McKeesport dance helps ‘stamp out hunger’
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April 7, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com U.S. Postal Service mail carriers have long worked by an unofficial creed: “Neither snow nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift com...
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April 5, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela man accused of abusing a 4-month-old baby he was babysitting in December was arrested Friday.   James M. Manges III, 36, of Stockdale Avenue is charged...
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April 5, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com As part of the city’s comprehensive plan preparations, Monessen officials are seeking volunteers for its inaugural Cleanup Day.   In honor of Earth Day, the citywide...
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April 5, 2019
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the Mon Valley Independent Port Vue Council presented a certificate of recognition to long-time borough school crossing guard James Bruce for his service to the community.   Br...
Charleroi kids read to help animal shelters
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April 5, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area Elementary Center students have once again rose to the occasion to help their community.   For the last 11 years librarian Becky Spiker has organized ...
Longtime Belle Vernon library director retires
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April 5, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Changes are under way at Belle Vernon Public Library.   Nancy Komlos, 68, of North Belle Vernon recently retired after serving her community for more than 35 years. ...
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April 5, 2019
By Megan Tomasic A new event will help raise money for the North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park — an area for kids, people with special needs and those looking for a place to play soccer or dek hock...
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April 5, 2019
By jose negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward Alumni and Friends Association will host the seventh annual Elite 20 banquet April 25 at 6 p.m. at the Sunset Room Banquet Hall in Elizabeth To...
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April 4, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Students and parents have been talking with McKeesport Area School District administrators since January about creating a black student union in the district, but cont...
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April 4, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation wants to bring The Wall That Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Donora’s Palmer Park. At Thursday’s...
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April 4, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Forward Township tradition and one of the best-attended summer events in the Mon Valley is in jeopardy of being canceled.   Forward Township Supervisor Ron Skrinjo...
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April 4, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Eleven days ahead of schedule, U.S. Steel announced on Thursday morning that the company is now desulfurizing 100 percent of the coke oven gas generated at the Clairto...
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April 4, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon Area High School junior has an important message to share about distracted driving — It can wait, safety can’t.   Logan Dimpel was the winner of a hig...
Anti-bullying program promotes empowerment and leadership
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April 3, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Tom Murphy!   Monessen School District students got a lesson in anti-bullying Wednesday from Murphy, a mixed martial artist, self-pro...
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April 3, 2019
By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Residents angry about waste from the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill took their concerns to the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.   Reside...
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April 3, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A little less than a year after bricks from the former Cougar Stadium in Charleroi began to fall, the Mon Valley Alliance is working to secure grant funding to compl...
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April 3, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several McKeesport first responders got promotions at Wednesday’s city council meeting. One firefighter was promoted and five members of the police department moved up...
Pair honored for documenting stories of Vietnam-era veterans
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April 3, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A veteran who hails from McKeesport and his creative partner were recognized Wednesday at the Mc-Keesport Regional History & Heritage Center for helping to honor Vietn...
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April 3, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Ongoing construction in downtown Monessen is creating a clearance and safety hazard for Mid-Mon Valley Transit Authority buses and passengers between Fourth and Fift...