Beautiful day for kids and dogs
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
Aubrey Woods, 14, of Fallowfield Township, Tristyn Woods, 13, of Fallowfield Township, and Ryleigh Phillips, 10, of Monongahela took   Miller for a walk after practice Tuesday at the Charleroi Bronco ...
North Belle Vernon residents cite trash, pet waste problems
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Garbage and pet waste continue to create headaches for North Belle Vernon residents who say they are tired of picking up after their neighbors.   A...
Funeral Friday for motorcycle crash victim
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Funeral arrangements have been announced for a man killed in a traffic accident Monday night in Rostraver Township. Camden Ellin, 24, of Belle Vern...
Firefighter died in line of duty
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
By Sarah Pellis   spellis@yourmvi.com John “Bill” Bunardzya remained dedicated to firefighting up to the end of his life.   The 73-year-old died around 8 a.m. Sunday at his Washington Township, Fayett...
Body pulled from river in Elizabeth Borough
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com The body of a missing Beaver County man was found Tuesday during a search of the Monongahela River in Elizabeth Borough. Elizabeth Township Police ...
Monessen sets cyber school meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 10, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District will hold an informational meeting April 17 at the high school about its new cyber school program.   Superintendent Dr. Robert Mot...
Eclipse is total thrill for Mon Valley viewers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 9, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport got a look at the near-total solar eclipse Monday afternoon despite cloudy conditions. A couple dozen spectators sat in lawn chairs or sprawled out o...
Consolidation talk continues at EF meeting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 9, 2024
By Sarah Pellis   spellis@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward school district officials answered more questions from residents Monday about possible consolidation of district elementary schools. In February...
Forward Twp. operating without roadmaster
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April 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Forward Township residents received updates Monday on a handful of township roads that remained closed or damaged from landslides — and learned the...
Monongahela: Union Twp. police deal may be extended
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 9, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Monongahela is looking to continue providing police coverage for Union Township, and the municipalities are close to agreeing on a four-year deal. Police Chief ...
‘Big Event’ day of volunteering in California
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 8, 2024
PennWest California cheerleader Ashlyn Cummings, a freshman from Elizabeth Forward, rakes leaves at The Center in the Woods community center for older adults in California for Saturday’s “Big Event,” ...
Solar eclipse will be visible this afternoon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 8, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Skies will briefly will go dark today as a total solar eclipse sweeps across the Keystone State and other parts of North America.   While Erie prep...
Work underway on new homes in Elizabeth Twp.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 8, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Various new renovations and projects are popping up in Elizabeth Township. A “diverse range” of new homes called Mt. Vernon Estates will be built on the land previo...
Elizabeth Forward brings ‘Big Fish’ to the stage
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 8, 2024
Elizabeth Forward students perform a dance number during “Big Fish,” the school’s spring musical, which was presented over the weekend. To purchase this photo and more from our online photo gallery, g...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 8, 2024
By MICHAEL RICHTER mrichter@yourmvi.com Two local school districts have received grants to fund after-school educational programs. McKeesport Area School District was awarded two grants totaling $764,...
Traffic signal project to begin in Charleroi
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April 6, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com It took more than six years, but Charleroi has received millions of dollars to help rehabilitate its traffic signals. In 2017, the borough learned ...
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April 6, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Many roadways closed this week because of heavy flooding and debris have reopened.   Many residents in towns along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny...
McKeesport students see challenges in spring musical
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 6, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area students are preparing to belt out tunes of biblical proportions next weekend. The high school’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicol...
Local business in finals of pierogi contest
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April 6, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com A Charleroi small business is in the running to prove it has the best pierogis in southwestern Pennsylvania.   Celebrations by Janet Rands, operate...