Trip to visit friend comes with an irritating catch

DEAR ABBY: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come there to visit ever since she purchased it. I offered to come down, but then I sprained my ankle, and it still has not healed.

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MVI launches Christmas Cheer Club toy drive

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

November 29, 2024

Donations will be accepted starting Monday to help out the Salvation Army. The Mon Valley Independent’s Christmas Cheer Club will kick off again Monday, continuing a decades-long tradition of fulfilli...

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Monessen will create plan for developing downtown area

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

November 29, 2024

City officials are working with a consulting firm in Pittsburgh to bring new life to the business district. Monessen is working with a consulting group to develop an entire block in the downtown area....

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Model railroad club ready to unveil revised display

By JIM BUSCH For the MVI

November 29, 2024

Visitors will notice some changes to Steelton when this year’s exhibition opens Saturday. The fastest growing “town” in the Mon Valley can’t be found on a map. But, the fictitious town known as Steelt...

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SATURDAY

November 29, 2024

Don’t miss our weekly food page and Real Stats property transfers in Saturday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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Annual Zombek light display opens Saturday

By SARAH PELLIS

November 29, 2024

The popular event in Elizabeth Township raises money to aid families in area school districts. In what has become an annual spectacle for residents in the Elizabeth Forward area, the Zombek family Chr...

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BVA approves student programs with two universities

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

November 29, 2024

The arrangements with Carlow University and Pitt-Greensburg will each last for five years. The Belle Vernon Area school board voted to enter into two student teaching programs with local universities ...