Public water utilities claim Senate bill will force up rates
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation criticized by opponents as a vehicle for-profit water companies to take over municipal water authorities in Pennsylvania by imposing expensive regulations on them pa...
Carroll Township: Code officer stepping down
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Carroll Township Code Enforcement Officer Dennis Butler will retire this month — and this time he means it.   Butler has worked in code enforcement for more than 30 ...
Grant to fund repairs at Mantle House
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mantle House Mission has received a grant from the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation to make needed repairs to its facilities. To read the rest of the story, please see...
Felsher comes through for Frazier
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com While Frazier’s run in the state playoffs didn’t quite go as expected, head coach Don Hartman was pretty pleasant the day after his team’s 3-2 loss to unbeaten Eve...
Celebration will mark local priest’s 40th year
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Diocese of Greensburg will celebrate a Mon Valley native’s 40th year in the priesthood this week. The Rev. John A. Sedlak, a native of Fayette City, will mark th...
Valdiserri leaves lasting legacy
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 8, 2022
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Roger Valdiserri left the Mon Valley, but his legacy will stretch far beyond its borders after his death Thursday. Valdiserri, 95, died of natural causes at The Sherida...
Ralph J. Nevala – California
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By obits 
June 7, 2022
Ralph J. Nevala, 83, of California, was called home to his eternal reward by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 5, 2022. Born on Feb. 28, 1939, son of the late Weikko and Esther Oberg Nevala, Ra...
Manuel J.  Monios Jr. – formerly of Monessen
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June 7, 2022
Manuel J. Monios Jr., 93, formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, June 3, 2022, at his son’s home in West Newton He was born on Feb. 26, 1929, in Monessen, son of the late Manu...
Picnic at the ballpark
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
Judson Smolenski, 5, and June Smolenski, 7, both of Uniontown, and Emmy Hiles, 4, of Dawson had a picnic Monday evening at Charleroi Trustees Park. They were watching a Little League baseball game bet...
Karl W. Glover  Rostraver Township
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June 7, 2022
Karl W. Glover, 82, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Excela Hospital, Latrobe. A son of the late Raymond and Hazel Glover, he was born in Accident, Md., on Nov. 15, 193...
Pa. personal care homes in crisis
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The number of personal care homes in Pennsylvania that accept low-income residents is dwindling. Too little government funding, staffing issues and skyrocketing prices...
Mary Elizabeth Carney – Elizabeth Township
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June 7, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Carney, 89, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Elizabeth Township, and was the daughter of the late Nazareno Cipollone and Julia Gi...
Licensing system brings changes to addiction recovery homes
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A long-awaited statewide licensing system for addiction recovery homes kicks in this week. After years of operating with limited oversight, recovery houses t...
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By obits 
June 7, 2022
Louise Ann “Lou Ann” Kovalsky, 64, of Rostraver Township, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 5, 2022. A loving daughter of Norma Jean Fatkin Micher and the late Bernard James Micher, she was bor...
Variances OK’d for White Oak School project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com LiveWell Development Company seems to be moving closer to redeveloping the former White Oak School at 1415 California Ave. To read the rest of the story, please see a ...
Serra’s state-title run never gets started
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic’s storybook season has come to an end.   Despite drawing eight walks against Redbank Valley starter Bryson Bain, the Eagles were unable to take advant...
Rostraver library dedicates sign in memory of John Maisch
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By the MVI Rostraver Public Library recently hosted relatives of late board member John Maisch to dedicate a sign in his honor. Maisch, 89, of Rostraver Township, passed away Sept. 13, 2021.   To read...
Jaguars bounced by Indians
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 7, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com West Allegheny knew that the environment would be different going from the WPIAL championship game to a PIAA first round matchup with Thomas Jefferson in the middle of...
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By obits 
June 7, 2022
Peter J. Daley II, 71, of California, Pa., passed from this earth on June 1, 2022, following complications from heart surgery. He was born on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1950, in Brownsville, son of the late Pet...