Leps roll to give Slagus first win
By Jeremy Sellew 
January 12, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Kaitlyn Slagus got to watch her team rebound in a big way after a season-opening loss at McKeesport Friday. The Leopards r...
John J. ‘Butch’ Krupa Jr.
Obituaries
By obits 
January 12, 2021
John J. “Butch” Krupa Jr., 82, of Uniontown, passed away peacefully Jan. 8, 2021, in Uniontown Hospital from complications of COVID-19. He was born May 12, 1938, in Gallatin. Preceding him in death we...
Juzang, Bears topple Eagles
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 12, 2021
By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports When Justin Walther first got a look at Jackson Juzang, he told his assistant coaches that he thought he had a chance to be “something special.”   Something special, certai...
Hounds start fast in rout of Bearcats
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 12, 2021
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Three days after suffering a six-point nonsection defeat at the hands of Sewickley Academy in its season opener, Monessen wasted little time responding in a positive...
Alice Bennett  – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Alice Bennett, 77, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Concordia of the South Hills in Pittsburgh. She was born May 9, 1943, in Donora, the daughter of the late James and Susan Dats...
Charles Wiles Jr. –  Rostraver Township
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Charles Wiles Jr., 90, of Rostraver Township, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Born in Donora on Oct. 11, 1930, he was the son of the late Charles Wiles Sr. and Catherine Doenges Wiles. Charles drove a tru...
Sara “Sally” Jane Sherbondy Yates
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Sara “Sally” Jane Sherbondy Yates, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Born Oct. 5, 1937, Sally lived an adventurous and full life and never wanted to slow down. She enjoy...
Rosemarie D. Costa Perry  –  Fairhope, Belle Vernon
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Rosemarie D. Costa Perry, 85, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Feb. 11, 1935, and raised in Marianna, a daughter of...
George M. Povich –  Monessen
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
George M. Povich, 69, of Monessen, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Cambridge Creekside Senior Living in Charle- roi after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in North Charleroi on D...
Obituaries
By obits 
January 12, 2021
Katherine Mermigas Katherine Mermigas, 91, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 in Premiere Health Care of Washington. Born in Monessen on Feb. 17, 1929, she was a daughter of the late John and Argiro...
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Catherine ‘Cassie’ Lee Diulus WHITEHALL Catherine “Cassie” Lee Diulus, 83, of Whitehall, passed away on Jan. 10, 2021. Catherine is survived by her husband of 61 years, John J. Diulus; children, John ...
Obituaries
By obits 
January 12, 2021
N. Robert Karpiak, 72, of New Eagle, died on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in AGH Jefferson Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in North Charleroi on Aug. 20, 1948, the son of the late Nicholas a...
Frank R. DeLuca – Pittsburgh
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January 12, 2021
Frank R. DeLuca, 94, of Pittsburgh, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at his residence. He was born on Oct. 2, 1926, in Monessen, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Orrico DeLuca. Frank was a 1944 graduate ...
Arthur DuCarme – Elizabeth Township
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By obits 
January 12, 2021
Arthur DuCarme, 99, of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at Grandview Estates, Elizabeth Township. He retired in 1980 as a steelworker with National Tube in McKeesport. He was a...
Looking for winter reading
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
Ken Bizzell Boyer of Donora browses through books Monday afternoon at the Donora Public Library. The library is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Judge promises ruling today in Ziccarelli lawsuit
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A decision in a federal lawsuit regarding Pennsylvania’s 45th Senatorial District is expected today. U.S. Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan issued a signed notice Monday evenin...
Charleroi to resume process of finding borough manager
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi had expected to a hire a borough manager this month, but will instead reopen the application process. Council decided to bring back the position after a re...
Firefighters prepare for wide range of situations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
By Christine Haines chaines@yourmvi.com Wednesday evenings mean training for members of Central Volunteer Fire Company in Elizabeth Township, with two sessions to update skills every month. The fire c...
Janey Barantovich Mellinger – Monongahela
Obituaries
By obits 
January 11, 2021
Janey Barantovich Mellinger, 69, of Monongahela, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh after a two-month battle with cancer. Born July 10, 1951, in Monongahela, she was the ...
Monongahela: Council eyes board appointments, new engineering firm
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 11, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela council hopes to have members named to its boards for the new year by the end of the week. At its informational meeting Monday, council members s...