Carol Claybaugh –  Fallowfield Township
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January 27, 2020
Carol Claybaugh Fallowfield Township Carol Claybaugh, 76 of Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday Jan. 25, 2020 in Allegheny General Hospital while surrounded by her family. She w...
Frederick John Katrinak –  formerly of Perryopolis
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January 27, 2020
Frederick John Katrinak formerly of Perryopolis Frederick John Katrinak, age 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. He was preceded in death by brother Richard, in infancy, pa...
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January 27, 2020
Deborah Nickolas Stockdale, FORMERLY OF VAN VOORHIS Deborah L. Nickolas, 68 of Stockdale, formerly of Van Voorhis, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 in her home. She was born Sept. 8, 1951 in Monongahela, ...
Judith Ann Pavlick Rasel –  Washington
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January 27, 2020
Judith Ann Pavlick Rasel Washington Judith Ann Pavlick Rasel, 80, of Washington, died on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in the Donnell House. She was born on April 17, 1939, in Charleroi, a daughter of the ...
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January 27, 2020
Gary Lee Amodei Charleroi Gary Lee Amodei, 63, of Charleroi, died on Friday Jan. 24, 2020. He was born on Sept. 16, 1956 at the North Charleroi Hospital to Laura Jane Watson Amodei and the late Earl G...
Vasilopita dinner at St. Spyridon
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January 27, 2020
The annual Vasilopita Dinner held Sunday at the Hellenic Center in Monessen was extra special this year as the congregation welcomed its new priest, Father Meletios Gianniodis, who just arrived in Mon...
House bill under fire from school choice proponents
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January 27, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com National School Choice Week has begun, and cyber-charter school leaders in Pennsylvania are pushing to stop state lawmakers from “taking away choice” from their studen...
Training starts early for junior firefighters
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January 27, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com If the firefighter in the blue helmet at a fire scene in Elizabeth looks a bit young, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Blue helmets designate junior firefighters...
Shirt sales aid family of late paramedic
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January 27, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Monongahela business is holding an online fundraiser for the family of a paramedic recently killed in the line of duty while responding to a crash on Interstate 70...
Jefferson Hospital offering course in infant & child CPR
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January 27, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com For new parents, bringing a newborn baby home is an exciting time to be cherished, but it comes with big responsibilities: making sure your house is baby-pro...
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January 27, 2020
By Ron Paglia Residents of the Mid-Mon Valley have found their way to McKeesport in a variety of ways over the years — automobiles, trains and boats. They had another option in the mid-1940s, a unique...
Moon rising at Seton Hill
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January 26, 2020
By Ashley Chase MVI Sports “Jimmy Moon from ‘dahntahn!’” The voice of the Griffins’ public address announcer rattled through the bleachers at the Salvitti Gymnasium at the Katherine Mabis McKenna Cent...
Bujdos nets hatty, leads Blue team to ASG win in Class B
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January 26, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive year, Brad Bujdos made his presence felt on PIHL All-Star weekend.   The Ringgold senior netted a hat trick and finished with four points ...
Belle Vernon Area’s  Shahan breaks records at WCCA championships
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January 26, 2020
By Andrew John Trib Total Media Heading into the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming and diving championships, Belle Vernon junior Ian Shahan and Mt. Pleasant senior Heather Gardner had t...
Michelle Lynn Behanna – Monongahela
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January 26, 2020
Michelle Lynn Behanna, 48, of Monongahela, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh. She was born March 25, 1971, in Washington, Pa., daughter of the late Robert Behanna and Kathlee...
James ‘Don’ Harrison – Carroll Township
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January 26, 2020
James “Don” Harrison, 85, of Carroll Township, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at his home with his loving family by his side. Born in Monongahela, on Aug. 5, 1934, he was the son of the late ...
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January 26, 2020
Frederick John Katrinak, 70, formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in the funeral home, and a funeral Mass will take place at 1...
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January 26, 2020
William S. “Bill” Jolley, 90, of Fayette City, died peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 24, 2020. Born in Fayette City on July 4, 1929, he was the son of the late Stephen Jolley and Mary Lindey Jolley. Bi...
‘Dee’s Tiger Splash’ shows gratitude to McKeesport schools
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January 25, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Danielle “Dee” List is well known around McKeesport for being an athlete, both at McKeesport Area High School and in the Special Olympics, but she is also known for ha...
Cats removed from White Oak home
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January 25, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nineteen cats and kittens were removed from a house in White Oak early Friday morning and are currently under the care of Humane Animal Rescue in East Liberty. ...