Obituaries
By obits 
May 28, 2022
Sonya B. Spaw, 84, formerly of Connellsville, died Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. She was born July 24, 1937, in Charleroi, daughter of the late John and H...
California students graduate
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
Jordyn Cruse takes a selfie with fellow California Area High School graduates Gia Conner, Gianna O’Brien, Gianna Grillo and Arabella Colditz outside the school entrance prior to Thursday’s commencemen...
Forward Township: Supervisors sued by former police officers
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By Paula Reed Ward Trib Total Media Three former Forward Township police officers filed a federal lawsuit against the municipality and its supervisors on Thursday, alleging civil rights violations. To...
Jane Raicos Dorincz – Fallowfield Township
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By obits 
May 27, 2022
Jane Raicos Dorincz, 83, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on May 26, 2022. Born in Fallowfield Township on Dec. 14, 1938, Jane was the daughter of the late Nicholas an...
Gina Thorpe – Monessen
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By obits 
May 27, 2022
Gina Thorpe, 54, of Monessen, passed away on May 22, 2022. She was born on Feb. 12, 1968, in Monongahela. She was preceded in death by her partners, Vincent Campbell and Lonnie Scott Jr. Gina was a lo...
Monessen sewage project could get underway soon
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com One of the major phases of Monessen’s massive sewage project could get started in the next couple of weeks. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Fr...
Local athletes hit PIAA meet
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com The PIAA track and field championships are taking place from Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University today and Saturday with several local athletes ready to comp...
Ethel June Turkovich – Donora
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By obits 
May 27, 2022
Ethel June Turkovich, 82, of Donora, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at her residence with her loving sons by her side. She was born on June 8, 1939, daughter of the late Samuel and Et...
Charleroi High School hosts Bring Your Kid to Work Day
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area High School students took a hands-on approach in the district’s annual Bring Your Kid to Work Day this year.   To read the rest of the story, please s...
Frazier’s Salisbury set for WPIAL Hall induction
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By JONATHAN GUTH For MVI Sports Former Frazier three-sport star Chad Salisbury had to take a moment to collect himself when he received the call that he was being inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame ...
Taxes steady in McKeesport school budget
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 27, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday narrowly passed the 2022-23 budget, which doesn’t come with a real estate tax hike. To read the rest of the story, please see...
Raymond W. Yokimcus – Charleroi
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By obits 
May 27, 2022
Raymond W. Yokimcus, 90, of Charleroi, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct. 23, 1931, in Duquesne, son of the late Victor and Stella Norbert Yokimc...
Frazier moving on
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 26, 2022
Mike Darnay / For the Mon Valley Independent Members of the Frazier softball team celebrate after clinching a berth in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game after a 10-2 semifinal win over Our Lady of ...
Warriors, Telegdy get the best of Burrell
By Jeremy Sellew 
May 26, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the third time in the last four seasons, the Elizabeth Forward softball team will play for a WPIAL Class 4A championship. The second-seeded Warriors relied on a ...
Valley parents react to Texas school shooting
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 26, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As Americans grapple with the heartbreak and devastation over 19 elementary students and two adults tragically shot and killed at a Texas school on Tuesday – local p...
McKeesport Area superintendent Holtzman resigns
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 26, 2022
By Jeff Stitt jstitt@yourmvi.com McKeesport Area School Board on Wednesday unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Mark P. Holtzman Jr. His last day is June 30. In another motion, t...
Dravosburg council  tackles property issues
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By Stacy Wolford 
May 26, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Dravosburg officials covered a lot of ground at a council meeting this week, discussing delinquency fees, issues with dilapidated buildings and property mainten...
Juwan J. Moore – Monessen
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By obits 
May 26, 2022
Juwan J. Moore, 26, of Monessen, slept peacefully away at home and into the arms of our Lord and Savior on May 21, 2022, with his loving family surrounding him. How lucky we were given these years to ...
’Dores return to 2A title game
By Jeremy Sellew 
May 26, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com For the 10th time in his 32-year coaching career, Frazier softball coach Don Hartman will guide a team into the WPIAL championship game. The Commodores used great ...