Rams win area clash with Trojans
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The top three of the Ringgold batting order combined to go 6 for 14 and Gianni Cantini went 2 for 3 with four RBIs to lead the Rams to a 10-5 nonsection win at Cal...
Ross punches out nine as Leps roll
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With senior pitcher Sophie Godzak currently on the shelf with an injury, the Belle Vernon Area softball team is in a position where it must now rely on the left arm ...
10-run fifth leads USC past Yough
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports A solid start by Yough and a tie game evaporated in the fifth inning, as 5A competitor Upper St. Clair scored 10 runs in the frame to take the 14-4 victory at Boyce Mayview ...
Chilly day for baseball
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
Ayvah Agostoni, 6, and Gracelyn Agostoni, 2, huddled under a blanket Monday afternoon as they cheered on the California Area High School baseball team against Ringgold.
Lawmakers seek federal money for local projects
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com President Joe Biden is slated to unveil a massive investment in infrastructure during a stop in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Several Democratic state representatives from the...
Big’s Sanitation will handle N. Charleroi garbage service
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Big’s Sanitation will take over refuse service in North Charleroi May 1.   The borough’s current contract with County Hauling has expired, but it was extended becaus...
Donora man leads fight against bladder cancer
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 29, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Having cancer surgery 10 years ago was a life-changing event for Donora resident Bill Russell. At age 65, Russell had his bladder removed at the UPMC Hillman...
Janet George – Murrysville
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March 29, 2021
Janet George, 72, of Murrysville, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, following an in-home accident. She was born March 23, 1949, in Monessen, to the late James and Toni Suppa. Janet was a graduate of...
John E. ‘Jack’ McKita – Daisytown
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March 29, 2021
John E. “Jack” McKita, 69, of Daisytown, passed away peacefully in his home on March 27, 2021, after a two-year heart related illness. Born on Dec. 24, 1951, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the ...
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March 29, 2021
Virginia Sue Smith, 64, of Monessen, passed away on March 26, 2021, in Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., daughter of the late Fred and Ruth Mason Crouse. Virginia w...
Helen Marie ‘Chic’ Dean Sphar – Fallowfield Township
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March 29, 2021
Helen Marie “Chic” Dean Sphar, 74, of Fallowfield Township, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 25, 2021, at UPMC Mercy Hospital. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the time of her passing. ...
Hunting for eggs in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
These children enjoyed McKeesport’s Easter egg hunt Saturday. The event was hosted at Renziehausen Park by Mayor Michael Cherepko and the McKeesport Recreation Board in partnership with the Allegheny ...
Elizabeth plans egg hunt for adults
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com An Easter egg hunt will be held with a twist Saturday in Elizabeth. Starting at 11 a.m., adults are invited to search for plastic eggs hidden throughout the dow...
MARC plans to expand weekly farmers market in Monongahela
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Farmers markets on Friday afternoons have been a popular summer attraction in Monongahela for decades. And if the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corporation...
McKeesport plans to upgrade virtual learning
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport Area School Board recently looked toward beefing up its virtual learning platform for the 2021-22 school year. Elementary and high school students who p...
COVID-19 rates continue to rise
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com New COVID-19 cases continue to trend upward in Pennsylvania now that the state has crossed the 1 million cases mark. The state has reported 7,178 new cases since ...
Eagles claim invitational crown
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 28, 2021
By ASHLEY CHASE MVI Sports A walk-off win worth the wait. After 652 days, the Serra Catholic baseball team returned to the field in thrilling fashion, claiming the Serra Catholic Baseball Invitational...