Frederick C. Metz Sr.

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP Frederick C. Metz Sr., 88, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in hospice at AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born in Monong ahela on July 10, 1936, he was the son of the late James and Marian Little Metz. Fred was a truck driver and loved driving his truck! He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had a sense of humor, and he always knew how to make everyone in the room laugh. He enjoyed traveling with his

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The Mon Valley Independent is published daily (255 times a year) by MID MON VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC

January 6, 2025

The Mon Valley Independent is published daily (255 times a year) by MID MON VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC, 1719 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA 15062. Home delivery price is $216.00 per year. Single Copy is...

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Mon Valley prepared as major snowfall expected

By MICHAEL RICHTER, mrichter@yourmvi.com

January 6, 2025

The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches could fall in some areas. Across the Mon Valley, communities are expected to experience heavy snowfall from Sunday night to this evening. The National ...

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Expressway construction slated for this week

By SARAH PELLIS

January 6, 2025

Work on the project will keep going despite a wintry forecast. Construction on the Mon/Fayette Expressway is chugging along for this upcoming week, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. W...

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Uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers after sale blocked

January 6, 2025

Some don’t believe any other buyer will provide the same guarantees that Nippon Steel was offering. WASHINGTON (AP) — By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said ...

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January 6, 2025

We’ll have coverage of the storm that’s expected to hit the area in Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent.

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Pittsburghers reflect on region’s industrial arc in wake of blocked U.S. Steel deal

By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive

January 6, 2025

President Joe Biden’s decision to thwart a Japanese firm from buying U.S. Steel doesn’t pen an obituary for the Pittsburgh- based industrial titan whose decades-long fall from grace has been inextrica...