contract or s...
Pasta Shoppe aiding Monessen church
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March 19, 2020
The Pasta Shoppe in Monessen, under new management by Nikki Turkovich-Johnson and Russell Johnson, will donate a portion of its fish fry profits on Fridays to Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen. ...