Library director to welcome home rock star brother
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Have you heard the one about the librarian and the rock star? The Commonheart will Saturday at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium as part of Monongahela’s summer conc...
Playoff-bound Lee Supply upends Cedarbrook
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After suffering through a couple of terrible seasons, Lee Supply and head coach Kaitlyn Slagus are playoff bound in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball Le...
Pauline L.  Filiano – Elizabeth Township
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
Pauline L. Filiano, 87, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 12, 1935, in Holidays Cove, W.Va., and was the daughter of t...
Passing the gavel
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
Monessen Lions Club recently held its installation of officers and initiation of new members. New President Tim Billick accepts the gavel from outgoing President Cleon Kordistos.
Sharon Balko Cramer – Carroll Township
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
Sharon Balko Cramer, 79, of Carroll Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family and the royal hound Buck on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Born in New Eagle on June 17, 1943, she was t...
Edward Jones remains tied with win
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Edward Jones jumped out to a big lead and never gave it up as they retained second place with a 42-27 victory over a depleted Monessen Florist. To read the rest of the...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
Peter Hrycko, 97, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, July 15, 2022. Born in Monessen on March 11, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Katherine (Yonik) Hrycko. Peter retired from the Monessen S...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 19, 2022
Shelley R. Priloh Vitale, 51, of Fayette City, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home. Born June 6, 1971, in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Susan Byron Priloh. A ...
Visitors mingle with historic figures at Renzie Ramble
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Renziehausen Park in McKeesport served as an open-air theater over the weekend. Those attending the show got to “meet” individuals who either hail from the Tube City a...
Charleroi Area preparing for start of school
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com There are several weeks of summer left for Charleroi Area students, but school board directors and administrators are ready to get back to school.   To read the rest...
Dunlevy honors deceased veterans with banner project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Dunlevy hung memorial banners for fallen veterans over the Fourth of July weekend in a project led by a local man to honor soldiers and celebrate completion of ...
Fleetwood Macked rocks the Aquatorium in first area show
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2022
By Matt Petras For the MVI Taking the stage while doing her best Stevie Nicks impression in a black outfit of boots, a skirt, wavy sleeves and a cape with an iconic crescent moon necklace, Hillary Eps...
Tigers’ duo making an impact
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 18, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com On June 3, Rachael Manfredo and Brooke Evans made Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League history in more ways than one.   To read the rest of the story, ple...
Theresa A. Toth – Virginia Beach, formerly of Belle Vernon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
Theresa A. Toth, 96, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at her current residence in Virginia Beach, surrounded by her family. A daughter of the late Rosario and Seleta Sellaro, she ...
Arthur Jay Gregg – Coal Center
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
Arthur Jay Gregg, 89, of Coal Center, Pa., died Friday, July 15, 2022, at West-lake Woods Assisted Living in Erie, Pa. He was born on Tuesday, March 28, 1933, in East Millsboro, Pa., the son of the la...
Cora Bane Vadella – Elco, formerly of Roscoe
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
Cora Bane Vadella, 93, of Elco, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022. A daughter of the late Elgie and Nellie Sevitsky McCrory, she was born in North Charle- roi on June 27, 1929. Formerly of Roscoe, ...
Greek festival filled with flavor, fun & fellowship
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Whether it was pulling pork souvlaki off of a skewer, relishing the flavor of the tzatziki sauce dripping from a gyro or licking the honey syrup off sticky fingertips ...
Obituaries
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
Shelley R. Priloh Vitale, 51, of Fayette City, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Parzynski Funeral Home ...
Charles W. ‘Cajun’ Thompson – New Eagle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 16, 2022
Charles W. “Cajun” Thompson, 95, of New Eagle passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Floreffe to Charles and Bernice Fuller Thompson and was raised by his be...