Monessen votes to replace injured police officer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily promote a part-time officer to full-time while another officer is unable to work. Mayor Matt Shorraw said an of...
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August 11, 2021
Dorothy Ann Turnbull, 86, of Wickhaven, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tender Loving Care Personal Care Home. A daughter of the late Herbert J. and Dorothy Mae Sexton Hawk, she ...
EF set to defend section crown
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 11, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward boys soccer team is coming off one of the program’s most successful seasons in recent history.   Last fall, the Warriors won their first sectio...
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August 11, 2021
Joanne Prusko, 78, of Glassport, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne Michaelson Prusko. She is survived by her nephew, Pete (Lisa) Prusko; and niece, Andrea Prus...
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August 11, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com New Eagle’s dump truck woes continued Tuesday night. After spending the past month researching and debating the cost effectiveness of replacing the engine in...
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August 11, 2021
Philip Edmond Rossetti, 69, of South Park, formerly of Greensburg, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb. 28, 1952, in Charleroi, the son of the late Sisto...
Derrick A. Baka
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August 10, 2021
  Derrick A. Baka, 30, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. He was the loving father of Avamarie Baka; son of Shelley L. (Hinerman) and the late Ronald Mavilla and Arthur Baka; grandson...
Richard A. Chaussinand – Monongahela
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August 10, 2021
Richard A. Chaussinand, 89, of Monongahela, Carroll Township, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop. Born Jan. 30, 1932, in Elizabeth, he was the son of Paul A. Sr. and Mary Stirbi...
Village for Kids springs back to life
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August 10, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com International Village, a three-day festival dedicated to the culture and traditions of the many ethnicities contributing to the history of McKeesport, kicks off today....
Robert ‘Bob’ Havrin – Lake Bluff, Ill.
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August 10, 2021
Robert “Bob” Havrin, 65, of Lake Bluff, Ill., died suddenly on Friday, July 30, 2021. Born on Dec. 29, 1955, in Belle Vernon. Robert was the son of the late John and Sarah Uhrin. Bob enjoyed travel, c...
Flavors on display at Festival of Nations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 10, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will welcome residents from throughout the Mon Valley to its annual ethnic food festival this weekend. There will be plenty of homemade...
Mon City residents could have water service disrupted
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 10, 2021
Some residents in Monongahela could be without water today as emergency repairs are made to a water main in the city. According to a notice released Monday by Pennsylvania American Water, crews will b...
Marjorie Diane Lopez – Belle Vernon
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August 10, 2021
Marjorie Diane Lopez, 69, of Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully at home on Mon-day, Aug. 9, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 13, 1952, to John C. and Shirley Demko. On June 27, ...
Work at Mounds Park may resume soon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 10, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela residents and children looking forward to using the newly renovated Mounds Park may soon get their wish. After a long delay with paperwork put th...
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August 10, 2021
Betty Himich, 69, of Arnold City, Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at Havencrest Rehab Center, Carroll Township. She was born Jan. 21, 1952, in Uniontown, daughter of Charles Cole an...
Expectations remain high for Charleroi boys soccer
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 10, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Charleroi boys soccer team has won three straight section championships. And while this year, the expectation is to go get the fourth straight, the goals remai...
Forward Township: Residents urged to attend Aug. 18 zoning hearing
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August 10, 2021
BY CHRISTINE HAINES CHAINES@YOURMVI.COM The upcoming planning commission hearing for Coronado Coal was the main topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Forward Township supervisors. The hearing...
Lynn joins coaching staff at Seton Hill
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 10, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com As the Seton Hill baseball team made its way through the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional and NCAA championships earlier this summer, Parker Lynn watched with inte...