Dorothy Joan Sukla  –  Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Donora
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February 19, 2021
Dorothy Joan Sukla, 97, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Donora, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. She was born on Dec. 31, 1923, in Donora, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Oley Griger. S...
Scott McCafferty – Speers Hill
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February 19, 2021
Scott McCafferty, 87, of Speers Hill, passed away on Feb. 15, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born on Dec. 13, 1933, in Wheeling, W.Va., he was the son of the late Harry R. and Virginia F. McCaf...
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February 19, 2021
Edward J. Lisovich, 89, of Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital, Monongahela. Born July 20, 1931, in Charleroi, he was the son of the late Charles and Cath...
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February 19, 2021
Charles J. Finfrock, 50, of Newell, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Washington Hospital. He was born Jan. 2, 1971, in Uniontown, son of Charles J. Finfrock and Linda Williams Pierce, who both ...
’Dores get revenge, clinch share of section
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the first time in 31 years, the Frazier boys basketball team can call itself a section champion. The Commodores clinched at least a share of the Section 4-2A t...
EF’s Whatton surprised by Big 33 nod
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com As Chase Whatton entered the doors of Elizabeth Forward High School Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t imagine the news he was about to receive.   The EF standout donne...
Pawlowski leads Eagles past Trojans
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By Dean  Dellamalva Jr. MVI Sports With just over two minutes gone in the second quarter, Serra Catholic’s top scorer Chloe Pordash picked up her third foul with the Eagles trailing California, 14-13....
Baby lambs are attentive audience for young readers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Students at California Area Elementary School had the undivided attention of a very young audience for reading classes this week. Still in diapers and cravin...
Cal U plans full reopening for fall semester
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Just four weeks after students returned to campus in a limited manner, California University of Pennsylvania has announced plans to open completely for in-perso...
Alleged shooter found dead in W.Va.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A Donora man who was wanted in connection with two shootings late last month was found dead in West Virginia Thursday morning. Zackory Sadler, 36, was found in a ...
Monessen gets microchip scanner to identify lost pets
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Lost pets may have an easier time reuniting with their owners in Monessen thanks to a donation from Mon Valley Paws. In conjunction with National Pet Theft Awaren...
Charleroi becoming leader in virtual learning
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 18, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi Area School District hopes to become a model for virtual learning.   Director of Technology Samantha L. Shinsky recently provided an update to the scho...
Richard Alvin Clanagan  –  East Pittsburgh
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February 18, 2021
Richard Alvin Clanagan, 77, of East Pittsburgh, passed away on Feb. 7, 2021 at 9 a.m., peacefully in the arms of his eldest daughter, at home. He was born May 6, 1943, to the late William and Mary Cla...
Jean Ann Watson  – Perryopolis
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February 18, 2021
Jean Ann Watson, 83, of Perryopolis, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Born in Clarksburg, W.Va. on July 29, 1937, she was the daughter of the late William Jennings and Daisy Elizabeth Arnett Post. Jean An...
Robert Franklin McFaddin –  California, Pa.
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February 18, 2021
Robert Franklin McFaddin, 74, passed away at his home in California, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. He was surrounded by a loving family after a complicated battle with dementia and congestive hear...
Margaret J. Tabish  –  Monessen
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February 18, 2021
Margaret J. Tabish, 64, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Premier Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Washington, Pa. She was born in North Charleroi on Oct. 5, 1956, a...
Final farewell to Chief Sheehan
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 18, 2021
Funeral services were held Wednesday to pay tribute to California Borough police Chief Timothy Sheehan, 50, who died Thursday from an apparent heart attack. Police and fire departments and first respo...
Pa. discovers big COVID-19 vaccine glitch
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 18, 2021
By staff and wire reports Pennsylvania is facing a temporary shortage of booster shots of the Moderna vaccine because providers inadvertently used them as first doses, setting back the state’s already...