Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Dorothy I. Beresh, 91, of Carroll Township, formerly of Donora, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in the Residence at Hilltop, Carroll Township. Born in Donora on June 30, 1928, she was a daughter...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Patricia H. Anderson, 85, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Born in Webster on March 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and Alice M. Lane Lorenzo. She is survived by h...
Christopher Lee Durant – Bethel Park, formerly of Monessen
Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Christopher Lee Durant, 38, transitioned on Nov. 7, 2019. He was the beloved son of Phillip Lanier and Ruth Cheat-ham, loving brother of Craig Lanier and Chacoya Stanko; and is survived by other relat...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Edward Dubnansky Fallowfield Township Edward Dubnansky, 91, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Charleroi on Dec. 26, ...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Patrick W. Gimbara, 74, formerly of Coal Center, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Manor Care Nursing Facility, Parma, Ohio.   A son of the late Walter and Rose Honchalk Gimbara, he was born in N...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 11, 2019
Lee Shevel passed away on Nov. 6, 2019. He was born Oct. 26, 1932, to Wilbert Lee Shevel and Lillian Marie Palomaki Shevel. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, awarded degrees of B.S., M.S...
Lori Lynn Vargo – Charleroi
Obituaries
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November 11, 2019
Lori Lynn Vargo, 49, of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Dec. 24, 1969, in North Charle- roi, to the late Herbert Owens and Eleanor Welsh Owens, who s...
Vulcans top Griffins on senior day
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Despite knowing they wouldn’t qualify for the postseason, the Cal U football team rallied around 12 seniors on senior day and got a solid defensive effort early to set the to...
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Unofficial enrollment numbers could mean a few of our local schools could see some movement when it comes to various sports. The biggest change could be in footbal...
Home of the brave: Mon Valley veterans honored with parade, luncheon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Thousands of people braved the chilly weather Saturday morning to show appreciation to true American heroes — though it may be impossible to honor them the way they ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com For Donora resident and U.S. Army veteran Lou Behanna, enlisting in the Army Reserves in 1965 was a compromise between being drafted and being sent overseas,...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com In 1942, Robert Callahan graduated from high school, got his first adult job, got married and was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. “It was really a traumatic...
Firefighters leading effort to replace Monessen flags
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By eric seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com When Monessen Fire Dept. No. 1 members noticed the flags that adorn Monessen city streets during various holidays throughout the year were starting to look w...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com A first-grader at Frazier Elementary School has been diagnosed with whooping cough.   The Pennsylvania Department of Health made the school aware that the...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The new owner of Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township wants today’s children to have the same opportunities he had growing up — a chance to participat...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 10, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com When “Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey” debuted at Ringgold Middle School last week, a panel discussion followed that included two people dedicated to ret...
BVA rallies into 4A title game
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 9, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For 364 days, Belle Vernon Area’s players worked long and hard to get to where they were Friday night — the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal.   All the blood, sweat, tears...
TJ earns 5th straight berth in WPIAL finals
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 9, 2019
By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports The ketchup tastes just as delicious each time around. Thomas Jefferson will make its fifth consecutive trip to Heinz Field for the Class 4A WPIAL title game after Friday’s ...
Bears back in title game after mauling Cornell
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 9, 2019
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Clairton’s two-year absence from the WPIAL championship game is over. The top-seeded Bears were determined not to come up short again, smothering No. 4 Cornell, 39-0...
Tigers in semifinals after upsetting Penn Hills
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 9, 2019
By Dylan Cleland TTM News Wire Services For the second consecutive year, third-seeded Penn Hills met McKeesport in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, but this time, the script flipped.   In 2018, the Indi...