Whaley’s goal leads Rams over LH
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 23, 2020
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Ringgold girls soccer team dominated play Wednesday in its Section 2-3A game against Laurel Highlands. However, the Rams had to sweat it out to secure victory. Ri...
Jags finally top Oakland Catholic
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 23, 2020
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports With 31:10 left in the game, Hannah Henn approached the ball, ready for her penalty kick. With the score tied at 1-1, this was a chance for her Oakland Catholic team to tak...
Vinoski Winery Donations
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 23, 2020
Submitted The Vinoski Foundation and its team members donated $10,000 to local charities following its Molly Hatchet concert charity drive Sept. 10. The foundation donated $500 to the NYC Tunnels to T...
Elizabeth hires part-time police officer; sets trick-or-treat date
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 23, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The newest borough police officer may be a familiar face to some. Andrew Brent Teledgy is a borough resident and former officer. “He was a policeman for Elizabe...
Wolf’s veto of high school sports bill stands
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 23, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania House Republicans on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Bill 2787. The legislation would have authorized school districts to estab...
McKeesport school board president Lopretto applauds administrators
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 23, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board President Joe Lopretto said during Wednesday’s meeting he thinks public school administrators deserve a pat on the back and that they don’...
Emily June Walker Bowden –  formerly of Rostraver Township
Obituaries
By obits 
September 23, 2020
Emily June Walker Bowden, 91, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Columbia Cottage Assisted Living in Hershey. Born in Webster on June 23, 1929, she was the daughter of ...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 23, 2020
Mary Jane “TeTe” Russo, 75, of Donora, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born July 14, 1945, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late James C. and Mary D...
A day at the playground
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
Trinity Fauvie, 10, of Charleroi, Isabella Koerner, 6, of Fallowfield Township, Madalyn Cherry, 11, of Charleroi and Bella Wickerham, 6, of Charleroi play on the spider at the Dunlevy playground earli...
Judge refuses to grant stay on COVID-19 restrictions
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania Republicans and business owners scored a victory Tuesday when a federal judge denied a stay by Gov. Tom Wolf to continue coronavirus restriction...
Charleroi students returning to class four days a week
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi students will return to class next month. After hearing from several families during a special meeting Tuesday, the school board unanimously approved a fou...
BVA will consider back-to-school plan
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to review plans for bringing students back into classrooms full time. At an ag...
Kortz proposes change to driving without insurance law
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Rep. Bill Kortz has introduced a bill to allow for a civil penalty for driving without insurance. House Bill 2478 would allow vehicle owners to pay a fine rather...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com As a result of concerns about the coronavirus and pandemic restrictions, the Mon Valley HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk, which is held annually in McKeesport, will be virtual ...
Jaguars stun Rams with two late goals
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For a majority of Tuesday’s Section 3-3A showdown with Ringgold, the Thomas Jefferson boys soccer team struggled to put the ball in the back of the net.   The Jaguar...
McIntyre’s hat trick leads Cougars past Bearcats
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Charleroi boys soccer team kept things rolling Tuesday, taking advantage of a shorthanded Bentworth squad and capturing a 4-1 win at Myron Pottios Stadium. Inj...
Greensburg CC adds to Serra Catholic’s growing pains
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 22, 2020
By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports Chad Bruns knew there would be some growing pains for his Serra Catholic soccer team this season. With nine different players playing new positions this year, those growing...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 22, 2020
Stephen C. Gazi, 44, of Roscoe, crossed over to begin his new life on Sept. 18, 2020. He was born June 3, 1976, in New Eagle, son of the late George C. Gazi and Allison Farkos Gazi, who survives. He w...
Obituaries
By obits 
September 22, 2020
Jack E. Schollaert, 81, of Powhatan, Va., formerly of Long Branch, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in St. Francis Medical Center, Midlothian, Va. A son of the late Frank and Ruth B...