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October 6, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Donora police are calling for the halt of false social media posts after a recent area break-in.   “We are seeing people saying that all these invasions a...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com After the 70th anniversary of the Donora smog last year, the community is still working to keep the memory alive with this year’s 10th annual Donora Smog ...
McKeesport honors community volunteers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Four city residents were honored by Mayor Michael Cherepko’s McKeesport Message Committee this week for “making strides each and every day to make our city a warmer, b...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com   The allocations committee of the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) has submitted a proposed 2020 budget of $109.4 million, which includes funding for recreatio...
Colorful day for Charleroi students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Hundreds of Charleroi Area Middle School students had fun getting a little messy Friday morning during the second annual Color Run. The colorful fundraiser, which is...
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October 5, 2019
By Paul Peirce Trib Total Media Rostraver police K-9 officer Duvall was credited Friday with helping township police locate and arrest two suspects during a daylight residential burglary. Todd Housema...
Luncheon celebrates U.S. Steel project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Chamber members and guests who attended Friday’s Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce National Manufacturing Day Luncheon heard a panel discussion on a two-...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 5, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Which witch is best? That question will be answered at the Monongahela Aquatorium’s 2019 Witch Festival Oct. 12 at the aquatorium’s outdoor venue.   Beginnin...
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October 5, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As people continue to spend time outdoors during the fall months, the state Department of Health is reminding residents of the dangers of tick- and mosquito-borne illn...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 3, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Donora council received an update about the “rails-to-trails” Mon Valley Coal and Steel Heritage Trail project at Thursday’s work session. Dennis Martinak of Allenport...
Benefit set to help local amputee
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 3, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A spaghetti dinner will be held in Liberty borough to help a single mother who recently lost part of her leg after complications from a blood clot.   Two ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 3, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com   The Donora Historical Society will bring back a popular event next weekend when it shows the history of Donora Dragons football from 1946 to 1968 through phot...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 3, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Zoning changes that could affect many Washington Township residents may soon be passed by township supervisors.   The current zoning ordinance, which divides the tow...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 3, 2019
By Beth Hope-Cushey For the MV Independent Port Vue’s police department has a new leader. Council unanimously appointed David Petruski as police chief during Wednesday’s meeting. He had served as acti...
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October 3, 2019
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Activity will resume soon at the Pleasant Hills Roller Hockey Rink at Pleasant Hills Boulevard Park. Due to an issue with the previous asphalt surface, the r...
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 2, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The preliminary Elizabeth Township budget is balanced at $7,286,953, but that does not include funding to complete a comprehensive plan or any of the extras res...
Naomi Outreach donates pillows to veterans house
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 2, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Military veterans staying at Washington County’s Crabtree-Kovacicek Veterans House received a surprise Wednesday thanks to the Naomi Outreach ladies club. Th...
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 2, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport council on Wednesday took action designed, according to Community Development Director A.J. Tedesco, to help the city keep track of vacant, abandoned and fo...
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 2, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several Luella Avenue residents claim to be having an invasive rat problem in their homes. During a Charleroi agenda meeting Wednesday, several residents addressed c...