Michael Edward Collins Jr. – Roscoe
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July 7, 2020
Michael Edward Collins Jr., 18, of Roscoe, died unexpectedly Friday, July 3, 2020. He was born Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, in Monongahela Pa., a son of Michael E. Collins Sr. and Lesa Witmyer Collins. He wa...
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July 7, 2020
Helen Messerotes, 87, formerly of Charleroi, passed away on July 1, 2020. Born on May 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Xenovia “Jane” Tsoukaris Messerotes and Pantele “Peter” Messerotes. Hele...
Maria Alouise ‘MaryLou’ Conti Obitko – Monongahela
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July 7, 2020
Maria Alouise “MaryLou” Conti Obitko, 86, of Monongahela, died suddenly Monday, July 6, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Feb. 28, 1934, in Hazelkirk, she was the daughter of Joseph and Josep...
Jumping together
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 7, 2020
Sadie Mitchell, Charli Surdyn, Sierra Mitchell and Abbi Ross, all of Elizabeth Township, leap into the Buena Vista V.F.C. swimming pool. Pools should be popular spots the rest of the week, with high t...
Charleroi sets plans for new school year
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July 7, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will head back to the classroom next month. Superintendent Dr. Ed Zelich announced a preliminary reopening plan for students Monday — with al...
Monongahela library unveils its new sign
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July 7, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Library received a small facelift last week. Thanks to the area’s Library Lovers fundraising group, the library now has a new outdoor si...
Monessen: COVID-19 policy considered
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July 7, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council will consider the impact of COVID-19 on future events and employees’ potential vacation destinations. Late last week, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a...
Monessen’s Class of ’76 aids students
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July 7, 2020
By JEFF OLIVER For The MV Independent Diana Zugaro Becker was winding down the final year of her career as the guidance counselor at Mt. Lebanon High School.   With retirement directly in front of her...
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July 6, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A confrontation on a Charleroi street early Sunday turned violent and ended with one man suffering from a traumatic brain injury, police said. An arrest warrant was is...
Football coaches navigate new guidelines
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July 6, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With many local school boards approving return to play policies, local football teams are returning to the field for summer and off-season workouts under new guide...
Mitch’s shut out by Carmichaels
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July 6, 2020
By Dean Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports   A very short Fayette County Baseball League season means every game is of utmost importance. Monday night’s showdown between Carmichaels and Mitch’s Bail Bonds at V...
Maurice M. Vestrat  – Monongahela
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July 6, 2020
Maurice M. Vestrat, 81, of Monongahela, went home to be with Jesus on July 5, 2020. Known as “Reese,” he was born in Char- leroi to the late Gaspar and Jane Hag-gerty Vestrat on November 26, 1938. He ...
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July 6, 2020
David Bedner, 65, of Donegal, died after a brief illness Friday, March 13, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. David was born March 9, 1955, in New Eagle. He was the son of the late Francis ...
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July 6, 2020
Helen A. Malinowsky Trenk, 96, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital, with angels leading her into heaven. Born Sept. 21, 1923, in Fair...
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July 6, 2020
Mark L. Paluso, 58, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born May 10, 1962, in Charleroi, a son of the late Howard and Denise Kyle Paluso. Mark had ...
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July 6, 2020
Rosemary Maley, 91, of Monongahela, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Havencrest Nursing Center, Monongahela. She was born April 29, 1929, in Monongahela, the daughter of John and Esther Dudro Welsh. Ro...
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July 6, 2020
Frances L. Kosport Donora, formerly of Duquesne Frances L. Kosport, 72, of Donora, formerly of Duquesne, died June 24, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born Nov. 4, 1947, in Duquesne, she was the...
Waiting for the fireworks show
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 5, 2020
Jaelyn Caruso of Fallowfield Township and Gabby Pellegrini of Speers celebrate the Fourth of July with sparklers Saturday evening while waiting for fireworks to begin
Gyms get workout from fighting virus
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July 5, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com According to Peggy Herforth, the best defense against COVID-19 is a strong immune system. Herforth is the wellness director for the Mon Valley YMCA in Carroll Townsh...
Allegheny’s rate of new COVID-19 cases slows
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July 5, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s rate of new coronavirus cases per day remains in the triple digits in the midst of a surge of new cases in Western Pennsylvania. However, Sunda...