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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle council members and the borough’s street crew reached a deal on a new contract Tuesday, but the decision wasn’t without controversy. Council member...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority driver, who last worked Dec. 7, has tested positive for COVID-19. The driver last worked on the Local 2 route a little more tha...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough is ready for today’s snowstorm with a full shipment of salt, a new loader and two new part-time, occasional street department employees for sn...
Epps picks Duquesne
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Since he was little, Antonio Epps always wanted to play college football at the Division I level. Now, the dream has become a reality. The South Allegheny two-way ...
Naylor one to remember
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports When I was first told Sunday about the passing of Ed Naylor, I thought it was one of Eddie’s jokes being played on me. That’s because nobody enjoyed a good prank like Ed Nayl...
Wilma Lundy Furlong – Allenport
Obituaries
By obits 
December 15, 2020
Wilma Lundy Furlong, 83, of Allenport, passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at her home. Born in Charleroi on July 17, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Jewel Slaughter Lundy. Wil...
Obituaries
By obits 
December 15, 2020
Private services were held for John R. Gaidos, 88, of Charleroi, who passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Born on March 30, 1932, he was the son of the late John and Anna Gaidos. He was a member of...
Timothy M. Jones – Long Branch
Obituaries
By obits 
December 15, 2020
Timothy M. Jones, 61, of Long Branch, passed away on Dec. 13, 2020, in his home. The son of the late William and Ann Gaisbacher Lorenzi Jones, Tim was born March 17, 1959, in North Charleroi. A gradua...
Frederick ‘Fred’ Murdock – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
By obits 
December 15, 2020
Frederick “Fred” Murdock, 75, of Rostraver Township, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at his home. He was born Dec. 25, 1944, in North Charleroi, the son of the late Frederick Murdock...
Obituaries
By obits 
December 15, 2020
Carol Timko Pikor, 72, formerly of Monongahela, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, in Estero, Fla. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Ann Timko. She was also predeceased by her husband, Joe Pikor,...
Vaccine arrives at MVH
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monday brought 1,126 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley, but it also brought the first shipment of the COVID-...
Charleroi to hire borough manager
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in six years, Charleroi will soon have a new borough manager.   Council has talked about bringing back the position for several months. After a re...
BVA grants paid leave to 17 workers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area school board approved leave Monday for 17 employees in various positions throughout the district under the Family First Coronavirus Respon...
Valley aids Finleyville man with cancer fight
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley has stepped up in more ways than one to help a Finleyville family. Jeff Lewis was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the beginning of this year.   Af...
White Oak: Deadline arrives for decorating contest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 15, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Entries for White Oak’s first-ever borough-wide home decorating holiday contest must be received by today. Borough Manager John Palyo, reading from a message from Coun...
Now what? That’s the big question
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 14, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With practices halted until at least Jan. 4 due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown of youth and high school sports, high school coaches are left scrambling on how to keep...
EF’s Lewis picks Butler and football
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 14, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward senior Evan Lewis isn’t used to having much free time.   When he’s not at practice for football, basketball or baseball, Lewis is training on his o...
Philip R. Bongiorno – Carroll Township, formerly of Perryopolis
Obituaries
By obits 
December 14, 2020
Philip R. Bongiorno peacefully passed away to join his loving wife, Wanda, on Dec. 10, 2020. Philip was a proud Naval chief petty officer serving his country for over 25 years. He was employed by U.S....
Iva D. Doyle – Belle Vernon
Obituaries
By obits 
December 14, 2020
Iva D. Doyle, 86, of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. Daughter of the late Lloyd and Helen Mumford Brittingham, she was born in Snow Hill, Md., on Dec. 2, 1934. She was a member of Fir...
Edward C. Naylor – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
By obits 
December 14, 2020
Edward C. Naylor, 62, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.  Born in Charleroi on March 11, 1958, he was the son of Anna Vincent Naylor, who survives and resides in Rostraver Township, an...