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March 13, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com Charleroi Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to begin looking for a new code enforcement agency.   The decision comes after a fire March 2 at a Fallowfield Avenue h...
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March 13, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents can no longer dispose of leaves or yard waste by putting the materials out for garbage pickup.   The city’s leaf and yard waste recycling pr...
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March 13, 2019
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmv.com The Finleyville Food Pantry is hoping its “family” will rally together to help find a new permanent home.   The food pantry is currently located at First Presbyterian...
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March 13, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new plan to use revenue generated from an energy extraction tax to provide school funding, safety investments and environmental protection initiatives will soon be i...
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March 13, 2019
By the Mon Valley Independent When an Elizabeth Township resident and business owner learned a police officer in a neighboring community was in need of a ballistic vest, he immediately took action. Ri...
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March 13, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com A West Newton man is accused of assaulting a woman inside the Rostraver Township Pizza Hut.   Damiyan Vincent Davis, 22, of Bells Mills Road was charged with indecen...
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March 13, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Fans of the mysterious and unexplained are invited to the strangest event of its kind when Stan Gordon returns to Monessen Public Library.   A world-renowned Bigfoot...
Area CEOs head back to school
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March 12, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Four area CEOs went back to school Tuesday, sharing their wisdom with students at Elizabeth Forward Middle School.   As part of a program through The Allegheny Confe...
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March 12, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon police are preparing to make an arrest in connection with last week’s triple stabbing at Just A Tavern.   Following a borough council meeting Tues...
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March 12, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department released a revised enforcement order Tuesday announcing new regulations for three plants, including Clairton Coke Works. As part o...
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March 12, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Nearly 150 years ago, eight women met at a United Methodist Church to learn about the health and educational needs of women in India. Within a week, a new organiz...
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March 12, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is distributing $500.7 million in liquid fuels money to help municipalities maintain their roads and bridges this year....
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March 12, 2019
By STEPHEN HUBA Pilots at Rostraver Airport will soon have an easier time refueling now that the Westmoreland County Airport Authority has approved replacement of the self-serve pump and software. Air...
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March 11, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Initiative is accused of fostering an atmosphere of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed last week.   A regional community development corpora...
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March 11, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela city council intends to eliminate a portion of a leaf disposal ordinance that called for violators to face up to 90 days in prison after a third offen...
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March 11, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents voiced concerns Monday about alleged illegal dumping throughout the township.   Large collections of siding, shingles, refuse and other de...
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March 11, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The news industry is celebrating the importance of access to public information during the 14th annual Sunshine Week. The week’s commemoration is led by the Ameri...
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March 11, 2019
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Auberle of McKeesport has announced plans for its annual All-Star Banquet.   “Many of the youth Auberle serves are not accustomed to hearing words like ‘Good job’ or ‘...
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March 11, 2019
By LES HARVATH For the MV Independent   Due to an ever-increasing problem of unwanted and stray animals, an Elizabeth Forward School District teacher has made it her mission to support local animal sh...
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March 11, 2019
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a Charleroi man accused of assaulting a woman in his home.   Damian James Pearce, 20, of Fallowfield Avenue was charged with ...