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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State Police have pledged their support to Asian-American communities. In a letter sent to local, state and federal stakeholders, police said in additio...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A West Jefferson Hills food service employee has tested positive for coronavirus, the district learned Thursday morning. The employee hasn’t been on school ground...
Bonding tough for first-year head coaches
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Any time there’s a coaching change with a high school program, it takes a while for the new mentor and his/her players to form a trusting bond. Now in the midst of...
Remember When?: BVA wins section opener
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 2, 2020
By RICK BRUNI JR. Sports Writer Belle Vernon vs. East Allegheny baseball FAYETTE CITY – Down 5-0 in the first inning, the Belle Vernon Area baseball team began its section opener Wednesday resembling ...
Obituaries
By obits 
April 2, 2020
Margaret Winfield, 94, of Coal Center, died peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Charleroi, a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Veboski Holko. She was a member o...
Obituaries
By obits 
April 2, 2020
Valerie Ann Berty, 60, of Jeannette, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, peacefully at her home with her family in Culpeper, Va. She was born Feb. 2, 1960, in Jeannette, a daughter of Wesley and Mary Joanna...
Obituaries
By obits 
April 2, 2020
Margaret Jean Evans, 90, of Monessen passed away on March 30, 2020, in Country Manor of Kittaning. She was born in Pittsburgh on June 18, 1929, a daughter of the late James E. and Ann Saliek Boyer. Ma...
Dr. Eugene W. Feldman Lewistown, Pa. –  formerly of Monessen
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By obits 
April 2, 2020
Dr. Eugene W. Feldman, 101, of Lewistown, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his home. Born Oct. 31, 1918, in Monessen, he was the son of the late Emanuel and Sadie Windt Feldman. In addition to...
Marlene Geary –  Normalville
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By obits 
April 2, 2020
Marlene Geary, 66, of Normalville, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in her home. She was born Feb. 4, 1954, in Donora, the daughter of Helen Debowski Pipik and t...
Obituaries
By obits 
April 2, 2020
Rose “Wee” Gibson, 81, of Marianna, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020, in her home. She was born July 21, 1938, in Van Voorhis and was a 1956 graduate of Charleroi High School. Rose was a homemaker w...
Obituaries
By obits 
April 2, 2020
Carolyn Marie “Lynne” Delsandro, 74, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Born in Donora on Aug. 1, 1945, she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Zelinsky Varosky. Lynn was ...
William G. ‘Bill’ Paterson – Monongahela
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By obits 
April 2, 2020
William G. “Bill” Paterson, 88, of Monongahela, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born on Nov. 24, 1931, in Collinsburg, the son of the late Andrew Paterson an...
McKeesport’s Renzie Park to see upgrades
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 1, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Upgrades will soon be coming to McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park. City council on Wednesday awarded the Renzie Park walking trail project contract to El Grande Industrie...
Sheetz launching free kids meals program
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 1, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Sheetz will launch a free meal program today. On Wednesday the company announced the program, aimed to help children and families in need during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Rostraver takes care of business via virtual meeting
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 1, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioners held a virtual meeting Wednesday night to meet the needs of social distancing during the current health crisis and to keep reside...
‘Let There be Light’
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 1, 2020
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent An online social media campaign, called “Let There be Light” encouraged residents to place luminaries and candles outside their home Wednesday as a show of supp...
Landslide closure of Route 906 will continue until Friday
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By Stacy Wolford 
April 1, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A portion of state Route 906 between Monessen and Interstate 70, which has been under an emergency closure since 2 a.m. Monday as the result of a landslide, will not b...
Shahan, Leopards still waiting for chance at PIAAs
By Jeremy Sellew 
April 1, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area swim team was one of the last teams to register when it arrived at Bucknell University for the PIAA championships on Thursday, March 12. Afte...
Remember when – April 2, 1984
By Jeremy Sellew 
April 1, 2020
Four share spotlight with Valley Golden Panthers (Editor’s Note: During these unprecedented times, the sports staff at the MVI will republish stories from the Valley Independent archives.) By BRIAN HE...
Charles ‘Chuck’ Woss  – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
By obits 
April 1, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Woss, 63, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, after a one-year battle with several health issues. A son of the late James and Eleanor Marsoli Heffran and Ch...