Winery gives $7,000 to Rostraver Police Department
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 25, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Police Department received an unexpected surprise Friday afternoon. Walt and Roxanne Vinoski, owners of Rostraver’s Vinoski Winery and the Vino...
Pennywise costume gets attention on Mon River
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 25, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With area residents getting into the Halloween spirit, one Mon Valley jokester recently broke out a famous horror costume and took to the water. The Bentleyville res...
Celene’s Angels to host fundraiser in New Eagle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 25, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Breast cancer has had a big impact on Celene Petre’s life. Celene, a New Eagle resident, is a two-time breast cancer survivor, and the disease claimed the life of her ...
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September 25, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com On the heels of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deeming trick or treat a “higher risk” fall holiday season activity, Liberty Boro Council announced...
Charles J. Feher Belle Vernon
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September 25, 2020
Charles J. Feher, 85, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Charleroi on Oct. 7, 1934, a son of the late Charles Feher Sr. and...
Kathleen D. Gillespie  – Monongahela
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September 25, 2020
Kathleen D. Gillespie, 73, of Monongahela, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Irvine DeSimone, she was born in McKeesp...
Larry G. Lenzi  – Monongahela
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September 25, 2020
Larry G. Lenzi, 74, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in the East Liverpool City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio, due to injuries suffereded in an automobile accident. He was born April 4, ...
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September 25, 2020
John F. Pileggi White Oak, formerly of Monongahela John F. Pileggi, 62, of White Oak, formerly of Monongahela, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Friends will be received at MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216...
Nagy golden as BVA beats TJ
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September 25, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There was more than one big game between Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon Area scheduled this week. The night before the two districts’ football teams take the fi...
Elizabeth Forward shut down by South Park
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 25, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward’s misfortunes against South Park continued Thursday night as the Warriors suffered a 2-0 setback in a battle between a pair of Section 1-2A unbeate...
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 25, 2020
By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports It didn’t matter if the stadium lights were on or not. The Monessen boys soccer team just lit up the scoreboard instead. Issues with the lights delayed the game with ...
Photo of Charleroi girl at Ginsburg memorial gets worldwide exposure
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 24, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Standing at the bottom of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, 2-year-old Frankie Frezzell blew a kiss to the late Supreme Court Ju...
Allegheny County: Virus restrictions lifted
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September 24, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Allegheny County Health Department lifted its county-ordered COVID-19 restrictions Thursday afternoon, but reminded residents that state coronavirus orders remain in e...
Elizabeth Twp. chief reflects on long police career
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September 24, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com With a 31-year career in law enforcement, there are experiences Elizabeth Township police Chief David Kerestes can never forget and others he hopes he never for...
Knitwits able to gather again
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September 24, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Between the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the closing of the yarn shop that had been home base for more than a decade, it looked as if the Knitwits knittin...
MMVTA hopes to help seniors vote in person
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September 24, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Mon Valley residents may receive a helping hand getting out to vote on Election Day. At Thursday’s meeting, Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority board members di...
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September 24, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board approved the 2020-21 school calendar Wednesday. “The school calendar was adjusted based on the adjustment to the start of the school year,...
Siobhan Natoya Ford – Monessen
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September 24, 2020
Siobhan Natoya Ford, 36, was born on Dec. 31, 1983, and departed life on Sept. 16, 2020. She was one of the lights of our life. She was bubbly, happy and always had a smile on her face. She was the da...
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September 24, 2020
Sonja Metzner Alberta, 82, of Bethel Park, peacefully entered the Lord’s presence on Sunday morning, the 20th of September 2020. She was at her home with her daughters at her side when she entered thr...
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September 24, 2020
Teresa J. Clark, 70, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. A daughter of the late Victor and Evelyn Vitz Gelotti, she was born on March 22, 1950, in Speers. Teresa was a lifelong r...