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September 4, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Webster man is accused of leading police on a chase through four Mon Valley communities early Monday morning. Brody J. McFadden, 48, of Rose Street, is charged wit...
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September 4, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The campus pastor of a Rostraver Township church has big ideas to meet the needs of youth in the Mon Valley: organize a rowing team. As campus pastor of the Bible Ch...
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September 4, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the past 60 years, members of the McKeesport Art Group have been putting their talents on display in hopes that a local critic with an eye for art would insist on ...
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September 4, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Carroll Township police department has added another officer to its part-time ranks. On Tuesday, township supervisors unanimously approved hiring officer Zackery ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 4, 2018
WITH OUR LATE-SUMMER heat wave extending into its third day, health experts are advising area residents to find a place with air conditioning, avoid strenuous activities, wear light clothing and drink...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 3, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Several Mid-Mon Valley school districts will dismiss classes early today due to the extreme heat in the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, tempe...
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September 3, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area held an assembly on Friday to give middle school students techniques and tips to deal with bullying. Author and motivational speaker Tom Thelen, who tra...
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September 3, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area School District is working with Washington Township commissioners to increase security this school year. Board directors approved a motion last wee...
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September 3, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A North Charleroi man is accused of threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend before turning himself into police. Thomas Swanson, 19, of Wilson Road is charged with m...
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September 3, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Former Greyhounds from around the Mon Valley are invited to a reunion — on the dance floor — next weekend. The seventh annual Greyhound Dance, sponsored by the Mones...
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September 3, 2018
The Mon Valley Opioid Coalition is working to erase the stigma of addiction as a way to encourage people to seek help. As part of that effort, the group will hold a National Night Out in Monessen from...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2018
By Megan Guza The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Friday placed three priests on leave as allegations of sexual abuse continue to come to light. The allegations include two retired priests and one a...
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August 31, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School District is working with state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to correct financial issues identified in a recent performance audit. In a statement...
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August 31, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Lions clubs across the country are known for collecting eye glasses, which are donated to people around the globe who cannot afford glasses or do not have access to an...
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August 31, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport and the McKeesport Lions Club are celebrating Labor Day with ribs and music for the next two days. The annual McKeesport Rib Fest kicked off at ...
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August 31, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Just hours before its usual Thursday night auction began, Gilmore Auction Galleries in Rostraver Township went up in flames. A thick, black plume of smoke could b...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 30, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An Elizabeth man who was arrested for raping a hearing impaired woman last month is behind bars again on allegations he raped another woman in 2007. Shawn Carr, 33, ...
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By Stacy Wolford 
August 30, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 26-year-old Donora man accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old child was jailed on $250,000 straight bond Thursday. Charles Kimmel of Strawberry Way was arr...
Sopchak appointed new supervisor in Fallowfield
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 29, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Joseph Sopchak to a seat left vacant by the death of Supervisor Ronald Large. Large, 65, unexpectedly pas...
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August 29, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Monessen native has been added to the list of priests accused of sexual abuse out of the Diocese of Greensburg. The Rev. Joseph E. Bonafed is the subject of a c...