Dores shoot down Bearcats
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 12, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The Frazier boys basketball team used hot outside shooting early and a focus on defense late to roll past Bentworth Friday, 64-31, in Section 4-2A. The Commodores (12...
Carmichaels downs Frazier girls
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 12, 2021
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After a slow start, the Frazier girls basketball team had a solid second quarter and took a one-point lead into halftime. Despite the strong stanza, the Commodores couldn’t m...
Patricia A. Maxson – Uniontown
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February 12, 2021
Patricia A. Maxson, 77, of Uniontown, passed away at home Jan. 30, 2021. She was born June 1,1943, in Charleroi. She is the daughter of the late Walter “Shindy” Zelenski and Mildred “Millie” Chunko Ze...
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February 12, 2021
Leonard Joseph Bednar, 78, of Mount Laurel, N.J., died Jan. 27, 2021, at Virtua Hospital in Marlton, N.J., after a brief illness. He was born in Charleroi on June 24, 1942. He was preceded in death by...
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February 12, 2021
Veronica Margaret Cowell, 96, formerly of Roscoe, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Cambridge Creekside Charleroi. Born in Monessen on Oct. 22,1924, a daughter of John and Julia Andrella Misl...
James ‘Dennis’ Sukel – Belle Vernon
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February 12, 2021
James “Dennis” Sukel, 77, of Belle Vernon, beloved father, grandfather and brother, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at Jefferson Hospital. He was born March 4, 1943, in Charleroi, a son of the late...
Battling snow is full-time job
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With snow piled up on the yards, driveways and sidewalks of Mon Valley residents, local street department workers have been on the clock — around the clock — to keep...
Rails to trails mixup in Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Council discovered a former councilman was put into a leadership position on the borough’s rails to trails steering committee that he shouldn’t have been g...
California chief’s death shocks first responders
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Police, fire and EMS departments paid their respects to California police Chief and firefighter Timothy Sheehan Thursday morning, escorting his body to the fune...
Valley native discusses Pittsburgh plane scare
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By TOM DAVIDSON Trib Total Media A Lower Burrell native was among the 77 people on board a Boeing 717 that slid off a taxiway before takeoff Wednesday evening at Pittsburgh International Airport. Kris...
Jaguars dominate Ringgold on senior night
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Thomas Jefferson took its first and only lead of the game less than a minute in and never looked back in a 58-16 senior night win over Ringgold in Section 3-5A play ...
BV native Edwards at the top of Explorer Club of Pittsburgh
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 11, 2021
By the MVI The Explorers Club of Pittsburgh recently recognized Belle Vernon native Ron Edwards Jr. for his many achievements and service as its president since 2015.   A virtual awards celebration wa...
Andrew Werton Bruner –  Speers
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February 11, 2021
Andrew Werton Bruner, 37, of Speers, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The son of Lawrence Bruner and Janice Werton- Bruner, who survive and reside in Speers, he was born in Fresno, Calif., on Sep...
Georgiana Lowman  –  Dunlevy, formerly of California, Pa.
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February 11, 2021
Georgiana Lowman, 80, of Dunlevy, formerly of California, Pa., died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Dunlevy Gardens. She was born Dec. 14, 1940, in Brownsville, a daughter of the late George and Alfreda ...
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February 11, 2021
Louis Eaby “Cebe” Sensenich Jr., 79, of Adrian, Pa., died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh VA Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh on March 24, 1941, he was the son of the late Louis E. Sr. and Evel...
James L. ‘Jimbo’ Kramer –  Fayette City
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February 11, 2021
James L. “Jimbo” Kramer, 59, of Fayette City, passed away on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. A son of the late William H. and Charlotte Doyle Kramer, he was born in North Charler...
Philip Kaluponov –  Craven Hill, Charleroi
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February 11, 2021
Philip Kaluponov, 66, of Craven Hill, Charleroi, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian. He was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Andrew and Priscilla Kaluponov. In 1972, he...