Shelter from the sun at Track Classic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
Ringgold High School track team members Rihanna Fordham, Isabel Shvarts and Elizzabeth Wilson found a shady spot under the bleachers at Monday’s Scott Frederick Mid-Mon Track Classic at Joe Montana St...
Area man held for trial in New Year’s shooting
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Belle Vernon man accused of fatally shooting a woman in Rostraver Township early New Year’s Day has been held for court after several witnesses — including his gir...
Elizabeth Township adds 3 officers to police force
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Three new police officers were sworn in Monday for Elizabeth Township.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Valley Independent...
Donora plans Stan Musial event in July
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora Historical Society plans to honor baseball legend Stan “The Man” Musial this summer. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Tuesday’s Mon Vall...
BVA girls repeat as Classic champs
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The largest roar of the day at the annual Scott Frederick Mid-Mon Track Classic was actually the final race of the day, when the coaches of local track and field t...
Leps edge Warriors for Mid-Mon Classic crown
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com The Scott Frederick Mid-Mon Track Classic title once again belongs to the Belle Vernon Area boys track and field team.   To read the rest of the story, please see a ...
Trojans score 14 unanswered runs, wallop Frazier
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com California trailed by four runs after an inning and a half yesterday, prompting a simple message from head coach Lou Pasquale entering the bottom of the second.   To...
William G. Amos – North Charleroi
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
William G. Amos, 71, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Bentleyville March 15, 1951, William is the son of the late Hamilton Sr. ...
Cougars slide into first place with win over Scotties
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 3, 2022
By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media Despite pitching one of the best games of his baseball career, Allen Novacek did not earn a decision Monday afternoon.   To read the rest of the story, please see ...
Roy J. Herron – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Roy J. Herron, 95, of Rostraver Township, Belle Vernon, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on April 30, 2022, with his wife by his side, in Dunlevy Manor Personal Care Home, where he was a...
Harry A. ‘Bud’ Richardson Jr. – Donora
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Harry A. “Bud” Richardson Jr., 79, of Donora, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1943, in New Eagle, the son of Harry Alfred and Dorothy E. Crawford Richard...
Leonard W. Yurkovich – Charleroi
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Leonard W. Yurkovich, 62, of Charleroi, Fallowfield Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 1, 2022. He was born Aug. 26, 1959, in North Charle- roi, son of the late Mark V. Yurkovich and Sarah E....
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Frank A. Dolessandro Jr., 64, of Monessen, died Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington Hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1957, in North Charleroi, the son of the late Frank and Maria Sacco Dolessandro....
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Eleanor M. Dastolfo, 95, of Monessen, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at Residence at Hilltop. She was born April 20, 1927, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Gaetano and Florence (DeMillion) Dastolfo...
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By obits 
May 3, 2022
Marian A. Cherkin, 99, of The Landings, Fort Myers, Fla., passed away peacefully May 1, 2022. Born in Connellsville, Pa., Jan. 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Julius Harris and Lottye Kinsbu...
‘Coffee with a Cop’ in California
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 2, 2022
California police officers Patrick Short and Doug Brighton show Brielle and Ben Galis a police car during a “Coffee with a Cop” event Saturday morning at the borough building.
Monessen to start over with tax forgiveness program
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 2, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is working toward an agreement with the Monessen School District to start the tax exoneration program from scratch. To read the rest of the s...
EF elementary students are learning through TED Talks
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 2, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Fifth-graders at William Penn and Central elementary schools are developing their own TED Talks as part of a pilot initiative launched by Elizabeth Forward S...
Pitching has helped guide unbeaten Serra
By Mon Valley Independent 
May 2, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Prior to the start of the spring season, Serra Catholic head baseball coach Brian Dzurenda raved about   the talent within his pitching staff. To read the rest of th...