Obituaries
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November 29, 2022
Mark E. Seman, 53, of Coal Center, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at his home. Born in North Charleroi on July 18, 1969, he was a son of Nancy Hatalowich Seman of Coal Center and the late Joh...
Patricia Ann Strahosky – Portland, Oregon
Obituaries
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November 29, 2022
Patricia Ann Strahosky, 73, of Portland, Oregon, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 17, 2022. Born Nov. 24, 1948, in Charleroi, Patricia was the daughter of the late Boris and Anna Gretch Strahosky. Pat...
Obituaries
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November 29, 2022
Julie Ann Tomcanin, 39, of Monessen, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.  Born in Monongahela on April 5, 1983, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Charlotte Ann Thompson Snyder. Julie was a pers...
Neville Vasko – Belle Vernon
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November 29, 2022
Neville Vasko, 82, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late Carlus and Donna Fike VanBremen, she was born on Apr...
Valley cleans up after destructive storm
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November 29, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Traveling south on Route 88 through the small riverside communities of Roscoe, Elco, Stockdale and Allenport, damage from Sunday’s hail storm may appear minimal.   H...
His Place hosts free hair cut clinic
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November 29, 2022
Lorenzo Altobelli of Lorenzo’s LA Effects in North Belle Vernon held a free hair cut clinic Monday afternoon at His Place in Monessen. Altobelli’s two employees, Dawayne Howell and James Gallaway, als...
New charges filed against Rostraver commissioner
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November 29, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com New harassment claims against Rostraver Township Commissioner John Lorenzo allege disturbing behavior at a Halloween event Oct. 31. Commission President Jeff...
Donora woman searching for kidney donor
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November 29, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Living with stage five kidney failure for two and a half years, Freda Heilman misses one thing especially. “Bacon,” she said. “If I could eat one thing, it woul...
Paramedic killed in accident had ties to Mon Valley
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November 29, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A local paramedic died after having an apparent heart attack and crashing an ambulance into another vehicle Sunday night in Shadyside. On Monday, it was revealed the d...
Vulcans dominate Battlers in 85-50 win
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November 29, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com California senior Rajah Fink is taking on a larger role than the one she had at IUP last season.   As a junior last year, Fink averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds ...
Shaw, Marlow, Galioto set to lead TJ wrestlers
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November 29, 2022
By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports Big things are expected for Thomas Jefferson wrestler Maddox Shaw this season. After all, a year ago Shaw finished second in the WPIAL and third in the PIAA. And he was only ...
Laux’s two-way play key to title
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November 28, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com With his team trailing by four points late in the second quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A championship game, Belle Vernon Area defensive end Braden Laux chased dow...
Dunlevy resident rescued in house fire
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November 28, 2022
By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com Fire crews rescued a Dunlevy resident from an out-of-control kitchen fire Friday night. Firefighters responded to 19 Church St. after the blaze broke out around...
Charleroi celebrates Light-Up Night
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November 28, 2022
Braedon Keyes, 1, and Alexis Keyes, 6, of Fallowfield Township visit   with Santa at Charleroi’s Light-Up Night.
Storm leaves state of emergency in 4 communities
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November 28, 2022
By MAX ROBINETTE mrobinette@yourmvi.com Roscoe, Elco, Stockdale and Allenport each declared a state of emergency following a hail storm that swept through the area Sunday. Roscoe Mayor Tom Wilkinson, ...
David B. Wingo – Monongahela
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November 28, 2022
David B. Wingo, 70, of Monongahela, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born June 23, 1952, in Pittsburgh, son of the late David and Margaret Ann McKee Wingo. Dav...
CFFC exceeds goal for Fayette Gives event
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November 28, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The season of giving lived up to its name for the Community Foundation of Fayette County this year.   The third annual Fayette Gives event, which was held Nov. 10, i...
Thanksgiving meals provided for veterans
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November 28, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several local veterans groups worked together last week to give thanks to American veterans for the holiday season. The White Oak Vet Center partnered with a local Elk...
Obituaries
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November 28, 2022
John P. Rohar, 73, of Greensburg, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.  He was born April 20, 1949, in Charleroi, a son of the late John E. and Zora C. Bradica Rohar.  John received his doctorate from the Univ...
Donora welcomes holidays with Twinkle Bright Night
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November 26, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora rang in the holidays Friday with its annual Twinkle Bright Night. Hundreds came out to enjoy Christmas music, horse carriage rides, balloon art, a live N...