Stephen R Barczak – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
September 15, 2022
Stephen R Barczak, 77, of Belle Vernon, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. He was born April 30, 1945, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Stephen Barcz...
Waynesburg’s Basinger nets 6 against Cougars
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 15, 2022
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Waynesburg’s Ashlyn Basinger has been a thorn in the side for all teams in Section 2-1A this fall. On Thursday, the Charleroi girls soccer team felt her wrath. The University...
Joan Dohanich – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
September 15, 2022
Joan Dohanich, 77, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in St. Clair Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 9, 1945, in North Charleroi, of the late George Dohanic...
Baby kangaroos visit health care workers at UPMC campuses
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 15, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “We’re bringing the Outback to the ‘burbs out here in the east (of Pittsburgh),” Dr. Dawn Klejka joked as she watched two nurses holding a baby kangaroo in UPMC McKees...
Nathan T. Dzimiera – Monessen
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By obits 
September 15, 2022
Nathan T. Dzimiera, 37, of Monessen, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 23, 1985, he was the son of Terrence R. and Anna Maria R...
Westmoreland County set to end deal with Monessen for blight project
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 15, 2022
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday are expected to terminate a contract with Monessen to coordinate a plan to remove blighted properties in the city. Of...
Burnell ‘Bud’ A. Gency – Fallowfield Township
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By obits 
September 15, 2022
Burnell “Bud” A. Gency, 90, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born in Nemacolin on Sept. 16, 1931, son of Stephen and Mary Sloboda G...
Sharon M. Posi Signorini – Charleroi
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By obits 
September 15, 2022
Sharon M. Posi Signorini, 66, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, with her oldest grandson, Marques, by her side. Born March 26, 1956, she was the daughter of...
Monongahela awards paving contract
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 15, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela leaders accepted a contract bid — pending review — to repave Country Club Road and voiced concerns about debris on Main Street created by recent roa...
Charleroi must replace missing traffic signal control box
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 15, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A junction box that helps synchronize traffic signals with the railroad has gone missing in Charleroi. The box, which was installed neath 8th Street and McKean Avenu...
’Dores hold off Trojans’ upset bid
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There’s no doubting Frazier and California have a rivalry on the volleyball court and they played like long-time rivals Tuesday night. The Commodores possibly thou...
BVA boys win on overtime penalty kick
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It took 84 minutes for a goal to be scored as Belle Vernon earned a 1-0 victory over Washington in Section 3-2A soccer on Tuesday at James Weir Stadium.   Trevor Kovat...
Rams drop first set, rally past Connellsville
By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By JASON BLACK Daily Courier for MVI Sports Through the early stages of this season, the Connellsville volleyball team has struggled to find consistency match in and match out. Some of those inconsist...
Crazy hair day in Charleroi
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
Students at Charleroi Elementary Center enjoyed “crazy hair day” on Tuesday. From left are second-grader Frankie Hatalowich and fifth-graders Olivia Kostelac and Cameron Olstein.  
Elizabeth Municipal Authority may be sold
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth may be looking to get out of the sewage treatment business.   The potential sale of Elizabeth Borough Municipal Authority assets to Pennsylvania Am...
H. Gary Cooper – Fallowfield Township
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By obits 
September 14, 2022
H. Gary Cooper, 90, of Fallowfield Township, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 12, 2022. Born on Dec. 2, 1931, Gary was the son of the late Henry H. and Mary Myer Cooper. Following high school, Gary s...
Donations urged for Day of Giving
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Nonprofits across the Mon Valley depend on the generosity of the communities they serve.  D uring this year’s Day of Giving, dozens of organizations across the Mon V...
Robert Lee ‘Bob’ Propes – formerly of Fayette City
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By obits 
September 14, 2022
Robert Lee “Bob” Propes, 92, formerly of Fayette City, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at Stafford Suites, Seattle, Wash. Born March 2, 1930, at home in Fayette City, he was the son of the late ...
Connector considered for White Oak Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 14, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Allegheny County Parks Foundation appears to be eying the possibility of creating a trail connector between a county park in the Mon Valley and another in the Sout...