Andrew J. Macko – Deland, Fla.
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November 17, 2020
Andrew J. Macko, 72, of Deland, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Born on Jan. 18, 1948, he was the son of the late Andrew and Helen Stankovich Macko of Monessen. Andy was a graduate of Mon...
Gloria Zeli – Speers
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November 17, 2020
Gloria Zeli, 89, of Speers, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at The Residence at Hilltop in Mon- ongahela. Born March 8, 1931, in Charle- roi, she was the daughter of the late Pete and Lo...
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November 17, 2020
Kenneth Paul Mosco, of Monessen, passed away in Mon Valley Hospital on Nov. 16, 2020. He was born in Charleroi on April 17, 1956, son of the late Anthony R. and Yvette Bertin Mosco Sr. Ken had been em...
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November 17, 2020
John Sedok, passed away on Nov. 16, 2020, in his Monessen home. He was born in Charleroi on July 6, 1934, son of the late Frank and Eva Hornansky Sedok. John was Episcopal by faith and had attended St...
Veterans dispose of used flags
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November 16, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com It wasn’t a rocket’s red glare, but flames lit the night sky Monday as local military veterans gathered to hold a flag burning and retirement ceremony at Mon...
Monessen is months late for 2019 audit
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November 16, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is months behind on getting its 2019 audit finished and there are conflicting stories about what may have caused the delay. When Councilman T...
France honors local World War II veteran
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November 16, 2020
By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com World War II veteran Frank Delia never talked about the horrors he faced after landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy two days after the historic June 6, 1944, invasi...
West Penn Power says most outages have been repaired
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November 16, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com High winds Sunday and early Monday tore down electric wires, felled trees and sent at least two area trampolines flying through the air. A trampoline ended up i...
No quick end to Senate race
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November 16, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The outcome of the 45th Senatorial District race may not be known for sure until Allegheny County’s elections division is entirely finished with its work. The dif...
Pa. officials don’t plan to bring back lockdowns
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November 16, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Although COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the state has no plans to put harsher restrictions back in place, leaving local officials, school districts and businesses ...
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November 16, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A volunteer group in Elizabeth Township is preparing to feed more than 60 people for Thanksgiving, but they’d like to be feeding many more. Elizabeth’s Guardian...
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November 16, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Communities across the Mon Valley have had to address problems with stray and feral animals. In North Charleroi, chickens seem to be the problem. During a virtual me...
Rams not happy with win over Falcons
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November 16, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold head coach Rick Kalinowski wasn’t at all pleased by his team’s performance in a 3-1 victory over Connellsville in PIHL Class B play Monday at the Rostraver ...
TJ gets first 2A win in convincing fashion
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November 16, 2020
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports A bump up in competition often forces a team to take its fair share of lumps.   Thomas Jefferson   — which moved up from Class A to 2A this season — found that out early on...
Dolores ‘Billie’ Johnson – West Mifflin
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November 16, 2020
Dolores “Billie” Johnson, 86, of West Mifflin, died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Dolores was born March 16, 1934, in Pricedale, the daughter of Russell Bizzelle and Hazel “Nana” Radcliff. S...
Minnie Kucia – Donora
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November 16, 2020
Minnie Kucia, 92, of Donora, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on Dec. 20, 1927, in Donora, a daughter of the late Michael a...
Fred Warren – Monongahela
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November 16, 2020
Fred Warren, 96, of Monongahela, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in the Greensburg Care Center. He was born April 18, 1924, in Monongahela, the son of William and Rose Winters Warren. Fred served and w...
TJ repeats as champions
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November 16, 2020
Thomas Jefferson players pose with the trophy Saturday after defeating Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game.
Valley’s COVID-19 numbers still rising
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November 16, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s new COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high Sunday with 527 new patients. Allegheny County Health Department broke from its standard practice and r...
Human relations commission on hold in Monessen
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November 16, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council decided last week to table a vote on an ordinance that would update existing laws regarding discrimination and create a human relations comm...