BVA holds Teddy Bear Toss
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
Rostraver West Newton Emergency Medical Services paramedic Russ Morgan holds two teddy bears that he picked up during the Teddy Bear Toss Monday at the Belle Vernon Area High School girls basketball g...
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February 1, 2022
Frank V. ‘Moe’ Vizza Belle Vernon Frank V. “Moe” Vizza, 90, of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. A complete obituary will appear in tomorrow’s edi...
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February 1, 2022
George H. Leaver, 84, of Monongahela, died on Jan. 29, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1937, in New Eagle, a son of the late Albert and Irene Baxter Leaver. He was ret...
Crane pulls bus from bridge wreckage
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By Ryan Deto Trib Total Media The operator of a towering crane pulled a 60-foot Port Authority bus from the wreckage of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge just before sunset Monday, punctuating a cleanup...
Pioneers maintain grip on Section 2-A
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Over the past few seasons, the Monessen girls basketball program has used West Greene as a measuring stick in its attempt to return to prominence.   To read the rest...
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February 1, 2022
Ralph Kaye Nutt, 91, of Monessen, formerly of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital on Jan. 29, 2022. Born on July 28, 1930, in Freeport, Ralph is the son of th...
Local Lions bring aid to tornado victims in Kentucky
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com It’s been a little more than a month and a half since a tornado destroyed 1,300 homes and businesses in Mayfield, Ky., on Dec. 10. To read the rest of the story, ...
12 Valley projects among LSA recommendations
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The recommendations for which projects should be funded this year have been announced by the Washington County Local Share Account Review Committee. To read the rest...
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February 1, 2022
Mary Ann Walters, 81, of Finleyville, died Thursday Jan. 27, 2022, at home. She was born April 19, 1940, in Finleyville, a daughter of the late Frank and Rachel Howard Pohle. Mary Ann was retired as a...
Leps bounce back
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coach Kaitlyn Slagus was looking for a bounce-back game after the Leopards’ loss to Southmoreland Thursday and she got it in a b...
Brewster to remain Housing Authority chair
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster has again accepted a leadership role on the McKeesport Housing Authority. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Val...
Daly leads Rebels past Trojans, 72-46
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 1, 2022
By JEREMY TEPPER MVI Sports Melanie Greco said Monday’s game against Seton LaSalle was the first time her team had all of its players available since their first game of the season. To read the rest o...
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February 1, 2022
Berlyn Lewis, age 96, of Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Heritage Manor Senior Living. He retired as a supervisor for Hercules in Clairton. He was a member of Round Hill Presbyteri...