Oscar-nominated films on display in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 24, 2019
By Matt Petras For the MV Independent Donna Vesely has obsessively watched almost all of the Oscar-nominated films from the past five years. She’s realized it’s hard for people in the Mon Valley to se...
Huge cast, elaborate set part of Charleroi Area’s ‘Peter Pan’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 24, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The cast of this year’s Charleroi Area High School musical is getting ready to go on an adventure — to Neverland.   When the curtain rises at 7 p.m. Friday for the o...
Pete ‘Petey’ Como  Christy Park
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By obits 
February 24, 2019
Pete “Petey” Como, age 55, of Christy Park, died Feb. 22, 2019, at home. Born May 3, 1963, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Luigi and Ida (Toppi) Como. Pete was Owner and Operator of P.J.’s B...
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February 24, 2019
Julia “Julie” Kuzio, age 93, of Liberty Borough, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. She was born Jan. 1, 1926, in Glassport, daughter of the late Demetro and Katherine Nestor Chocinsky. She worked for and ...
Audrey Elaine Robertson – Perry Township
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February 24, 2019
Audrey Elaine Robertson, 75, of Dawson, Perry Township died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Born in Elizabeth on Jan. 18, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Edna Lynch Uveges. A homemaker, Audr...
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February 24, 2019
Mildred “LaRue” Scrip, 91, of Stockdale, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Charleroi on May 14, 1927, daughter of Bryson and Carrie Montague Schaefer. L...
Serra towers over Sto-Rox in playoff win
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February 23, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Second-seeded Serra Catholic used size to its advantage Friday night, earning its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals in nine years. The Eagles (19-3) posted a 71-61 ...
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February 23, 2019
By DAN PALM For the MV Independent Today at Connellsville High School, the 3A individual wrestling season starts for Belle Vernon Area, Ringgold and McKeesport. The top five finishers at each weight i...
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February 23, 2019
By Jeff Oliver For the MV Independent It is often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Apparently, basketball coaches feel that way, too. Take layoffs between the regular season and th...
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February 22, 2019
Katherine A. Clay, 94, of McKeesport, died Feb. 21, 2019. She was born in Wilmington, Del., on Oct. 8, 1924, to the late Matthew and Margaret Lucy Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her husband, t...
Fun day enables police to connect with students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Over the past few school years, Betsy Bacon, a first-grade teacher at McKeesport Area School District’s Twin Rivers Elementary, noticed that some of the 6- and 7-year-...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monessen man who allegedly attempted “suicide by cop” earlier this month will stand trial on multiple charges relating to the incident after waiving a preliminary ...
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February 22, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela 250 is kicking into high gear planning the city’s anniversary events for this summer. Carol Frye, the nonprofit’s treasurer, visited Ringgold School B...
Second-grader gets first-hand introduction to police work
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 22, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Aiden Fisher, a second grader at Ringgold Elementary South, has an application waiting for him at the Monongahela Police Department — even though he has a few years ...
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By obits 
February 22, 2019
Bruce J. Matson, Sr., 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Feb. 22, 2019, in his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on Sept. 4, 1941, in Charleroi, the son of the late Bert Eugene and Jean Carso...
Charles Hughes Mitchell – formerly of Belle Vernon
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February 22, 2019
Our loving spouse, father, “Grandfather” and great “Grandfather” passed away at home surrounded by all the generations of his family on Feb. 17, 2019. Charles Hughes was born in Akron, Ohio, on Dec. 9...
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February 22, 2019
Frank M. “Bud” Shaffer, 96, of Bitner, Dunbar, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Country Care Manor.  Born Sept. 22, 1922, in Crucible, Pa., he was the son of the late George O. and Mary Thomas ...
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February 22, 2019
Robert W. Streyle, 79, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the GREENLEE’S BENTLEYVILLE FUNERAL HOME, 619 Main St., Bentle...