Local communities selected for DCNR grants
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 19, 2024
The money will be used to provide more outdoor recreation opportunities for area residents. Area parks will receive updates thanks to state grant funding aimed to enhance recreation, conserve natural ...
Pa. Supreme Court forbids counting mail-in ballots with date errors
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November 19, 2024
The ruling was directed at Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. By RYAN DETO and PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots in the Nov. 5 electio...
‘Eyesore’ to be torn down in White Oak
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WHITE OAK
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 19, 2024
Council agreed to give the owner until January to find a new place to live. White Oak council held a hearing before Monday’s meeting to determine as to whether to authorize the condemnation and demoli...
North Charleroi Borough Park to be renamed in honor of Pireaux
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NORTH CHARLEROI
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 19, 2024
The former council president died in 2001. North Charleroi council has decided to rename North Charleroi Borough Park in memory of a long-time dedicated community member and public servant. Richard E....
Raising healthy kids in today’s society no easy task
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ACHIEVING WELLNESS WITH DR. EMILIO GALIS, DPT
November 19, 2024
I continue to appreciate the opportunity the Mon Valley Independent has given me to write articles on health and wellness. This will be my last article for the year due to the upcoming birth of my dau...
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November 19, 2024
RESA Regional police are warning area residents of a potential scam. According to police, phone calls are being made to solicit funds for the police department, but it’s not a legitimate fund drive. A...
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November 19, 2024
South Allegheny brought in grief counselors after the death of James Macke Jr. By the MVI An 18-year-old man was found shot dead Sunday afternoon in Glassport Sunday, according to Allegheny County Pol...
JAGUARS CELEBRATE WPIAL TITLE
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November 18, 2024
Shepherd Turk holds up the WPIAL trophy after Thomas Jefferson defeated McKeesport in Saturday’s Class 4A championship game. See complete coverage on Page B1. Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independ...
Penn Highlands Healthcare kicks off its annual giving campaign
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November 18, 2024
Penn Highlands Healthcare has undertaken a grassroots effort to alleviate transportation as a barrier to health care in rural communities. For the MVI The annual Penn Highlands Healthcare Giving Campa...
Thrill of Hope event to bring Christmas cheer to Monessen
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 18, 2024
The celebration will be hosted Dec. 7 by His Place and the Monessen library. His Place Coffee, Community and More is preparing for its annual Thrill of Hope event in Monessen, wanting to bring some Ch...
Monessen police chief asks for more officers
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 18, 2024
Dave Yuhasz wants council to add two more people to his department. Police Chief Dave Yuhasz detailed the struggles his department is facing, including large call volumes and two open positions, befor...
Suit filed against Cornell Capital in bankruptcy court
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
November 18, 2024
The company acquired World Kitchen in 2017. Cornell Capital LLC, the former owner of Instant Brands, has been accused of misleading lenders about the company’s performance in order to extract a $345 m...
Area snowfall expected to be minimal this winter
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November 18, 2024
The forecast for Western Pennsylvania is slightly warmer and wetter than usual. By MEGAN SWIFT TribLive Meteorologists are calling it: Western Pennsylvania’s winter wonderland might be more like a no-...
Additions may be made to White Oak budget
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 18, 2024
The projects are expected to be discussed at tonight’s meeting. White Oak council members discussed items that they may add to the 2025 budget at last week’s workshop meeting — including a possible st...
Fire sparks at site of former Allenport plant
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
One firefighter was taken to the hospital after a 20-foot fall into the building’s basement. The Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire Friday in a building on the former Wheeling- Pi...
BEARCATS SETTLE FOR SECOND PLACE
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November 16, 2024
From left, Bentworth’s Andrew Vipperman, Adam Moessner, DJ Hays and Aiden McMurray look on solemnly as they wait to shake hands with players from Lancaster Mennonite following their 1-0 loss in the PI...
In Bloom House of Beauty Salon now open in McKeesport
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By JIM BUSCH For the MVI 
November 16, 2024
Owner Julianne Gray said they are focused on delivering intimate, personalized care for their clients. For Julianne Gray, the In Bloom House of Beauty is not just a business venture, it is the realiza...
Business Resource Center open in Monongahela
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
A ribbon-cutting was held Friday for the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation venture. The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation held a ribbon cutting Friday for its new Business Resource Center at 235 West Main S...
Anonymous donation gives new life to McKeesport Community Newsroom
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
November 16, 2024
The program is now operating out of Carnegie Library of McKeesport. Three months after Point Park University cut funding for the McKeesport Community Newsroom, an anonymous donor stepped up to allow t...
McKeesport’s Kane center hit with COVID outbreak
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November 16, 2024
Twenty-three infected residents are being sequestered in a separate wing of the facility. By RYAN DETO TribLive Allegheny County officials said Friday that a COVID-19 outbreak has hit one of its senio...