Obituaries
By obits 
September 13, 2019
Judith A. Watson, 75, of North Charleroi, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Jan. 27, 1944, in Yukon, she was the daughter of the late Ellsworth and Melissa Hoake Cochr...
Charleroi dominates Brownsville
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The Charleroi boys soccer team continued to operate like a well-oiled machine Thursday night.   The Cougars scored seven of their goals in the first 30 minutes of an...
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Thomas Jefferson knew if it kept putting pressure on Gateway, the dam would eventually break. And that it did. In a section game against the Gators (0-6) on Thursday, Thoma...
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Despite an injury to a key starter, the Frazier volleyball team continued its tear through Section 3-2A with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Beth-Center Thursday. The Comm...
Chamber honors community leaders
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few Mid-Mon Valley business owners were in the spotlight Thursday as they were honored at the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet. In a c...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By EMILY BENNETT DILULLO ebennett@yourmvi.com Residents of Aliquippa Avenue approached Monessen council Thursday night for help with a rat and rodent infestation. At least eight residents and neighbor...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora is once again looking for a new borough administrator. Council voted to hire Jerad Cypher of East Washington during last week’s special meeting, but Cypher...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Two people are in custody and Allegheny County homicide detectives are looking for a third person after a woman was found dead in McKeesport’s Renziehausen P...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com A Fayette County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 51 in Rostraver Township Thursday morning after colliding with a Peterbilt truck.   According...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 13, 2019
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A Port Vue man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 15 years imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal na...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 12, 2019
Joshua Adam Cole, 39, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. He was born April 26, 1980, in Monongahela, the son of Virginia “Ginny” Healey Cole who survives and resides in Monongahe...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 12, 2019
Helen A. Yonko Manning, 85, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in her residence. She was born in Monessen on March 23, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dacko ...
David L. Moskovitz – Belle Vernon
Obituaries
By obits 
September 12, 2019
David L. Moskovitz, 58, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend a memorial Mass in celebration of Dav...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 12, 2019
Tina L. Richardson, 57 of Monongahela, River Hill, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in her home. Born Nov. 28, 1961, in Honesdale, Pa., she was the daughter of Phyllis Miller Bouselli of Lake Beach, Pa...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 12, 2019
Doris “Dee” Leslie Smail, 76, of New Eagle, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Dee was born on Feb. 28, 1943, in Ryhope, England. She joined the Royal Air Force where she married,...
Touch-a-Truck event to help local families
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 11, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com An area church – and dozens of volunteers and organizations – are hoping to make a larger-than-life impact in the Magic City this weekend. The “Touch a Truck: Touch ...
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 11, 2019
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Another Washington Township meeting has once again left residents and Justice for Otto supporters frustrated. For nearly seven months, residents from area communitie...
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 11, 2019
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Negotiations are continuing between the Elizabeth Forward School District and PA Coach Lines, with no disruption in bus transportation expected. The school dist...
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 11, 2019
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Dunlevy man’s latest appeal of his 2011 murder conviction has been denied by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Robert Urwin Jr., 62, was found guilty of third...