Fourth-grader honored for artwork on Christmas card
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman presented elementary school student Killarney Cline with a certificate of appreciation at Wednesday’s ...
Monongahela Historical Society uses Zoom to make LSA presentation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Area Historical Society may be steeped in history, but the organization took advantage of modern technology in an effort to obtain funds for ...
Tigers chomp Gators, 68-52
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Kevin Kovach made no bones about it Friday night. He has a bunch of dogs on his McKeesport basketball team and he unleashed them against Gateway. The Tigers pressu...
BVA’s press too much for Mt. Pleasant to handle
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com After a pair of signature victories over Elizabeth Forward and Laurel Highlands earlier in the week, Belle Vernon Area head coach Joe Salvino didn’t want to see a le...
Trojans drop Hounds to open season
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports The California boys basketball team finally opened their 2020-21 season, it just took a couple of weeks. Like so many other local basketball teams, Cal had to deal with all t...
Ringgold falls to South Fayette after lengthy layoff
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR. MVI Sports The COVID-19 pandemic has taught Ringgold and South Fayette not to take anything for granted.   Both teams opened their winter season Friday and enjoyed the opportuni...
Commodores overcome sloppy start to topple one-win Scotties
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By JAMIE RANKIN For the MV Independent After getting its first win of the season a night earlier against Brownsville, the Southmoreland boys basketball team suffered a setback Friday in the form of a ...
Brentwood rallies past Charleroi
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 22, 2021
By Ashley Chase MVI Sports Charleroi saw a double-digit first half lead evaporate as Brentwood rallied to claim a 56-47 win Friday night. Cougars junior Will Wagner led all scorers with a 24-point out...
Mila G. Lucero –  Fallowfield Township
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By obits 
January 22, 2021
Mila G. Lucero, of Fallowfield Township, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2021. Mila was born in Davao City, Philippines and was known for mysteriously never aging past 29 years young. Mila was kn...
Carol A. DeRosa Marra  – Monongahela
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January 22, 2021
Carol A. DeRosa Marra, 73, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at home after an 18-month battle with carcinosarcoma. Born at home Nov. 1, 1947, in Elizabeth, she is the daughter of Helen Dzi...
Antoinette Altomare Reda –  Monessen
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By obits 
January 22, 2021
Antoinette Altomare Reda, 93, of Monessen, died Friday Jan. 22, 2021, in Hallsworth House. She was born on April 6, 1927, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Thomas and Susie Bilotta Altomare. Antoi...
Marvin Lewis Herren –  White Oak
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January 22, 2021
Marvin Lewis Herren, age 84, of White Oak, died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. He was born in Braddock on Nov. 8, 1936, and is the son of the late Oscar and Marie Danielson Peterson. He was employed for ...
Edward C. Spyra –  Charles Town, W.Va., formerly of Glassport
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January 22, 2021
Edward C. Spyra, age 73, of Charles Town, W.Va., formerly of Glassport, passed peacefully at home on Jan. 15, 2021. Born in McKeesport May 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Chester and Catherine Hic...
Betty Myshin
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By obits 
January 22, 2021
Betty Myshin passed away on Jan. 10, 2021, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Daniel Myshin; her parents, Charles A. and M...
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January 22, 2021
Rodney A. Fizer, 76, of West Newton, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Born in Monongahela on Jan. 28, 1944, he was the son of the late John R. and Helen L. Hassick Fizer. Rodney was a lifetime member of ...
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January 22, 2021
Laurisa “Lori” Lechner, 57, of Donora, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, Calif., Lori was the daughter of the late John Pla...
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January 22, 2021
Rose C. Gust, 94, of Monongahela, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born July 31, 1926, in Carroll Township, the daughter of Thoma...
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January 22, 2021
Miriam Rumbel Ritchie, 82, of Monongahela, went to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. She was born in Eldora, Carroll Township, on July 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Leah Ste...
BVA dominates the boards, shuts down Vikings
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 21, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area girls basketball team is starting to get in its groove, gaining confidence and causing a stir in the Section 3-4A standings. The Leopards dow...