EMS service searching for new Charleroi home
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Rostraver/West Newton EMS is looking for a permanent facility in Charleroi. Last month, Charleroi Council unanimously agreed to switch service providers after concer...
Robert G. Eckels – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
July 9, 2022
Robert G. Eckels, 92, of Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 7, 2022, with his family by his side. Born in Monongahela on Dec. 2, 1929, he was the son of the late Fran...
Seraphine ‘Sally’ Komacek – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
July 9, 2022
Seraphine “Sally’’ Komacek, 68, of Rostraver Township, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Born in Brownsville on July 20, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John Krivohlovy Jr. and Sara Buray Krivohlov...
‘Renzie Ramble’ puts history makers in spotlight
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com For the second year in a row, two nonprofit organizations in McKeesport have partnered to give history buffs a chance to take a summer stroll through the park and “mee...
Charleroi expects large crowd for fundraiser
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With 1,000 tickets gone, a sold-out event this weekend in Charleroi will have more to offer than just cash. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Satur...
Chesney P. Smith – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
July 9, 2022
Chesney P. Smith, 71, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, July 7, 2022. Born in Rostraver Township on Aug. 1, 1950, he was the son of the late Philip C. and Margaret L. Foster Smith. Chesney was a w...
Visiting with the bees
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2022
Demi Edwards, 8, of Charleroi looks at bees from the Fine Family Apiary in Forward Township during an Independence Day celebration this week in Monongahela.  
Black, Metikosh headline Dirty Dozen
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 9, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com The votes have been tallied and we in the Mon Valley Independent Sports Department are proud to unveil the 2022 MVI Dirty Dozen baseball and softball all-star teams....
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By obits 
July 9, 2022
Shirley Louise Scagline, 89, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mount Pleasant. She was born Jan. 16, 1933, in Elrama, daughter of John E. and Alice M. C...
Magical day at Donora library
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
Steve Haberman performs a magic show at Donora Public Library’s “Oceans of Possibilities” summer reading program. Assisting him are Brandon Bellamy, Spencer Ebbitt and Robert Trubiani, all of Donora. ...
DDAP head leads local substance abuse talk
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Jen Smith, secretary of the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, visited Monessen Thursday to lead a roundtable discussion on substance abuse. To r...
McKeesport seeks grant money for bridge project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The City of McKeesport is looking for funding to reconstruct the Versailles Avenue Bridge.   The viaduct has been closed since Feb. 11, when Mayor Michael Cherepko ord...
Rams’ McIntosh to play at Allegheny
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Despite picking up a tennis racket for the very first time as a freshman, Ringgold’s Rebecca McIntosh has committed to Allegheny College to further her academic and at...
Donora council focuses on filling vacant positions
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed bringing on new administrative staff, appointing alternates to the new civil service commission, new memorial benches at a local park, ...
Entertainment, other attractions set  for August Fun Fest
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com August Fun Fest will return to Cedar Creek Park this year.   From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 7 the Rostraver Township park will welcome hundreds of Mon Valley residents ...
John T. Golomb Jr. – Monessen
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By obits 
July 8, 2022
John T. Golomb Jr., 95, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in his home, which he built from scratch with the help of his father, father-in-law and many friends. He was born in Monesse...
Youngblood a giant in local boxing fraternity
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 8, 2022
By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports Leroy Youngblood, originally from Rock Hill, S.C., was so accomplished as a prize fighter that he went into the ring against some formidable opponents. He was so profic...
Coaches eager to face new opponents
By Jeremy Sellew 
July 7, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com When the WPIAL released the girls’ basketball brackets for the next two year cycle last week, it was clear the moving and shaking wasn’t just on the boys’ side of ...
Monica Jo Sloan – Monessen
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By obits 
July 7, 2022
Monica Jo Sloan, 36, of Monessen, transitioned from this life on June 24, 2022. Born Aug. 28, 1986, she is the daughter of Angela Beltram and Bradley K. Sloan Sr. Monica attended the Belle Vernon and ...
Anna Rongaus – Donora
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By obits 
July 7, 2022
Anna Rongaus, 92, of Donora, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Penn Highlands Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born on Dec. 20, 1929, daughter of the late Joseph Gocal and the late Blanche Sez...