James D. Harris –  California, Pa.
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By obits 
August 19, 2021
James D. Harris, 49, of California, Pa., died Aug. 17, 2021, at UPMC Monte-fiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, after a battle with a long illness. He was born Dec. 11, 1971, to James “Tucker” Edwin and Mari...
Trojans anchored by eight seniors
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 19, 2021
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Resiliency. It’s a word that is frequently used to describe a good volleyball team. It’s also been used to describe a lot of high school teams following the unique, COVID-19 ...
Obituaries
By obits 
August 19, 2021
Dana Yvonne Corrick Monessen Dana Yvonne Corrick, 50, of Monessen, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in her home. She was born April 4, 1971, in Monongahela, the daughter of Janet Baxter Goss...
Local Afghanistan veteran fears for those trapped in the country
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Each news story coming out of Afghanistan stirs up old memories and new concerns for Mark Smith, who spent nearly four years there as an engineer advisor to a p...
Monessen: Challenger disputed in mayor’s race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Another Monessen resident has tossed his cap into the ring for the mayoral race in the November election, but his status has been challenged in Westmoreland Count...
Charleroi alters policy on masks
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com When Charleroi Area School Board directors unanimously approved a reopening plan last month without a mask mandate, they didn’t anticipate a new variant of COVID-19 ...
Eye doctor’s office damaged
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A car accident Monday has closed a Charleroi doctor’s office indefinitely due to apparent structural damage. According to Charleroi fire Chief Bob Whiten Jr., a...
Rams looking forward to youth, depth
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Matt Snyder’s first year as Ringgold boys soccer coach wasn’t a memorable one. The Rams went 3-9 and missed the playoffs in Section 3-3A. And he lost six seniors from that te...
Vietnam Memorial Wall arrives in Washington Twp. today
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local nonprofit group of motorcycle enthusiasts known for helping neighbors from the Mon Valley and beyond is honoring Vietnam veterans and those who made the ultima...
Gladiators looking to build off record-breaking 2020 season
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports South Allegheny High School athletics as a whole have made tremendous strides and have achieved levels not seen in school history. One of those programs is the Gladia...
Robert L. Waggett   – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
August 18, 2021
Robert L. Waggett, 72, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital. A son of the late George and Virginia Peroney Waggett, he was born in North Charleroi on June ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A former Mon Valley Hospital therapeutic recreational specialist is suing the hospital in federal court, alleging he was fired following “racially motivated discrimina...
Kikla one of the Valley’s greatest on the diamond
By Mon Valley Independent 
August 18, 2021
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Ed Kikla was born on January 31, 1941, and he soon became, in effect, a baseball protege. His first brush with fame came on baseball diamonds before starring as an all-...
Obituaries
By obits 
August 18, 2021
Mildred “Sis” Maisano Bethem, 93, of Monongahela, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Born May 14, 1928, in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late John and Louise Dominic Maisano. A resident of Be...
Free back-to-school haircut
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
Jesalyn Arnold, 9, of Charleroi gets her hair styled by Alexis Walter, a cosmetology student at Douglas Education Center, during the DEC’s back-to-school haircut celebration Monday morning. Free hairc...
Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal policy
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
By the MVI staff President Joe Biden declared Monday that he stands behind his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, despite “gut-wrenching” images coming out of the country after the swi...
Habel named to BVA school board
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The first order of business at Monday’s Belle Vernon Area School Board meeting was to seat a new board member, filling the vacancy created last month by the res...
White Oak: Council criticized for its handling of firing
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A member of White Oak’s planning commission criticized council members in attendance at Monday’s council meeting, alleging a lack of communication on a personnel-relat...
N. Charleroi eyes burning law
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi residents may have to abide by new burning restrictions in the future. During a business meeting Monday, council discussed a proposed ordinance that ...
Two local counties gained population
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 17, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Two of the counties that are part of the Mon Valley have seen increases in population, according to figures from the 2020 U.S. Census. Allegheny County’s population ha...