Commodores in familiar role
By Jeremy Sellew 
June 2, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Frazier head coach Don Hartman knows all the cliches his team is facing heading into this afternoon’s WPIAL Class 2A softball championship at Cal U’s Lilley Field....
Rostraver Township parts ways with solicitor
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 2, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township terminated the services of Christopher Huffman as township solicitor on Wednesday. The move comes after the board of commissioners cancele...
Leroy ‘Blood’ Youngblood – Donora
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By obits 
June 2, 2022
Leroy “Blood” Youngblood of Donora, died at the age of 75, at his home surrounded by his loving family on May 22, 2022. Leroy was born to Edward “Cash” Youngblood and Azalie Thompson Youngblood on Nov...
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By obits 
June 2, 2022
Kenneth C. Syrko, 73, of Monroeville, formerly of Donora, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. He was born Jan. 27, 1949, in North Charleroi, s...
McKeesport to demolish 38 more blighted properties
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 2, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport City Council on Wednesday approved another round of demolitions as part of the city’s McKeesport Rising project. Councilwoman LuEthel Nesbit and councilmen ...
Serra claims WPIAL gold
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the first time in six years, Serra Catholic’s baseball team has won a district title. The top-seeded Eagles held a slim one-run lead before scoring five in the b...
Dzurenda adds ‘one for the thumb’
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s no denying how great the Serra Catholic baseball team has been. Fresh off the team’s fourth WPIAL championship Tuesday, Brian Dzurenda added his “one for t...
Eagles celebrate WPIAL title
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
Serra Catholic’s Matt Bisceglia hoists the trophy after the Eagles’ 8-2 victory Tuesday over Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game at Wild Things Park in Washington.  
Multiple charges filed against superintendent
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City School District’s superintendent and a man from Confluence have been charged with indecent exposure in North Charleroi last weekend. To read the res...
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Fifth-seeded Southmoreland held off No. 2 South Allegheny to secure a spot in the state playoffs with a 9-8 victory in a WPIAL Class 3A consolation game at Norwin High...
Citizens group calls for action in Donora
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Concerned Donora citizens gathered for a public meeting at the Croatian Club Tuesday to address borough issues and establish a unified vision for the future. To...
Charleroi students to remember Samantha Anders at graduation
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When 92 Charleroi Area graduates accept their diplomas Friday at Myron Pottios Stadium, some will wear a blue and purple pin to honor Samantha Anders. To read the re...
Gene Kelly Awards: EF’s Guinto-Brody named best actor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com And the Gene Kelly goes to ... Tyler Guinto-Brody, for his portrayal of Seymour Krelborn in “Little Shop of Horrors.”   To read the rest of the story, please...
Monessen restocks line usage fund
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 1, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In January, the City of Monessen’s new administration learned it was entering 2022 with very little money available in the general fund and would not be able to m...
Felix J. Lisovich – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
June 1, 2022
Felix J. Lisovich, 99, of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. Born May 17, 1923, in Rillton, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles and Catherine Kol...