Friendly kiss at the Fleatique
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2022
Willow Jean Wigfield, 2, of Charleroi greets Lucy the dog with kisses as Sara Youngdahl of Washington holds Lucy up at Saturday’s Fleatique on the Mon in Monongahela.  
Local cancer survivor wants to share bell-ringing experience
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com Larry Bridges has rung the bell three times upon completing cancer treatments. Each time, hearing the bell was music, not only to his ears but his heart.   To read the...
Monessen will use Rescue Plan funds for firefighters
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council voted to spend a portion of its American Rescue Plan Act funding on needs at the city’s volunteer fire department. To read the rest of the s...
Serra turns focus to PIAA tourney
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic baseball coach Brian Dzurenda posted a picture on Facebook Thursday night of juniors Joey DeMoss and Zach Karp adding the year 2022 to the program’s W...
Charleroi: Immigrants participate in beautification project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 6, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A group of volunteers helped make Charleroi a little brighter over Memorial Day weekend.   Fourth Street Foods purchased flowers that a team of employees planted alo...
Allegheny RAD board offers help to libraries
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June 6, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny Regional Asset District board of directors recently threw libraries in Allegheny County a new life line. To read the rest of the story, please subscribe ...
Manuel J. Monios Jr. – formerly of Monessen
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By obits 
June 6, 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...
Warriors hit reset button as state playoffs begin
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June 6, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The Elizabeth Forward softball team will travel to Hamburg Area High School to take on the District 3 champions today in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs....
Gene R. ‘Geno’ Baldini  Donora
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June 4, 2022
Gene R. “Geno” Baldini, 69, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2022, at Penn Highlands Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born in New Eagle on Nov. 21, 1952, son of the late Albert Baldini an...
Woodrow W. Jones Jr. – Belle Vernon
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June 4, 2022
Woodrow W. Jones Jr., who was born on Dec. 31, 1949, originally of Allenport, went home to be with the Lord on June 1, 2022. Known to many as Woody, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and making those around...
Mary Louise Pearce – Circleville, N.Y.
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June 4, 2022
Mary Louise Pearce, 80, passed away at her daughter’s home in Circleville, N.Y. She is survived by her daughter and two sons, Mary and Wayne Bonner, Michael and Danier Sabolchick and Stephen and Chris...
Charleroi grads celebrate
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 4, 2022
Charleroi Area High School graduate Hannah Keranko reacts to Abby Laskey spraying confetti as the commencement ceremony ended Friday night.
Rocco will resign in Elizabeth Twp.
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June 4, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com On Monday, the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners will vote on a motion to accept the resignation of President Dr. Bart Rocco.   To read the rest of t...
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June 4, 2022
Pamela G. Mahalko, 71, of Monessen, passed away on June 2, 2022, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born on Nov. 5, 1950, to Clifford and Esther Learnard in North Charleroi. She was a g...
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June 4, 2022
Michael Robert “Robbie” Powell, 30, of McKeesport and Smithton passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born Nov. 30, 1991, in La Plata, Md., he was the son of Michael S. Powell of Tampa, Fla., and Nicole He...
Charleroi considers ticket system for code violations
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June 4, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Council will consider adopting a new code violation ticketing system in homes of bringing more violators into compliance.   To read the rest of the story, ...
EF blanked in WPIAL 4A title game
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June 4, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In its quest for a WPIAL title Friday afternoon, Elizabeth Forward ran into a list of problems — one named Payton and the other named Chloe.   To read the rest of th...
Neshannock downs Frazier for 2A crown
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June 4, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Top-seeded Neshannock completed a flawless WPIAL campaign by defeating second-seeded Frazier, 9-1, in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game at Cal U’s Lilley Field on F...
Marion Elementary clothing drive gets large donation
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June 4, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Guttman Energy donated 210 pairs of shoes to Marion Elementary School’s Kindness Closet last week.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Satu...
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June 4, 2022
Joseph Richard Sikorski, 86, of Rostraver Township, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. Born June 10, 1935, in Glassport, he was the son of t...