Area legislators supporting ID fee waivers for homeless people
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By Jeremy Sellew 
November 26, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley legislators are doing their part to help those living on fixed incomes or trying to reenter society. State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Towns...
Barbara A. Williams Mentzer  – North Belle Vernon
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By obits 
November 26, 2020
Barbara A. Williams Mentzer, 66, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Whitetail Springs Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, Castle Shannon. Born May 15, 1954, in Newfoundland, Can...
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By obits 
November 26, 2020
Roy Codeluppi, age 78, of Carroll Township, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at TownView Health and Rehabilitation Center in Canonsburg. He was born July 28, 1942, in Blythedale, the son of the late Arth...
Marilyn June  Firden – Elizabeth
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By obits 
November 24, 2020
Marilyn June Firden, 87, of Elizabeth, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. She was born on July 18, 1933, in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Stephen and Sophie Prerkawski Makiski.  She was...
Thelma Yvonne Hall – Perryopolis
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By obits 
November 24, 2020
Thelma Yvonne Hall, 98, of Jefferson Township, Perryopolis, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in her residence. She was born April 15, 1922, in Lemont Furnace, Pa., daughter of Homer Yauger and Ruth ...
William ‘Bill’ ‘Shifty’ Schaff  – Pittsburgh
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By obits 
November 24, 2020
William “Bill” “Shifty” Schaff, 85, beloved husband of Margot Kreutzer, went to be with his heavenly father on Nov. 21, 2020. He was born in Munhall on April 27, 1935. He grew up in the Hazelwood area...
James Robert Maloney – Belle Vernon, Washington Township
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By obits 
November 24, 2020
James Robert Maloney, 91, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family.  Jim and his twin were born June 24, 1929, in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, his twin brother Edwin lived j...
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November 24, 2020
Freda Bush, 73, of Victory Hill, died peacefully at home Nov. 22, 2020, with her family by her side. The daughter of the late Franklin and Freda Baker Miller, Freda was born on Dec. 4, 1946, in Connel...
Giving thanks in a year of COVID
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Chris David of Elrama has too much to be thankful for to not celebrate a traditional holiday. David was involved in a life-threatening traffic accident in June when ...
Deborah Kay Povich – Donora
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By obits 
November 24, 2020
Deborah Kay Povich, 56, formerly of Donora, died on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Canonsburg Hospital. She was born on Jan. 3, 1964, in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Marko “Mutsey” and Rebec...
Talking turkey with poultry farmers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Vicki Olexa likes dark turkey meat. “I like the white meat,” said her husband Mike. “Dark meat is so much better,” Vicki exclaimed. The age-old debate of which is tast...
Forward Twp. police deliver holiday dinner
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com For several families in the Elizabeth Forward area, hearing a police officer knocking on their door was a welcome sound this week as Forward Township officers d...
Monessen Christmas tree lighting will be virtual
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The Monessen Christmas tree lighting set for Saturday will now be a virtual event due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the area. The City of Monessen and Moness...
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November 24, 2020
Harry “Butch” Previsky, 73, of Long Branch, passed peacefully on Nov. 24, 2020, in Presbyterian Hospital. He was born Nov. 2, 1947, in North Charleroi, a son of the late Mike and Evelyn Lowery Previsk...
Mon Valley Jeepers ready for two-day toy collection
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com With the holidays quickly approaching, the Mon Valley Jeepers hope to collect more toys than ever before. The nonprofit organization was formed nearly 10 years ago a...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Members of the Christian Assembly of God in Bentleyville won’t let the COVID pandemic cancel their Christmas celebration. Instead of performing its annual Ch...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen No. 1 Fire Department reopened today after a 10-day closure due to COVID-19 cases among its firefighters. Municipal fire Chief Delmar Hepple said he made...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 24, 2020
By Eric Seiverling   eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle council approved a tentative 2021 budget with no tax increase Tuesday night. The borough’s tax rate will remain at 2.58 mills, but officials warn...