Showtime for Monessen musical
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
Assistant director Quenten Zboyovsky goes through mic checks with Madison Popovich and Carson Skomsky for before the start of “Little Shop of Horrors” Thursday at Monessen High School. The musical wil...
Lancers eliminate Rams
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com For the second consecutive season, Ringgold has fallen short in its quest for a Division 2 title. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mon Va...
93-year-old man dies in Carroll Township fire
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A 93-year-old man was found dead after a fire broke out at his Carroll Township house Thursday morning.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of...
McKeesport: Transportation center reopens
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com “The Mon Valley’s brightest days are still ahead of us,” according to state Rep. Austin Davis, a Democrat from McKeesport and a Port Authority of Allegheny County boar...
Lois A. Kocaka Cantini – New Eagle
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By obits 
March 18, 2022
Lois A. Kocaka Cantini, 89, of New Eagle, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at her home in New Eagle. Lois was born in Monongahela on July 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Vasily an...
Yough football coach Chunko resigns
By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By BILL BECKNER JR. Trib Total Media Yough football will drop a classification to 2A next season but it will do so without Chris Chunko. To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Friday’s Mo...
Food Helpers plan massive Easter dinner distribution
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com With spring around the corner, a new tradition will bloom at Food Helpers — making sure families throughout Washington County have food on their tables this Easter. ...
Edwin ‘Eddie’ R. Hazelbaker – Charleroi
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By obits 
March 18, 2022
Edwin “Eddie” R. Hazelbaker, 89, of Charleroi, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Born on April 14, 1932, he was the son of the late William F. and Phyllis Flint Hazelbaker. He was a graduate of C...
His Place aids Ukrainian refugees with special items
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By Mon Valley Independent 
March 18, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com When His Place coffee shop opened in Monessen in September, it hoped to change the world one cup of coffee at a time. To read the rest of the story, please see a cop...
Verna F. Syplywchak – Monongahela
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By obits 
March 18, 2022
Verna F. Syplywchak, 93, of Monongahela, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Penn Highlands Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Footedale, Pa., on Aug. 7, 1928, daughter of the late Cha...
Tigers leap over Moon, roar into semis
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 17, 2022
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Both McKeesport and Moon girls’ basketball teams have a lot of similarities ahead of their PIAA Class 5A Quarterfinal matchup Wednesday night. The schools shared the same mas...
Offense clicks, Gladiators advance to PIAA semifinal
By Jeremy Sellew 
March 17, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Heading into the program’s first ever state quarterfinal appearance, South Allegheny head coach Tony DiCenzo knew his team was in need of a strong offensive performa...
Ringgold officials detail steps to address bullying
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 17, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Communication is key in Ringgold School District’s approach to addressing student and parent/guardian concerns about student disciplinary and behavioral issues at the ...
Monongahela Farmers Market awarded tourism grant
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 17, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Monongahela Farmers Market will be bigger and better than ever this year, thanks to a grant from the Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency. On Wednesday, th...
Paul Frank Stanisz – Monessen
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By obits 
March 17, 2022
Paul Frank Stanisz, 96, of Monessen, passed away on March 15, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was born on Jan. 21, 1926, in Monessen, to Frank and Catherine Zima Stanisz. He was retire...
Carol Ann Sweeney Duda – Mount Morris, PA.
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By obits 
March 17, 2022
Carol Ann Sweeney Duda, 71, of Mount Morris, Pa., died Tuesday, March 15, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Born in North Charleroi on Oct. 20, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Helen...
MAWC seeks damages for contamination of water system
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 17, 2022
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has filed a lawsuit against more than two dozen chemical companies, accusing them of manufacturing of toxic substanc...
Obituaries
By obits 
March 17, 2022
Paul F. Bankston Jr., 61, of Perryopolis, Washington Township, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Born June 4, 1960, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late Eileen J. Boyd Bankston and Paul...
It’s Etched in Stone: Mondays were wash days
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By Stacy Wolford 
March 17, 2022
By RALPH STONE For the MVI Once upon a time, clothespins were actually used for something other than dropping into milk bottles at a child’s party. They were used to hang laundered clothes across lawn...