Mary M. Bobnar –  Monongahela, Valley Inn
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By obits 
December 9, 2021
Mary M. Bobnar, 92, of Monongahela, Valley Inn, died Tuesday, Dec, 7, 2021, in Country Meadows of South Hills, Bridgeville. She was born July 1, 1929, in Monongahela, the daughter of James Harold and ...
Ethan Daniel Aitken – Washington, Pa.
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By obits 
December 9, 2021
Ethan Daniel Aitken, 50, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Washington, Pa. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. He was born on March 27, 1971, the youngest of six children, to Pauline Dran Aitken and ...
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 9, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The attorney for a Rostraver Township commissioner accused of harassing rivals via text and social media is petitioning the court for bond-condition changes. At...
Monongahela code-enforcement position to switch to full-time status
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 9, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Changes could soon be coming to the code enforcement office in Monongahela. During a business meeting Wednesday, council discussed a potential change to the p...
Scipio White –  Upper Marlboro, Md., formerly of Monessen
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By obits 
December 9, 2021
Suddenly on Dec. 4, 2021, Mr. Scipio White, 103, of Upper Marlboro, Md., formerly of Monessen, transitioned from Earth to glory. He was a retired U.S. Army major. He leaves to mourn his passing, two d...
Stella Catherine Duda Madorma –  Perryopolis formerly of Newell
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December 9, 2021
Stella Catherine Duda Madorma, 100, of Perryopolis, formerly of Newell, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, just weeks before her 101st birthday at TLC Personal Care Home, West Newton. Born Jan. 19, 19...
No one injured after car crashes into Charleroi eye center
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By Stacy Wolford 
December 9, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Police are investigating after a motorist lost control of a car and crashed into Martinelli Eye & Laser Center in Charleroi Wednesday night. Fire Chief Robert...
Irene Douglas  –  Canonsburg
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By obits 
December 8, 2021
Irene Douglas, 61, of Canonsburg, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. She was born in Charle- roi, on May 28, 1960, a daughter of the late Cono and Stella Pezzino. She graduated from Charlero...
Leonard ‘Wayne’ Doyle  –  Mackeyville, Pa.
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By obits 
December 8, 2021
Leonard “Wayne” Doyle, 79, of Mackeyville, Pa., passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2021, at The Gatehouse at Divine Providence Hospital, Williamsport. Born June 25, 1942, in Charleroi, he was the son of th...
Hot spot for coffee
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 8, 2021
Luke Scheller, a sophomore at Charleroi Area High School, hands sophomore David White a coffee from the school’s Coffee Cart.
Kenneth Douglas Johnson Sr. –  Green Hill, Pa.
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By obits 
December 8, 2021
Kenneth Douglas Johnson Sr., 91, of Green Hill, Pa., passed away on Nov. 28, 2021. He was born March 1, 1930, to the late Fred and Lucy Johnson Sr. “Pete,” as he was affectionately known, was raised i...
Historian: Pearl Harbor remains relevant 80 years after the attack
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 8, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of what President Franklin D. Roosevelt described as “a date which will live in infamy.” To read the rest of the story, please see ...
Peter P. Worhatch –  Donora
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By obits 
December 8, 2021
  Peter P. Worhatch, 88, of Donora, passed away on Dec. 2, 2021. Catholic by faith, Peter was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish and the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. Peter was a devou...
Sharlene H. McBride –  Charleroi
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By obits 
December 8, 2021
Sharlene H. McBride, 57, of Charleroi, passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1964, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of Carole McGlumphy of Washingt...
Ceremonies set to honor Valley legends
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 8, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Two local coaching legends will have their names forever attached to the basketball courts where they helped develop great athletes and young women. To read the re...
Few changes as Charleroi school board reorganizes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 8, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com Not much will change when it comes to leadership of the Charleroi Area School District next year. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesda...
Obituaries
By obits 
December 8, 2021
Walter “Wally” Wloch, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 at his home. He was born in North Charleroi on Aug. 26, 1956, a son of the late Stanley Jr. and Madeline Lampart ...
Charleroi council meeting postponed
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By Mon Valley Independent 
December 8, 2021
By Taylor Brown-Herman tbrown@yourmvi.com COVID-19 concerns will push back tonight’s scheduled meeting of Charleroi Borough Council. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s Mon...