Hounds overcome slow start to thump Avella
By Jeremy Sellew 
February 10, 2022
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Despite a flat start on offense and one of its lowest scoring quarters of the season in the second, the Monessen girls basketball squad started the second half with an 8-0 sp...
Monongahela hires 2 part-time cops; seeking office assistant
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 10, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monongahela council on Wednesday made multiple decisions related to staffing. Council unanimously agreed to hire two part-time police officers. Chief Kevin Harris said...
Sports Stew: Johnston became top coach at Marple Newtown
By Jeremy Sellew 
February 10, 2022
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Smokey Robinson wrote a song for the Temptations which included the line, “If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour.” Using that same logic, if ho...
Laura Elizabeth Opatkiewicz Trunzo – New Eagle
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By obits 
February 10, 2022
Laura Elizabeth Opatkiewicz Trunzo, 89, of New Eagle, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 8, 2022. Born on June 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Helen and Michael Opat...
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By obits 
February 10, 2022
John J. Spina, 84, of, Washington Township, Belle Vernon, passed away at home on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. A son of the late Joseph and Mary Marasco Spina, he was born in Monessen, on May 19, 1937. Joh...
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By obits 
February 10, 2022
Genevieve Ann Difilippo, 85, of California, Pa., died peacefully with her family near her side on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. She was born Saturday, June 27, 1936, in Daisytown, a daughter of the late Loui...
Elizabeth Forward mulling how to spend emergency relief funds
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 10, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward School District may have increased flexibility in how officials choose to spend Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER...
Obituaries
By obits 
February 10, 2022
Delaine Campbell Edwards, 87, of California, Pa., died at home on Feb. 8, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Delaine was born on June 22, 1934, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ann Franks Di...
Fans travel to support the Greyhounds
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
These Monessen fans cheered for the Greyhounds Tuesday night at Carmichaels. From left are Amira Jones, Chloe Miller, Tylia VanHooser, Ava Petruska, Sidney Campbell and Kinsey Wilson.
N. Belle Vernon reacts to trash complaints
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon Mayor Craig Ambrose addressed complaints Tuesday about County Hauling, the borough’s new garbage hauler. To read the rest of the story, please see...
Public schools featured in Wolf’s final budget
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Boasting an anticipated multi-billion-dollar surplus, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a $43.7 billion-dollar budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday.   To r...
Kiwanis club hands out money at ‘Donee Day’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The McKeesport-White Oak Kiwanis Club on Tuesday continued a longstanding tradition of celebrating “Donee Day.” To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wed...
Monessen School District: School calendar set for 2022-23
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Monessen school board on Tuesday approved next school year’s calendar and released a few details about this year’s prom. To read the rest of the story, please see a co...
Section title belongs to Hounds
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Defense has been the calling card for a lot of Monessen boys basketball teams over the years and the decades. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Wednesday’s ...
Jaguars clinch; Rams eliminated
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com With both Ringgold and Thomas Jefferson having something to play for in Tuesday’s Section 1-5A matchup on the Rams’ court, only one team looked like it came in rea...
Red Raiders rally for 54-48 win over Warriors
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Visiting Uniontown completed the season sweep of Elizabeth Forward Tuesday night, but it wasn’t with as much ease as the first time the two teams met in mid-January....
Sophia Mucha Krill – Katy, Texas, formerly of Belle Vernon
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By obits 
February 9, 2022
Sophia Mucha Krill, 93, recently of Katy, Texas, formerly of Belle Vernon, fell asleep in the Lord on Feb. 6, 2022. Born Dec. 26, 1928, in Alicia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sop...
Armand Dale Lorenzi – Charleroi
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By obits 
February 9, 2022
Armand Dale Lorenzi, 96, Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Mon Valley Care Center on Feb. 6, 2022. Born on Feb. 5, 1926, in North Charle- roi, Armand was the son of the late Jane Francis and Anthon...