William ‘D.W’ MacFann – Daisytown
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By obits 
November 8, 2022
William “D.W” MacFann, 61, a lifelong resident of Daisytown, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. He was born Thursday, April 13, 1961, in Charle- roi, son of the late Thomas S. MacFann and Helen Gladys Gola ...
Charleroi hosts Veterans Day parade
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi was with the American Legion Riders   during a Veterans Day parade Saturday afternoon in Charleroi. The parade was organized by American Legion posts in Char...
Demolition projects OK’d in McKeesport
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport City Council has approved yet another demolition contract as part of the McKeesport Rising initiative. Like others this year, the contracts targets blighted...
Frazier claims WPIAL championship
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Don’t be surprised if the Hartman family is doing some remodeling this winter. They’re going to need a bigger trophy room. The Frazier volleyball team had its back...
Algeri resigning in Elizabeth Twp.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Richard Algeri has resigned as an Elizabeth Township commissioner.   The board’s November agenda released Friday on the township website includes a motion to...
Leathernecks celebrate 35th anniversary at annual ball
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JIM BUSCH For the MVI The Mon Valley Leathernecks, a group of U.S. Marine veterans, gathered at the Donora Municipal Building Saturday night to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the founding of th...
Hartmans’ leadership, winning legacy continues
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com If anyone generally speaks of Frazier High School sports, undoubtedly, Don Hartman’s name comes up. But ask him who the greatest of all time really is. “It’s her,”...
PennDOT officials tout federal contribution to I-70 project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media About $20 million of a nearly $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is being put toward the reconstruction of the Interstate 70 and Route 51 interchange in Rost...
Local teams find out their WPIAL, PIAA playoff sites
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW By the Mon Valley Independent The WPIAL announced playoff sites for the next round of the postseason, while local volleyball and soccer teams discovered where they’re heading for the ...
Ringgold’s Pajak takes silver at PIAA Championship meet
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak capped off the 2022 cross-country season with a state runner-up finish overall in the state. Competing at Saturday’s PIAA Championships, Paja...
Frolicking in the fall foliage
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 7, 2022
Hailey Sortore, a senior at PennWest University’s California campus, steps outside the Herron Recreation and Fitness Center to enjoy unseasonably high temperatures Friday afternoon. Sortore is under a...
Cougars edged in WPIAL title game
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Eighth-seeded Charleroi’s Cinderella run through the WPIAL Class 1A playoffs came to an end with a 3-2 loss to second-seeded Winchester Thurston in the championship ga...
Tigers start playoffs by mauling Mars
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A week after suffering its first loss in its regular season finale against Thomas Jefferson, McKeesport made an emphatic return to the win column in its playoff open...
Hounds drop playoff shootout to Fort Cherry
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports No. 11 Monessen had a stellar night of offense Friday night, gaining over 400 yards and scoring six touchdowns. Unfortunately, No. 6 Fort Cherry was even better with 553 yard...
Serra upset by high-scoring Prexies
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There will be a new champion in the WPIAL’s Class 2A classification after defending champion Serra Catholic was upset and dethroned Friday night. No. 12 Washington...
Donora skating center has big plans to go along with new look
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Hundreds showed up for the grand opening of Roll ‘R’ Way Family Skating Center Friday at the former Valley Skating Center in Donora. Young and old from around t...
4 area projects funded through EPA grants
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com An app that collects data from crowd-sourced odor reporting is one of four local projects to get a boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The E...
Methodists find joy in working together
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few parishioners of McKeesport Area Shared Ministry say a local breast cancer awareness campaign provided their church campuses with a chance to do goodwill in their...
Lee, Doyle, battling  for 12th District seat
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The battle for the new 12th Congressional District features a familiar name attached to a new face and a candidate who could make history if elected. State Rep. S...