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September 6, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Rumors surrounding the sale of the Rostraver Township Sewage Authority were seemingly put to rest Wednesday. During their monthly meeting, Rostraver commissioners un...
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September 6, 2018
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A man is wanted by Donora police in connection with an alleged armed robbery on Murray Avenue just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence Martin, 56, whose last known ...
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September 6, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While votes and talk of renovations of city-owned or maintained facilities largely dominated the McKeesport council agenda meeting Wednesday, there was also talk of de...
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September 6, 2018
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts will wrap up its second annual summer concert series at Chess Park in Monongahela this Sunday. MVAA President Mark Smith said the...
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September 6, 2018
CONTRABAND HAS ALWAYS been a problem in prisons, but with the substances getting more dangerous, Pennsylvania is responding with tougher policies. State prisons were put on lockdown last week after a ...
Abandoned row house in Glassport destroyed by fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 4, 2018
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Firefighters in Glassport were feeling the heat in more than one way Tuesday. With temperatures in excess of 90 degrees, and the humidity making it feel closer to 95 d...
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September 4, 2018
By Kaylie Moore kmoore@yourmvi.com Monessen School Board came under fire from residents and teachers Tuesday. The work session, which was attended by at least 20 members of the Monessen Education Asso...
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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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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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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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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...