Pa. says ‘nyet’ to Russian vodka
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com In the wake of Russia’s continued attack on Ukraine, Pennsylvania’s governor and a state senator from the Mon Valley called for Russian-sourced products, such as vodka...
Charleroi musical brings back tunes from the ’60s
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Charleroi Area students will celebrate female voices of the 1960s when “Beehive the ’60s Musical: A School Edition” this weekend.   To read the rest of the story, pl...
Elizabeth craft shop draws customers with workshops
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 28, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com February can be a brutal stretch for shopkeepers in the Northeast, but the owners of Graceful Style in Elizabeth aren’t waiting for warmer weather or tax sea...
Cherepko plays buzzkill
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After watching Trinity standout Alyssa Clutter singlehandedly erase an 11-point deficit, McKeesport needed some heroics to advance to the WPIAL semifinals. To read...
Mary Louise Assenat – Monessen
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By obits 
February 26, 2022
Mary Louise Assenat, 63, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, in the ER of Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on June 26, 1958, in North Charleroi, daughter...
Baby lambs encourage reading for Cal students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com It’s never too early to start learning.   For students at California Area Elementary School, their newest peers were only six days old when they stumbled into a clas...
Bessie Jean Tedrow Ciavarra – Charleroi
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By obits 
February 26, 2022
Bessie Jean Tedrow Ciavarra, 100, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Feb. 23. 2022, at Grandview Estates of Elizabeth. Born in Fallowfield Township on Nov. 25, 1921, Bessie is the daughter of the...
Pa. moving into ‘next phase’ of pandemic
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By MEGAN GUZA Trib Total Media As the federal government loosens masking guidance for a majority of healthy Americans, Pennsylvania officials said they will follow suit while keeping an eye on COVID-r...
Warriors march on after redemption win
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports You can’t spell redemption without E…F. Well, maybe you can. But for the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team, they found their redemption on the road in the WPIAL Class 4...
Bucur makes car dreams come true
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By John Rectenwald jrectenwald@yourmvi.com A mechanic in Elizabeth was once a boy dreaming of cars 15,000 miles away.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Saturday’s Mon Valley Indepe...
Jean Odessa Davis – Donora
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By obits 
February 26, 2022
Jean Odessa Davis, 83, of Donora, departed this earthly life for a better one on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital.  She was born Sept. 29, 1938, to the late Kenneth Davis ...
Behaviorworx ready to open
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By CHASITY CAPASSO For the MVI Behaviorworx Center for Autism and Behavior will officially open its doors Tuesday in the Peasant Village Professional Plaza in Rostraver Township.   To read the rest of...
John Nicholas DeJuliis – Monongahela
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February 26, 2022
John Nicholas DeJuliis, Sr., 95, of Monongahela passed away peacefully in his home in Monongahela surrounded by his family on Feb. 25, 2022. Born Jan. 14, 1927, in Monongahela, he was a son of Nicola ...
Greyhounds have streak snapped, WPIAL hopes dashed
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Monessen saw its 16-game winning streak and its quest for a WPIAL championship come to an end Friday night.   To read the rest of the story, please see a copy of Sat...
Dawg’s Sports Bar and Grill reopens with new owner and look
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 26, 2022
By Matt Petras For the MVI After more than two decades as Red Dawg’s All Star Clubhouse, the Rostraver Township restaurant has transformed into Dawg’s Sports Bar and Grill under new owner Martin Sivic...
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By obits 
February 26, 2022
Paul Spence, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away on Feb. 17, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. He was born in Monongahela to the late Joseph Albert Spence and Bertha Isaac Spence on March 4, 1929. He married the lo...
Eagles rally, soar to semifinals
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Serra Catholic’s girls trailed by 10 in the first half and by nine in the second half. But head coach Matt Bacco knew if his team could just take the lead, momentu...
Hot shots: Epps brothers lead Glads
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Cameron Epps remembers exactly where he was when his older brother, Bryce Epps, hit the game-winning shot to send South Allegheny to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals du...
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2022
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Sometimes a team just has your number. That was the statement that Monessen girls basketball coach Janine Vertacnik kept on saying to herself after the Greyhounds dropped the...
Rallying behind the Greyhounds
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 25, 2022
Monessen basketball players Lorenzo Gardner and Dante DeFelices shake hands with students during a pep rally Thursday morning at Monessen Elementary Center for the Greyhounds boys and girls basketball...