Rams FP wins thriller to advance to semifinals
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 8, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With no outs in the top of the eighth inning and Nya Adams standing at second base with the potential go-ahead run in a 1-1 game, Rams Fast Pitch coach Gregg Adams o...
Perryopolis brings the pop against Washington Township
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 8, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With an uptick in competition, the result remained the same for Perryopolis in the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball tournament Tuesday. Logan Hartman f...
Jaguars FP walks around Cal Impulse to reach semis
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 8, 2020
By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports The Jaguars FP squad took advantage of California’s pitching struggles in the opening two innings to cruise into the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing semifinals with a 17...
Warriors roll to pair of wins, reach semifinals
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 8, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Warriors Fast Pitch coach Harry Rutherford had 15 players listed on his roster for a pair of games in the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball tournament Wed...
EF Warriors hit the field
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 8, 2020
Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Elizabeth Forward Warriors seniors AJ McCorkle and Jordan Pinneri are shown with head coach Harry Rutherford before a Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing S...
Donations sought for McKeesport K-9 officer battling cancer
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 8, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport police K-9 Unit is calling on the community to help cover the costs of medical treatment for Stryker, a K-9 officer suffering from cancer treatment comp...
Charleroi councilwoman censured, fined for social media post
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 8, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Councilwoman Heidi Cramer said she is tired of playing “cat and mouse.” Near the end of a business meeting Wednesday, Cramer made a motion to censure and f...
Mary Kathryn Hutoff Nega
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By obits 
July 8, 2020
Mary Kathryn Hutoff Nega passed gently to eternal rest on the evening of July 7, 2020, surrounded by the em-brace of her beloved family. Mary was 94 years young and looked forward to celebrating her 9...
Robert ‘Bobby’ S. DuCarme –  Belle Vernon
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By obits 
July 8, 2020
Robert “Bobby” S. DuCarme, 50, of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Nov. 5, 1969, in New Eagle, the son of Rose Marie DuCarme who resides...
Dust in the wind
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
Perryopolis’ Kathryn Barch pauses in the batter’s box as a strong breeze kicks up dust from the infield Tuesday in the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing Tournament.
New restrictions expected in 5 area counties
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Today, Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to prohibit indoor dining at restaurants and bars in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties for at least...
Pittsburgh Diocese announces changes relating to virus
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By Brian C. Rittmeyer Trib Total Media The Diocese of Pittsburgh cited ongoing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for staff layoffs and the relocation of its central administration....
Carroll Twp. to develop website
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Residents in Carroll Township may soon be able to get township information and news updates from the Internet. At Tuesday’s meeting, Carroll Township supervi...
RESA car show to continue despite pandemic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The COVID-19 pandemic won’t stop the RESA Regional Police Department from hosting its only annual fundraiser.   The police department will hold its 15th annual car s...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of people from Charleroi who were setting off fireworks on a borough street late last month have been charged after allegedly assaulting three Charleroi reside...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A couple has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly leaving their pets unattended inside their residence for more than a week while on vacation. Robert Wil...
Bednar impressive in debut, Perry rolls
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Lightning and dark clouds surrounded Commodores Field for much of the final two innings during the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing Tournament’s opening game in...
Falcons FP rolls to two-inning triumph over Cal Impulse
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July 7, 2020
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Falcons Fast Pitch used a big first inning effort to capture a 9-0 two-inning victory over Cal Impulse Tuesday in Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball tourna...