Obituaries
By obits 
November 20, 2020
Mary Ann Haywood, 82, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Nov. 19, 2020, at Mon Valley Care Center. The daughter of the late Fred and Emily Zaph, Mary Ann was born on Nov. 14, 1938. She was a grad...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 20, 2020
Sandy O’Dell, 77, of Monessen, passed away on Nov. 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry “Digger” O’Dell. She is survived by her daughter and best friend, Colette and her many fur ...
Meeting Santa at light-up night
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
Santa and Mrs. Claus listen to Christmas wishes from Kayden Kantner, 5, and Mikayla Kantner, 2, of Elizabeth during light-up night festivities Thursday in Elizabeth.
Ziccarelli wins ballot challenge; race tied
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli has pulled into a tie with Democratic incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster in the race for the 45th District seat. Ziccarelli,...
LaRosa Clubhouse in McKeesport closing Dec. 1
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After 75 years of providing services to McKeesport area youths, the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania is closing the LaRosa of McKeesport Clubhouse. In a prepa...
I-70 improvement project planned
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com After weeks of design, an eight-mile section of Interstate 70 between Bentleyville and the Belle Vernon Bridge will soon be modernized. Preliminary engineering for t...
7 virus deaths in Westmoreland County
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s skyrocketing COVID-19 case count has been making headlines for the last week or so, but Westmoreland County hit a grim record Thursday when it ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com In a 2-1 vote Thursday,   the Washington County Commissioners agreed to purchase the Crossroads Center office building across the street from the county office ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Students in the Monessen School District will soon have more accessible internet access outside of the classroom. Thanks to help from the Community Foundation of Wes...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Ringgold School District’s new Cyber Academy is growing, and officials are looking to expand the program to include its own teachers in the near future. Offi...
TJ focused on semifinal bout with Oil City
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 19, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Bill Cherpak doesn’t often have to worry about his players moving on from a big win and switching their focus to the next task at hand.   Thomas Jefferson celebrated...
Ruth Palkowitz Vlad –  McKeesport and Trenton, Ill.
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Ruth Palkowitz Vlad, 93, of McKeesport and Trenton, Ill., passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on Nov. 17, 2020, at St Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, Ill. Ruth was a devoted mother and grandmo...
Jeffrey K. ‘Rollo’ Maund –  California, Pa.
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Jeffrey K. “Rollo” Maund, 63, of California, Pa., died Thursday, Nov.19, 2020. He was born Saturday, March 9, 1957, in Charle- roi, a son of the late Roland and Bonnie Killius Maund. Rollo was the own...
Cynthia Ann Langford  –  Port Vue
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Cynthia Ann Langford, 61, of Port Vue, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. She was born in McKeesport, on Jan. 21, 1959, and is the daughter of the late Ralph Joseph Delmaster Jr. and the late Mary Stojakov...
Eileen M. Barker – Monessen
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Eileen M. Barker, 80, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Collier Township. She was born on Sept. 8, 1940, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Sylvester a...
Charles Byron Holman  – California, Pa.
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Charles Byron Holman, 37, beloved son of Terri and Kirk Holman, brother of James Holman, nephew of Henry Weremy, dear friend of Joshua Crockett and Shelly Downes, died on Nov. 17, 2020, in California,...
Jessica A. Trembush Naber –  Charleroi
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Jessica A. Trembush Naber, 36, of Charleroi, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh on May 15, 1984. Jessica attended Belle Vernon Area High School. She is survived by her father, John...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 19, 2020
Mark O’Lexa, 52, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Born Nov. 17, 1968, in New Eagle, he is the son of Patricia Behanna VanKirk of Finleyville and the late Ronald O’Lexa Sr. Mark was a 1988 gr...
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By obits 
November 19, 2020
Eloise S. Ondulick, 74, of Belle Vernon, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Uniontown on May 1, 1946, to the late Edward and Edna Owens Dacko, she was preceded i...
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 18, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com For the 17th straight year, it appears real estate taxes are holding steady in Rostraver Township, but property owners will be seeing a new tax on their bills t...