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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A Rostraver Township staple will soon have a new look and will be home to several new businesses. Township Commissioner Devin DeRienzo gave an update on the former K...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
For Monessen council, much like our area schools, it’s just about time for summer break to end. Judges from Westmoreland County’s Common Pleas Court filled a vacancy Thursday by appointing Lois Thomas...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By KAYLIE MOORE kmoore@yourmvi.com After more than  two months without a quorum, Monessen has a new councilwoman. A panel of Westmoreland County judges on Thursday appointed lifelong Monessen resident...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough council was all smiles Thursday night. At the end of a heated special meeting July 16, councilwoman Debbie Buck submitted her letter of resignation...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Forward Township’s supervisors are expected to vote at their next meeting to replace an ordinance that governs how far gas and oil wells have to be from their wellhead...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township Supervisors are looking for candidates to fill a vacant seat on the board following the sudden death of Ronald Large on Monday. Large, 65, who w...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 3, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora might be the scene of two fall festivals this October as a business owner steps up with a new plan. Patricia Mitchel, who owns Lovin Care Thrift Store on M...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com While the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg has chosen to release the names of 71 men who are accused of sexual abuse, the Greensburg and Pittsburgh Di...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District is working with Rostraver Township commissioners to increase security for the upcoming school year. During a special meeting Wednes...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport’s International Village cultural festival is just around the corner and its precursor event, the 10th annual Village for Kids, is slated for Aug. 13. The ev...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport High School Alumni & Friends Association and the Consortium for Public Education announced that five distinguished alumni and a group of 23 McKeesport H...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in finding alleged fugitives that have been deemed “high priority” by Allegheny County Fami...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 2, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township police participated in a statewide aggressive driving detail on Wednesday. In partnership with PennDOT and state police, the seven-week long initi...
Memorial Day services set in the Mon Valley
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May 24, 2025
By the MVI Memorial Day is a national day of mourning created to honor those in the United States military who died in defense of our country. Traditionally, communities commemorate the day with parad...