Monessen will celebrate its native son Michael Moorer and his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. A Celebration in the Park is planned for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Monessen City Park Amphitheater. As part of the festivities, Moorer will be given a key to the city ...
Numerous area fire departments were called to Monessen early Sunday morning to battle a blaze at two vacant city buildings, one of which was destroyed. Monessen Fire Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were dispatched at 3:31 p.m. to 513 Rostraver St. Some of the fire did spread to 515 Rostraver ...
Monessen residents who need smoke alarms can get them in an American Red Cross Sound the Alarm event May 11. Kick off for Monessen Sound the Alarm will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Monessen Volunteer Fire Department with remarks and volunteer training. Smoke alarms will be installed until 3 ...
MONESSEN – It has yet to be determined what caused a vacant house in Monessen to collapse Friday morning. Emergency personnel were called to 31 Reed Ave. shortly before 8:45 a.m. “It was a wild sight,” said Monessen Fire Chief Delmar Hepple. “It was a total collapse.” About an ...
A fire that broke out at a Monessen business Sunday night is being investigated as suspicious, according to the city’s fire chief. Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were called to the 6 Deuce Fit gym at 483 Motheral Ave. shortly after 10:45 p.m. Smoke and flames were showing from the roof, but ...
Two Monessen residents are working to tell the story of the effects of the urban renewal program on the city. Urban renewal was a federal initiative spanning from 1949-74 that reshaped neighborhoods across the country by seizing and demolishing large swaths of private and public property for ...
