Koteles keeps up family’s racing success
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 3, 2020
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Cody Koteles called his rookie season as a stock car racer a success. And that’s probably an understatement since he took three first-place finishes racing in the Hobby Stock...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 3, 2020
Shirley R. Putra, 96, Monongahela, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in her home. She was born April 15, 1924, in Turtle Creek, the daughter of Howard L. and Ethel M. Hunter Ocker. Shirley was a graduate of ...
Day of decision arrives
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By JEFF STITT and   TAYLOR BROWN jstitt@yourmvi.com tbrown@yourmvi.com A deeply contentious, divided election season has led to this point: Election Day 2020. The national conversation has voters wond...
Cal U to offer in-person spring semester classes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com If California University of Pennsylvania students are ready to come back to class, they will have that option this spring. On Monday, the university announced it wil...
Junior band to headline Night at the Coaches V
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts is getting ready for a milestone event this weekend when it debuts “A Night At The Coaches V.” The dinner-dance style show ends t...
Monessen considers Human Relations Commission
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November 2, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen might establish its own Human Relations Commission. But first, city council plans to pass an ordinance that updates its existing laws regardi...
Keep America Beautiful says clean-ups possible in pandemic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s second surge, volunteer-based Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful says it’s still possible to help pick up litter in the region. The ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The way has been cleared for work to begin on the pressurized sewer line that runs from Buena Vista to the sewage treatment plant in McKeesport. Elizabeth Towns...
Shady Side Academy shuts out Warriors
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward’s historic boys soccer season came to an end Monday night.   The fifth-seeded Warriors played a solid brand of defense in the first half but were u...
Rams overwhelm Warriors in PIHL opener
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports The Ringgold hockey team took control of a tight game early in the third period and frustrated Elizabeth Forward over the final 10 minutes of a 9-3 season-opening win...
Commodores’ postseason run comes to an end
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2020
By JASON BLACK MVI Sports During the regular season, the Waynesburg volleyball team used two wins against rival Frazier to earn a section championship. On Monday night, the Raiders used a victory over...
Frank L. Britt – Monongahela
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November 2, 2020
Frank L. Britt, 77, of Monongahela, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in his home. A son of the late James E. and Rose P. Porter Britt, he was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, on May 30, 1943. Frank...
Paul L. Kolodziej – Washington Township
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November 2, 2020
Paul L. Kolodziej, 48, of Washington Township, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, after a battle with cancer. A son of the late Donald J. Kolod-ziej and Linda Gourn Kolodziej, who survives and resid...
Anthony Charles Lekse – Elizabeth Township
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November 2, 2020
Anthony Charles Lekse, 81, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. He was born Oct. 15, 1939, in Russellton and was the son of the la...
Kathleen ‘Kathy’ J. Vivio – Monessen
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November 2, 2020
Kathleen “Kathy” J. Vivio, 70, of Monessen, died Sunday Nov. 1, 2020, in Magee Womens Hosptial of UPMC, Pittsburgh. She was born on Sept. 5, 1950, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late Hugo “Midge”...
Dorothy, Toto at BV parade
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2020
Abella Majors, 3, of Monessen was dressed as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” at the Halloween parade Saturday in Belle Vernon.
CMU holds ‘listening event’ to aid business climate
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Carnegie Mellon University is taking an interest in current and potential business owners and developers in the state’s 45th Senatorial District and the Greater Pittsb...
Carroll Twp. man’s long health struggle leads to award
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Chris Sekora’s hard work in the face of adversity paid off Friday when he was named Water Operator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association.   Sekora,...
New music coming from Gene the Werewolf
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Friday the 13th might be considered an unlucky day for the superstitious, but local rock and roll fans can rejoice when the ominous date arrives in a couple ...
Rostraver Public Library offers  touch-free system for checkout
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Public Library now offers patrons a nearly touch-free system for checking out library materials. The automated system allows patrons to scan their...