SWPA AREA AGENCY ON AGING PARTICIPATES IN ADVOCACY DAY

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April 16, 2025

SWPA AREA AGENCY ON AGING PARTICIPATES IN ADVOCACY DAY

Several members of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council traveled to Harrisburg recently to participate in an Advocacy Day organized by the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging. They met with legislators to advocate for increased lottery funding for services provided to older adults by Pennsylvania’s 52 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). Along with nearly 80 advocates from 27 other AAAs, they emphasized the critical need for more funding to sustain essen...

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Egg hunt tradition continues today in memory of Mark Law

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

April 19, 2025

Vickie Law and her late husband hosted the Easter event for more than three decades. An annual family and friends Easter tradition is returning for its 33rd year, but this time things look a little di...

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Police still searching for answers in murder case

April 19, 2025

Little information has been released since Jennah Seibert was killed in her Rostraver Township home. By TOM DAVIDSON TribLive A week has passed since Jennah Marie Seibert was found dead in the Rostrav...

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Police seek motive for arson at governor’s residence as suspect’s 911 call is released

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Cody Balmer admitted having “hatred” toward Gov. Josh Shapiro. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The district attorney prosecuting a man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official resid...

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Opening-day celebration set at Boston ballfield

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

April 19, 2025

Activities will begin at 9 a.m. today with celebrity guests and free food. Today marks opening day for the new Boston ballfield in Elizabeth Township, as ballplayers and guests will be able to enjoy t...

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Annual Stations of the Cross held at St. Andrew

April 19, 2025

The Rev. Levi Hartle leads parishioners through the streets of Monongahela Friday for St. Andrew the Apostle Parish’s Stations of the Cross observance, held annually on Good Friday. See more photos fr...

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Car slams into Monessen garage

April 19, 2025

Monessen firefighters responded to a car accident Thursday evening along Pacific Boulevard in Monessen. Municipal fire Chief Delmar Hepple said they received a call at 7:19 p.m. about a car that had d...

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April 25, 2025

• Daniel Justin Kloshen, 29, of McKeesport was charged with theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception stemming from an alleged incident Oct. 12, 2023, court records state. • Brandon Joseph Lewis...

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In rare rebuke of Putin, Trump urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ after deadly attack on Kyiv

April 25, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. “I am ...

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Letters to the Editor policy

April 25, 2025

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

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Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of U.S. elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

By By ALI SWENSON Associated Press

April 25, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship require...

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A warning from the moral messenger

April 25, 2025

On Easter morning, the day before he died, Pope Francis met Vice President JD Vance, a devout defender of President Trump’s virulent anti-immigration policies. Francis and Vance exchanged brief pleasa...