G. Thomas Caudill – Monongahela and formerly of West Newton
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October 27, 2021
G. Thomas Caudill of Monongahela and formerly of West Newton, went to join our Lord Jesus Christ at his home on Oct. 25, 2021. Tom was born in West Newton, son of Andrew Preston and Catherine Ann Davi...
Elizabeth adds part-time officer to police force
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October 27, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough Council skipped ahead on its agenda Tuesday to swear in a new part-time police officer. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of We...
White Oak: 8 candidates seek council seats
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October 27, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s a race for four council seats in White Oak, and eight candidates — four Democrats and four Republicans —   are on the ballot. Three of them are incumbents — Re...
Debra Lynn Harkins – Monessen
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October 27, 2021
Debra Lynn Harkins, 58, of Monessen, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at UPMC Shadyside. She was born on Dec. 23, 1962, in Century, Fla., daughter of the late William Henry Grantham and Sara Pearl Wilson. ...
Warriors eliminated in OT
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward girls soccer team had one of the best seasons in program history come to a screeching halt Tuesday, as No. 13 Quaker Valley stunned the Warri...
John Michael Hreno – Belle Vernon
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October 27, 2021
John Michael Hreno, 74, of Belle Vernon, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Born in Web-ster on Sept. 20, 1947, he was the son of the late John and Anna Zolock Hreno. John was a retired union pipefitter an...
3 years after Tree of Life, social media still breeds extremism
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 27, 2021
By MEGAN GUZA Trib Total Media Federal prosecutors say the mass shooting that Robert Bowers carried out at a Pittsburgh synagogue three years ago was preceded by disturbing, hate-filled activity on so...
Pritts nets hat trick; Cougars advance to quarterfinals
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October 27, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Yough has relied heavily on the offensive prowess of junior McKenzie Pritts this season.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon Valley...
George Kepic – formerly of Donora and Jamestown, N.Y.
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October 27, 2021
George Kepic, 92, formerly of Donora and Jamestown, N.Y., died on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at his daughter’s house in Level Green. He was the loving father of Lynne (Bill) Grant of Baldwin, Pam (Bob) Tr...
Raven William Anderson – Monessen
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October 26, 2021
Raven William Anderson, 58, of Monessen, transitioned peacefully at home on Sunday in Monessen after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 14, 1963, in North Charleroi, son of ...
Judith A. Buletza – Blainesburg, Pa.
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October 26, 2021
Judith A. Buletza, 77, of Blainesburg, Pa., died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, with her family by her side. She was born Tuesday, July 11, 1944, in Brownsville, a daughter of the late William a...
Feeling ‘Frozen’ at Elizabeth parade
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October 26, 2021
Molly McMillen, 4, of Elizabeth, Spencer Egenlauf, 3, of West Mifflin and Emma Brown, 3, of Elizabeth Township dressed up as characters from the movie “Frozen” at Monday’s Halloween parade in Elizabet...
Rose Janus – Monessen
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October 26, 2021
Rose Janus, 99, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at Jefferson Medical Center. She was born on Dec. 26, 1921, in Monessen and was the daughter of the late Nicholos and Roselia Evani...
Alice E. Lauderback – Charleroi
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October 26, 2021
Alice E. Lauderback, 74, of Charleroi, passed away on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Webster, N.Y. Born on Oct. 3, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lois Reis Moffit...
Dispute over masks continues at BVA
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Following a tumultuous start in which one resident was threatened with being ejected by police and another chose to leave over the state-mandated mask policy, t...
Eagles hand BVA girls another first-round loss
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Oakland Catholic entered James Weir Stadium as the lower-seeded team in the first-round WPIAL playoff matchup between the Eagles and Belle Vernon Area, but the Eag...
Brewster to introduce ‘duty to assist’ bill
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com After learning that prosecutors in the case of a man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train in Philadelphia don’t anticipate charging fellow passengers for not ...
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October 26, 2021
Janet R. Wilkinson Lucovitz, 74, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Penn Highlands Healthcare, Mon Valley, Carroll Township. Born April 16, 1947, in Greensburg...
Three-way contest in Monessen mayor’s race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 26, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com There will only be one name on the ballot in the Monessen mayor’s race, but there are three men running for the position. To read the rest of the story, please se...