Obituaries
By obits 
July 6, 2021
Jean Gansler, 96, of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, in the Townview Health Center in Canonsburg. She was born July 14, 1924, in Charleroi, the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Reil...
Charleroi welcomes return  of Community Days festival
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By Eric Seiverling eseiverling@yourmvi.com Independence Day celebrations began early in Charleroi this weekend. Food vendors, crafters and residents took to the borough’s Chamber Plaza parking lot Fri...
‘Level Up’ brings more money to Valley schools
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Six of Pennsylvania’s financially poorest school districts are located in the Mon Valley between Charleroi and McKeesport. Also nearby are Duquesne, East Allegheny and...
‘Pillow pals’ sought to aid dialysis patients
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com Dialysis is no fun, but it should be comfortable. For more than a decade, Amy Michalic has depended on weekly dialysis treatments to keep her alive. A Monongahela re...
Michael T. ‘Shultz’ Bedner – formerly of Monessen
Obituaries
By obits 
July 3, 2021
Michael T. “Shultz” Bedner, 70, originally from Monessen, left us too soon on Thursday, June 24, 2021. He is survived by his wife Lugene Welsh Bedner, 63, originally of Charleroi; four sons, Michael, ...
Joshua M. Loutitt – Monongahela
Obituaries
By obits 
July 3, 2021
Joshua M. Loutitt, 28, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Born Nov. 9, 1992, in Monongahela, Josh is the son of Christine Fine (Marty Bindi) of Monongahela and the late Charles N. Loutitt Jr...
New law strengthens state’s Sunshine Act
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A law signed by Gov. Tom Wolf this week will aim to hold local governments more accountable and increase citizen participation in matters that affect their communiti...
Golfers wanted for first Heritage Classic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center is calling for a mulligan. Last year — just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced   restrictions and closures — the staff, ...
Wilma Jean Moody Sharp – Texas, formerly of North Charleroi
Obituaries
By obits 
July 3, 2021
Wilma Jean Moody Sharp, 95 years young, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021. She was born in 1925 and raised in North Charleroi.  She lived there for 88 years until she moved to Texas to li...
Obituaries
By obits 
July 3, 2021
Betty Lou Miller, 91 of Charleroi, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of GREENLEE’S BENTLEYVILLE FUNERAL HOME. A complete obituary will appear in a l...
’Hounds teaming up again for beloved coach
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 3, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When Alicia (Stein) Galis heard the news of Major Corley’s death, she, like so many others in the Monessen community, was devastated. Galis, a 2005 Monessen gradua...
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July 3, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com The Rostraver Township Commissioners are considering on-street parking restrictions. On-street parking may be eliminated for Beazell Drive near James Drive, as ...
Despite COVID challenge, Asmonga Foundation accomplished goal
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July 3, 2021
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full bloom and many people were under a quarantine that caused many businesses to close and long-standing events to be canceled. One ...
Monessen man dies in fall into storm drain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The body of a Monessen man was found in a storm drain Thursday morning, according to his family. Relatives of Kevin Davis, 60, told WTAE-TV that he was on a walk overn...
Grant money helps Valley fire companies
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Two dozen area fire companies and ambulance services are receiving state grants to help them meet the costs of providing service.   All fire and ambulance servi...
Pa. authorities remind everyone to have a safe holiday
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Multiple state agencies are urging Pennsylvanians to keep safety in mind while driving, boating and using fireworks as we head into Fourth of July weekend. The Indepen...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A developer is proposing a planned residential development adjacent to Willowbrook Golf Course in Rostraver Township. Planner Stephen Victor of Victor-Wetzel As...
Elite PT picks up first win
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Elite Physical Therapy picked up its first win of the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League season with a lopsided 76-50 win over short-handed Campy’s Pi...
BeeGraphix slams Union Cleaners to even record
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 2, 2021
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After being forced to forfeit due to a lack of players on opening night Tuesday, BeeGraphix coach Tim Tyree wanted to see what type of message his team would send in...