Washington County: Bright, Sloane in controller’s race
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI Democrat Ben Bright, a former Washington County Democratic Committee chairman and former gaming manager, and Republican April Sloane, a financial analyst for FedEx, are vyin...
Charleroi students to present ‘All Together Now!’ musical
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN   tbrown@yourmvi.com   Charleroi musical theater students will take the stage Nov. 13-14 for a rendition of “All Together Now!”   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe...
BVA earns top seed in Class 4A brackets
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The fields are set and the WPIAL football playoffs kick off Friday night at various sites around the region. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or sub...
5 area teams ousted from playoffs
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2021
By the Mon Valley Independent Five local teams had their seasons come to an end over the weekend in the WPIAL playoffs.   To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edi...
Vulcans pull away from Seton Hill
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2021
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Fourth-ranked Cal U came out in attack mode in Saturday’s win over Seton Hill. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at http://mo...
BVA slashes Tigers for Big 8 crown
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area didn’t wear masks with the likeness of Michael Myers, but the Leopards did nothing but hand out nightmares for McKeesport Friday night.   To read...
Charleroi seniors celebrate win
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Heading into Friday’s game with just one win, Charleroi gave its seniors a memorable sendoff. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Indepe...
Steel Valley hands Serra its first loss
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By CHRIS HARLAN Trib Total Media WPIAL rushing leader Nijhay Burt was averaging 2 yards a carry on his first 10 tries Friday night, yet nobody this season has frustrated the Steel Valley star for an e...
Warriors blast Yough, hope for top 3 seed
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Interstate Conference champion Elizabeth Forward made its case for a top-three seed and possible bye in the WPIAL playoffs by hammering rival Yough, 49-8, on senio...
Four pets die in Charleroi fire
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October 30, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Two dogs and two cats were killed   in a house fire late Thursday night on Lower Meadow Avenue in Charleroi.   To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...
Tarpley’s alleged killers subject to death penalty
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The men accused of murdering Nicholas Tarpley inside Anna Lee’s Convenience Store in Donora last February will face the death penalty if convicted. To read the re...
Lawsuit filed against RDA in Monessen
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October 30, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen, Ted Harhai and Mark Galper have sued the city’s redevelopment authority and two of its members for not relinquishing their seats. To read th...
TV show is part horror, part humor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 30, 2021
By Matt Petras For the MVI At the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival a few years ago, Erik Sprowls decided to go as a pirate. Folks at the festival found his character so convincing and entertaining, Spr...
Wilbur ‘Wap’ Lee Larkin Sr.
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October 30, 2021
Wilbur “Wap” Lee Larkin Sr., 75, was dispatched to help repair one of the heavenly trains on Oct. 26, 2021. Wil or “Wap” as he was affectionately known, was born July 25, 1946, in Farmington, W.Va., t...
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October 30, 2021
Rosemarie Hartley Richie, 76, of Monessen, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, peacefully in her sleep after a long illness. Born May 9, 1945, in Marianna, she was the daughter of the late John and Ro...
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October 30, 2021
  Carl R. Clegg Jr., 79, of Donora, formerly of Bethel Park, passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. He was the former husband of Barbara Clegg and former loving partner of Marguerite Burns; beloved fath...
All dressed up for Donora parade
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 29, 2021
Waiting for the start of Thursday’s Halloween parade in Donora are Ariana Groves, 6, of Monongahela, Addison Senf, 7, of Donora, Skye Saunders, 6, of Monongahela, Teagan Williams, 7, of Donora and Sop...
Rands new police chief in Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 29, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora has a new police chief and it came amidst a series of surprising votes by council Thursday morning. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Fri...