Bamford pitches Leps past Rams
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 13, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com It wasn’t the best start of a game for Belle Vernon Area pitcher Matt Bamford, but the Marietta recruit shook off the first inning and was dominant the rest of the...
SA rallies to topple Southmoreland
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 13, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny rallied to score four unanswered runs in the final three innings of a 6-4 victory over Southmoreland in Section 3-3A play Tuesday afternoon.   To rea...
Frazier blanks Beth-Center, 14-0
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 13, 2022
By Jason Black For MVI Sports The Frazier softball team jumped out of the gate with three straight wins to start the season before having an unexpected gap in its schedule. To read the rest of the sto...
Karen V. Sepesky Salotti – Ahwatukee, Ariz.
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By obits 
April 13, 2022
Karen V. Sepesky Salotti passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loving husband of 55 years, Vince, and daughter, Kara. She was his best pal and Kara’s best friend! Karen had ...
Mary Jane Gavaghan Sutts – Finleyville
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By obits 
April 13, 2022
Mary Jane Gavaghan Sutts, 76, of Finleyville, Union Township, passed away on April 11, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Born Sept. 25, 1946, in Monongahela, she was the daughter of the lat...
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April 13, 2022
Mark E. Brown, 63, of Fayette City, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital. He was born Sept. 28, 1958, in Charleroi, son of Stephen K Brown and Mary Shimko Brown. Mark was a m...
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April 13, 2022
Betty Jean Byron, 90, passed away peacefully April 11, 2022, in her Monessen home, with her son by her side. She was born in Monessen on March 17, 1932, daughter of the late Andre and Mildred Dowlin Z...
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April 13, 2022
Charles G. “Bo” Columbine, 85, of Speers, passed away peacefully in his home on April 11, 2022. The son of the late Charles C. and Erma Bioux Columbine, Charles was born in Charleroi on Sept. 13, 1936...
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April 13, 2022
Samuel F. McGowan, 74, of Naomi, Fayette City, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, in his residence. He was born Nov. 17, 1947, in McKees- port, son of Pearl McGowan. Sam was retired from Wheeling-Pit...
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April 13, 2022
Jack A. Payne Sr., 57, of Elizabeth, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley. He was the founder and owner of JP Concrete and was an extremely hard worker. Born Oct. 10, 1964,...
Jack O Cramer  Gillespie
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April 12, 2022
Jack O Cramer, 86, of Gillespie, Fayette City, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Country Care Manor, Fayette City. He was born Nov. 4, 1935, in Charleroi, son of Thomas Cramer and Evelyn Todd Cr...
Passion play at St. Andrew the Apostle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 12, 2022
St. Andrew the Apostle parish presented the Passion of our Lord and Living Stations of the Cross, featuring the children of the parish, Monday evening. Soldiers Tyler Bercik, Braedin Lunger and Jacob ...
Forward Township disbands police
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 12, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Forward Township’s police department was disbanded Monday in a surprising move that left many residents wondering how it will affect the community.   To read...
Sally Marciniak Forsythe – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
April 12, 2022
Sally Marciniak Forsythe, 83, of Rostraver Township, died in her home on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Born in Belle Vernon (Redtown), on Aug. 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Charles Marciniak Jr...
Construction on new Charleroi office building to begin soon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 12, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Demolition is wrapping up at the former site of Bill’s Feed & Garden Center in Charleroi.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley ...
Diane E. Miller – Charleroi
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By obits 
April 12, 2022
Diane E. Miller, 76, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, with her family by her side. Born in Pittsburgh on Dec. 3, 1945, Diane is the daughte...
Michael Carney Hannigan – Ellsworth
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April 12, 2022
Michael Carney Hannigan, 62, of Ellsworth, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, after a year-long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Edward Martin...
White Oak: Solutions sought to school zone speeding
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By Mon Valley Independent 
April 12, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Concerns about speeding in a school zone around Francis McClure Elementary School were addressed again Monday at White Oak Council’s workshop meeting. To read the rest...
Young takes on AD duties at California
By Mon Valley Independent 
April 12, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com There isn’t much David Young doesn’t do for the California Area School District.   He serves as a music teacher for students in K-12, while also holding roles as ban...