Ernest ‘Ernie’ Truffa Jr. – Canonsburg, formerly of Gallatin
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By obits 
September 3, 2020
Ernest “Ernie” Truffa Jr., 82, of Canonsburg, formerly of Gallatin, died Aug. 27, 2020, at home. He was born Jan. 17,1938, in Gallatin, son of the late Vicenza “Vee” and Ernest “Banjo” Truffa. Ernie w...
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September 3, 2020
George Stephen Andrachek passed away on Aug. 20, 2020, in his home. Stephen was born in Monessen to George and Christine Andrachek in 1950. He worked for U.S. Steel, served in the U.S. Air Force, then...
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September 3, 2020
Deborah H. Kudrec, 65, of Glassport, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Oct. 13, 1954, in Braddock, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Anne Marto Go...
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September 3, 2020
Mary E. Rice, 96, of California, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at her home. Born in Fallowfield Township on May 11, 1924, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Endreszl Klingovsky. S...
Yough’s Waldier brothers ready to go after up-and-down season
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 2, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com It’s been a little over a year since Tristan Waldier’s sophomore season at Yough came to a drastic, premature end. The Cougars’ starting quarterback suffered a seaso...
Wolf allows fans, keeps restrictions
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 2, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Governor Wolf Wednesday announced he has lifted the ban on spectators at interscholastic sports events. So, the bright side is fans can be in the stands for local ...
Ex-cop maintains innocence, gets probation in oppression case
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com A former Monongahela police officer stood by his claim of innocence inside the Washington County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday, telling the judge he would ...
Cherepko talks crime, defends McKeesport police force
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Referring to crime, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko took time during his mayor’s report Wednesday to address council and a few residents in attendance about what he ...
Long-term lane restrictions end on Elizabeth Bridge
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2020
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com For the first time since March 2019, long-term lane restrictions were removed Wednesday from the Elizabeth Bridge. There will still be periodic short-term restr...
Charleroi may host virtual Community Days concerts
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Despite the coronavirus pandemic, a longstanding tradition in Charleroi may have an opportunity to reach its largest audience yet. Each year, Charleroi’s Community D...
Rostraver Township to use donated land for recreation
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 2, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Nearly 10.5 acres of land adjacent to the DiVirgilio Sports Complex has been donated to Rostraver Township. The commissioners Wednesday voted to accept the land...
William ‘Bill’ Stack –  Rostraver Township
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By obits 
September 2, 2020
William “Bill” Stack, 65, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Born in North Charleroi on Aug. 2, 1955, he was the son of the late Michael and Adamae Clendaniel Stack. Bill was a mainte...
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September 2, 2020
Eugene J. Altomari, 85, of Monessen, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. He was born May 11, 1935, in Monessen, son of the late Ralph and Angeline Caruso Altomari. Eugene served his country during t...
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September 2, 2020
Ernest Truffa Jr., formerly of Monongahela, passed away peacefully on Aug. 27, 2020, in hospice care, comfortably in his home. He leaves behind his youngest son, Marc Truffa and his wife Amanda, who w...
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September 2, 2020
Lucinda Rose Jones, 41, of Finleyville, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. She was born Sept. 17, 1978, in Jeannette, a daughter of George and Cheryl Uncapher Reeger of West Newton. Lucinda was a graduate of...
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September 2, 2020
Michael T. Twardy passed away on July 6, 2020, at the Hallsworth House in Monessen, after battling dementia and complications brought on by hip surgery. Mike or Mickey, known to most of his family, wa...
First day of school
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2020
Dominica Homa-Childs, 8, of Donora gets off the bus Tuesday after her first day of school as a third grader at Ringgold South Elementary.
Charleroi dealing with feral cats again
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Feral cats have once again become a project in the Magic City.   Dr. Faith Bjalobok, founder of the Fluffyjean Fund for Felines, a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return progr...
Carroll Township supervisors address subsidence
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors assured residents on Greenridge Drive affected by mine subsidence that they’re aware of the situation and working on a solution....
Valley cartoonist is Google Doodle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 1, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The first African-American female cartoonist, Jackie Ormes, grew up in Monongahela and was featured Tuesday as the subject of the Google Doodle. A Google Doodle i...