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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2020
By Stacy Wolford swolford@yourmvi.com It took a global pandemic to cancel my family’s annual Independence Day reunion. For the first time in 110 years, the Rosborough family reunion won’t take place o...
Obituaries
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2020
Frank Deutchki, 94, of Westerville, Ohio, formerly of California, Pa., died Wednesday, July 1, 2020. He was born Thursday, Sept. 10, 1925, in Daisytown, a son of the late Frank and Stella (Stukin) Deu...
Obituaries
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2020
Rose Rohland, 99, a former resident of Monessen, died July 1, 2020. She was the wife of the late Edward Rohland. Rose was born on March 10, 1921, daughter of the late Valentine and Helen Jarnecic Kova...
Lee Supply rolls past Edward Jones
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With just over three minutes left in the first half of its Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League contest against Edward Jones Wednesday night, Lee Supply f...
End of an era? Pergola’s job opened at Ringgold
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With over 600 wins and a state championship in over 50 seasons on the sidelines, Phil Pergola knows how things go when it comes to decision making in a school dist...
Another no-no for Hartman as Perryopolis continues to roll
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Two games into the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing, Perryopolis softball skipper Don Hartman’s team is right where he wants them. A perfect 2-0. Another dazzli...
Telegdy leads Warriors
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By DEAN DELLAMALVA Jr. MVI Sports The Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing has given area graduates the opportunity to play one more “season” before heading off to college. However, it also gives coach...
Jaguars FP holds off Rams
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Jaguars Fast Pitch found a way to fend off a late Rams Fast Pitch rally and claim a 6-5 win in red division play of the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball ...
Scherer leads Rams FP with her arm and her bat
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 2, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After a close loss to Jaguars FP in its opener of the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing, Rams Fast Pitch wasted no time getting on the board against rival Washin...
We did it! Charleroi Cougars graduate
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 1, 2020
Charleroi Area High School hosted commencement Wednesday at Myron Pottios Stadium. Shown, clockwise from top, are new graduates Leo Iacovangelo and Zach Summers; Jamie Protz and Dominic Pellegrini pos...
‘Bar walk’ protests Allegheny County on-site alcohol ban
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 1, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A group of Mon Valley residents walked from bar to bar in McKeesport purchasing to-go drinks Wednesday evening. But, they weren’t participating in your typical bar cra...
Wolf expands mask order to include outdoors
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 1, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com In an effort to curb an uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday an executive order requiring all residents to wea...
Belle Vernon’s 103rd annual Kennywood day canceled
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By Stacy Wolford 
July 1, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com For the first time in more than a century, Belle Vernon area residents won’t munch on Potato Patch fries, relax on the carousel or defy gravity on the Steel Curtain ...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 1, 2020
Ronald C. Allabach, 78, of Monongahela, died Monday, June 22, 2020, in his home. Born Dec. 22, 1940, in Queens, N.Y., he was the son of the late Robert and Florence Pivarnik Allabach. After his gradua...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 1, 2020
Mildred June “Millie” Ulbrich, 93, of Elizabeth Township, passed away, Friday, June 26, 2020. She was born June 8, 1927, in Blythedale and was the daughter of the late Alfred (Harris) Codeluppi and th...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 1, 2020
Patricia Ann Johns Sawka, 69, from North Charleroi, passed away in her home after a brief struggle with cancer, with her small but loving family surrounding her. Born on May 19, 1951, in New Eagle, Pe...
Farmers rallies past Howard Hanna
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 1, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Farmers Insurance made an early stake that it’s one of the favorites in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League. After trailing midway through the seco...
Perryopolis routs Cal Impulse to open Senior Swing
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 1, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Perryopolis wasted no time opening up the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing Tournament in impressive fashion, scoring 14 runs in the opening inning en route to a...
Warriors Fastpitch beats Washington Township with 17-hit effort
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 1, 2020
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Warriors Fast Pitch used a 17-hit effort to topple Washington Township, 8-1, on day one of the Mon Valley Independent Senior Swing softball tournament Tuesday evenin...