Donora seeks answers to lost traffic lights
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August 2, 2024
Stop signs are currently in place after a pole that held the lights collapsed last month. By KRISTIE LINDEN For the Mon Valley Independent Late last month, a pole that held two traffic lights over the...
Rodeo is returning to Washington County Agricultural Fair
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WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 2, 2024
Competitions are slated for 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 11. Visitors to this year’s Washington County Agricultural Fair will be greeted with new renovations and the return of the popular rodeo. A media preview ...
Pa. appeals court hears ballot arguments
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August 2, 2024
By PAULA REED WARD Trib Total Media A government attorney told an appellate court Thursday that no county elections board in Pennsylvania uses the handwritten date on the outer envelope of mail-in bal...
Nature of the Valley: Pa.’s swallows star of Mother Nature’s flying circus
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NATURE OF THE MON VALLEY
August 2, 2024
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI Childhood was very different when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. In the summer, when school was out of session, I didn’t have a steady stream of electronic images to...
Commissioners reject call for Westmoreland property reassessment
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By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media 
August 2, 2024
It was requested by West Leechburg residents, who claim that current tax rates aren’t equitable throughout the county. Westmoreland commissioners on Thursday conceded the county’s property assessments...
POP UP AND PLAY BRINGS CITY OFFICIALS, KIDS TOGETHER
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August 2, 2024
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit McKeesport Family Center partnered with McKeesport Police for a “Pop Up and Play” summer safety series event at Riverview Playground in McKeesport on Wednesday. Officer...
POP UP AND PLAY IN MCKEESPORT
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August 1, 2024
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit McKeesport Family Center partnered with McKeesport police for a “Pop Up and Play” summer safety series event at Riverview Playground in McKeesport on Wednesday. Officer...
BVA hires new high school principal
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
August 1, 2024
Zachary Just will return to the district after serving as Rostraver Elementary School principal. During a brief special meeting Wednesday, the Belle Vernon Area School Board hired a new high school pr...
August Fun Fest features music, food and car show
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August 1, 2024
For the MVI August Fun Fest will take place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Creek Park, Rostraver Township. This event is free to the public and offers free parking. There’s something for the whole ...
Fire damages planes, hangar at Rostraver Airport
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August 1, 2024
By RENATTA SIGNORINI AND HALEY MORELAND Trib Total Media A fire that damaged a privately- owned hangar and at least two airplanes Wednesday at Rostraver Airport was quickly extinguished, according to ...
Elizabeth Twp. police continues to expand with K-9 program, drones
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
August 1, 2024
The Allegheny County police force now patrols four communities. Elizabeth Township Police Department has been putting its department’s resources to good use as many K-9 officer and police drone demons...
McKeesport Community Newsroom holds final event
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
August 1, 2024
The Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University is closing the McKeesport Community Newsroom next month due to lack of funding. Tube City Writers group member Peg Luketic teared up Wednesday ...
The Highwaymen Live to pay tribute to Nashville’s ‘original outlaws’ at aquatorium
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ROCKIN’ ON THE MON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
August 1, 2024
Jon Fish of Finleyville will open for The Highwaymen Live at Saturday’s show. By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Highwaymen Live, a tribute to the classic band that featured the likes of Johnny Cash, Will...
Fallowfield sees drop in impact fee cash
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By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
August 1, 2024
Fallowfield Township will receive nearly $130,000 less than last year from the state’s natural gas impact fees. Fallowfield Township saw a drop in its share of Act 13 funds from the state’s natural ga...
At 104, Valley resident Emma Swonger says secret to a long life is staying positive
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By CLOE LOOSZ For the MVI 
August 1, 2024
The lifelong Elizabeth Township resident recalls memorable moments over her long life. Lifelong Elizabeth Township resident Emma Swonger celebrated her 104th birthday with her family on Monday. They d...
State DDAP secretary visits Monessen
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By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Dr. Latika Davis-Jones took part in a roundtable discussion at St. Vincent de Paul and observed a session about teen drug use at the Monessen Family Center. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol...
Valley residents urged to monitor air quality at Protect PT meeting
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By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Representatives from Protect PT, a Penn Township-based environmental nonprofit, held an information session Tuesday at Monessen Public Library to discuss types of pollution as well as ways for residen...
Board set to hire new principal at BVA High School
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
July 31, 2024
Zachary Just is expected to be approved at today’s special meeting. The Belle Vernon Area school board will hold a special meeting today to hire a new principal for BVA High School. The meeting comes ...
Sewage plan OK’d for Coen Market in Carroll Township
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CARROLL TOWNSHIP
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 31, 2024
It’s the latest step for the company’s new location. During a brief meeting Tuesday, Carroll Township Planning Commission gave its approval to the sewage planning module for Coen Market — a simple for...