Mapletown strikes early in rout of Bentworth
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Bentworth surrendered 28 first-quarter points to Mapletown Friday night in a 50-15 setback at Ellsworth Field in Tri-County South action. To read the rest of the story, pleas...
Serra stays perfect with 46-0 win over Summit Academy
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic (10-0, 4-0) built a commanding lead in the first half and never looked back en route to a 46-0 Allegheny Conference win over Summit Academy (0-9, 0-4).   T...
Rainy night for football
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
Na’riah Blackmon, left, and Taziyah Stitch protect themselves from the rain Friday during a senior night ceremony at Monessen’s football game.
Donora’s search for a new police chief on hold
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora council voted to table a motion to hire a permanent police chief this month. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Inde...
Area gas prices likely to remain high
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By Paul Guggenheimer Trib Total Media Gas prices usually drop considerably in the fall. Instead, the cost of a gallon of gas is surging. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s ...
Sylvia Alvarez Galilei – Monongahela
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By obits 
October 23, 2021
Sylvia Alvarez Galilei, 85, Monongahela, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1935, in Donora, to the late Florentino and Mary Garcia Alvarez. Sylvia graduated from Mononga...
Bernice Ruth Penn –  Homestead
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October 23, 2021
Bernice Ruth Penn, 76, of Homestead, went home to be with the Lord on Tues-day, Oct. 19, 2021, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born on Jan. 11, 1945, in Braddock to the late Ruth Bernice P...
First-time candidates vie for tax collector
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The retirement of long-time Rostraver Township tax collector Elaine Phillips has opened the door for two first-time candidates for the position. To read the res...
Decorating contest set for Monongahela, New Eagle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 23, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela and New Eagle residents who are in the Halloween spirit have a few more days to enter their homes into the Fall Harvest and Halloween Decorating C...
David L. Calcek Sr.  – Charleroi
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October 23, 2021
David L. Calcek Sr., 82, of Charleroi, was called to the Lord on Oct. 22, 2021. He was born on July 30, 1939, the son of the late George and Mary Kudlac Calcek. David was a graduate of Charleroi High ...
Mon Valley Initiative presents service awards
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN-HERMAN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several businesses and organizations that go above and beyond their calls of duty were recognized by a local nonprofit organization Thursday.   To read the re...
Wolf calls for improved worker wages
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By NATASHA LINDSTROM Trib Total Media Touting an economy “on the comeback,” Gov. Tom Wolf during a Thursday stop in Pittsburgh announced an executive order and his support for a slew of bills aimed at...
Cook ready to conclude LSA investigation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com After   five years of looking into the Washington County Local Share Account grant process, state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, said Thursday he is r...
Westmoreland County: Quality assurance manager hired for elections
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media Westmoreland County will pay $80,000 a year to the man hired to serve as the quality assurance manager for the election bureau. To read the rest of the story, plea...
Storms leave thousands without power in region
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By JEFF HIMLER Trib Total Media Power outages were reported in multiple counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Thursday evening as yet another tornado warning expired for areas of south-central Alle...
Last year’s playoff loss providing ‘fuel’ for BVA
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By Jeremy Tepper MVI Sports When Belle Vernon steps onto the field Saturday to play Mars in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A soccer playoffs, its mindset and mentality will be tinged by the past....
Commodores top Scotties to secure section title outright
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 22, 2021
By Jonathan Guth MVI Sports It wasn’t easy but Frazier won Section 3-2A outright with a 3-2 victory over Southmoreland on Thursday evening at Southmoreland High School. To read the rest of the story, ...
Loretta ‘Lori’ A. Bartley  – Donora
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October 22, 2021
Loretta “Lori” A. Bartley, 82, of Donora, passed away on Oct. 20, 2021, at Shadyside Hospital in Pitts-burgh. She was born on July 30, 1939, in McKeesport, the daughter of the late John and Anne Bozik...
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October 22, 2021
David T. Yewusiak, 66, of Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at his home. Born in New Eagle on March 10, 1955, he was the son of the late Theodore and Stella Ninchak Yewusiak. David i...
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By obits 
October 22, 2021
Marianne Mulac Keith of O’Fallon, Mo., died on Aug. 19, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in McKeesport on July 31, 1955, she was the daughter of Helen J. Mulac and the late George Mulac. She is survi...