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By Stacy Wolford 
October 7, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Several citizens approached the Rostraver Township Commissioners Wednesday alleging that one of the commissioners lives outside the township. The two men commen...
Charleroi gambling on LSA grant money to help tackle blight
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 7, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Borough officials are hoping to get lucky when they submit their 2022 Local Share Account grant application. LSA money is generated by gaming revenue from ...
McKeesport to demolish more blighted properties
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 7, 2021
BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Council on Wednesday took action to continue confronting the issue of blight in the city’s Downtown Business District. Councilwomen LuEthel Nesbit and Jill ...
Suspect arrested for allegedly firing gun from apartment window
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By Stacy Wolford 
October 7, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com A 29-year-old man surrendered to police after he allegedly fired several times from his apartment window on Union Street in California Borough Wednesday morning. ...
Hamstra wins No. 100, Bearcats near playoffs
By Jeremy Sellew 
October 7, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com With three section games remaining on his team’s slate, Bentworth head coach Tyler Hamstra knows the pressure is on. The Bearcats entered Wednesday tied with Charler...
Francine A. Simms –  Monessen
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By obits 
October 7, 2021
On Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, the Lord came down from heaven above to take home his daughter, our precious loved one, Francine A. Simms of Monessen. Francine was born on June 19, 1945, to the late Frank Th...
Cougars bounce back to shut out Waynesburg
By Jeremy Sellew 
October 7, 2021
By DEAN DELLAMALVA JR MVI Sports The Yough girls soccer team bounced back from a tough loss on Monday by shutting out visiting Waynesburg, 2-0, on Cougar Mountain Wednesday night. McKenzie Pritts tall...
John F. “Chun” Szymczyk – Donora,
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By obits 
October 7, 2021
John F. “Chun” Szymczyk, 92, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Havencrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Monongahela. He was born in Donora on June 7, 1929, a son of the late Geo...
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By obits 
October 7, 2021
Shirley Jean Pinchok, 90, of Finleyville, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at The Residence at Hilltop. She was born Aug. 12, 1931, in Hackett, a daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Robson Sopko. S...
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By obits 
October 7, 2021
Diane Ruth Buchta, 56, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Donora, died Monday Oct. 4, 2021 in ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Pittsburgh. She was born on Feb. 26, 1965, in Pittsburgh, the daught...
Serra Catholic, Clairton pick up forfeit wins
By Jeremy Sellew 
October 7, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Serra Catholic football team will have to settle for its second forfeit victory of the season. Friday’s scheduled Class 2A Allegheny Conference matchup between S...
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By obits 
October 7, 2021
Joseph E. Manack, 93, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Born April 13, 1928, in Belle Vernon, where his lived his entire life, he was ...
Volleyball fans cheer on the Cougars
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
From left, Deni Wagner, Tylie Perok, Brody Susick and Walter Pella supported the Charleroi volleyball team Tuesday night against Frazier.
Medical marijuana company expanding in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
BY JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The medical marijuana industry is growing in more ways than one in McKeesport. An announcement made Tuesday by the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of South...
Anna S. Kuk – Port Vue
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By obits 
October 6, 2021
Anna S. Kuk, 94, of Port Vue, died Sept. 29, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born May 29, 1927, in Glassport, she was the daughter of the late Zygmunt and Leokadya Gniazdowski Ruszkoski...
John ‘Rick’ ‘Highbutt’ Stevenson – Charleroi
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By obits 
October 6, 2021
John “Rick” “Highbutt” Stevenson, 67, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 3, 2021, with his family by his side. Born on July 25, 1954, in North Charleroi, Rick is the son of the late ...
Andrew G. Uram – East Washington borough
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By obits 
October 6, 2021
Businessman and community leader dies at age 100 Andrew G. Uram, 100, died peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. If you lived in Washington County, your life has been influenced by And...
No letdown for Leps, Einodshofer
By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com A day after a big win can sometimes be a dangerous spot for some teams. Less than 24 hours after a win over first-place Connellsville, there was no letdown for the...
Elizabeth Twp. prepares for leaf cleanup effort
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By Mon Valley Independent 
October 6, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fall is in the air and Elizabeth Township is getting ready for it to be on the ground as well. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s M...