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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com First responders gathered Sunday at McKeesport High School to celebrate a large fundraising accomplishment.   Through the McKeesport Public Safety Initiative, managed ...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 2, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the owners of Bill’s Feed in Charleroi prepare for retirement, the Mon Valley Alliance has big plans for the site of the supply store.   Rick and Debbie McGavitt ...
Warriors earn state playoff bid
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Saying the Elizabeth Forward and West Mifflin softball teams are familiar with one another may be an understatement. The two teams met for the third time this seas...
Frazier shut out by LV’s Griffin
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com All season long, teams in Class 2A have experienced trouble finding success against Ligonier Valley hurler Maddie Griffin.   On Tuesday, Frazier found out why.   The...
Karp, Rocco pitch Eagles past Mikes
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2021
By DEAN   DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports Serra Catholic put its loss to Seton LaSalle behind it and got great pitching from Zach Karp and Max Rocco in taking down Carmichaels, 7-2, in a WPIAL Class 2A cons...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 1, 2021
Paul Edward McCloskey Jr., 70, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at his home on May 31, 2021. Born in Charleroi on Feb. 21, 1951, he is the son of the late Paul Edward Sr. and Florence Pritchard Mc...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 1, 2021
Stanley Remiszewski, 94, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Paramount Senior Living, McMurray. Born April 1, 1927, in Poland, he was the son of the late Alexa...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 1, 2021
Violet J. Smith, 79, of Monongahela, died Monday, May 31, 2021, in Premier Washington Health Center. She was born Aug. 21, 1941, in Blythedale, the daughter of Addison W. and Allison Stewart George. V...
Mon Valley pays tribute to fallen troops
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A small group of veterans, patriotic Mon Valley residents and families of those who served the United States in the military gathered in Monessen Sunday to honor the c...
Blessing of the bikes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
Kevin Baumgartner of Elizabeth participates in a blessing of the bikes Sunday at Fells Methodist Church in Belle Vernon. Conducting the blessing are Pastor Zack Bohinski and Ed Gnoth.
Monessen will keep parade for high school graduates
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A new tradition has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic as the City of Monessen and its school district will hold a second annual senior class parade this month. Th...
Steingrabe honored for work with church, scouts
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Last week’s Sunday service at Monongahela’s First United Methodist Church is one that Carroll Township resident Sam Steingrabe will   never forget. Rev. Jude...
Charleroi, Speers benefit from MVA grants to fight crime
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two Mon Valley communities will be a bit safer thanks to funding from a local nonprofit organization.   The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation recently announced a ser...
Warriors look to ‘wash away’ the hurt of semifinal loss
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com In its last outing, the Elizabeth Forward softball team watched their bid to repeat as WPIAL Class 4A champions crumble. The Warriors needed only three outs and le...
Local athletes fair well at state championships
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 31, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Mon Valley’s athletes finished with impressive performances at the Class 3A PIAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Shippensburg University. McKeesport...
Obituaries
By obits 
May 31, 2021
Stephen R. Barkey, 73, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Friday, May 28, 2021, in his home. He was born March 31, 1948, in New Eagle, son of the late Steve J. and Susan Weygandt Barkey and stepson of ...
Patricia Bell – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
May 31, 2021
Patricia Bell, 84, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021. A daughter of the late Patsy and Selma Staup Ginglardi, she was born in Charleroi on July 6, 1936. A lifelong resident of Belle...
Obituaries
By obits 
May 31, 2021
Sylvia J. Deenihan, 75, of Dunlevy, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. The daughter of the late David Orval and Edna Barton England, Sylvia was born on March 30, 1946,...
Austin Christopher Kaneshiro – Coal Center
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By obits 
May 31, 2021
Austin Christopher Kaneshiro, 19, of Coal Center, died Sunday, May 23, 2021. He was born Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, in Riverside, Calif., a son of Robert Kaneshiro and Shawna Welkley. Austin was a gradu...