Storm leaves state of emergency in 4 communities
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By Mon Valley Independent 
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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By Mon Valley Independent 
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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By Mon Valley Independent 
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...
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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...
BVA brings home WPIAL title
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 26, 2022
Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert and his players get ready to accept the WPIAL Class 3A championship trophy after defeating Avonworth Friday evening at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Donora: Council member cleared by Ethics  Commission
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 26, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission recently returned results from a preliminary inquiry into a Donora council member, finding no grounds to continue inves...
‘Thrill of Hope’ celebration coming to Monessen
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November 26, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The City of Monessen is coming together to host a true community Christmas. A Thrill of Hope, a Monessen Community Christmas is a free holiday festival that will tak...
Rostraver tree is community favorite
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 26, 2022
By Matt Petras For the MVI John Pavalonis and long-time friend Mary Gauden put up a six-foot Christmas tree with red lights and a yellow star in a plot of land off Rostraver Road this week, continuing...
Leopards finally have their WPIAL trophy
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November 26, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com After suffering its share of heartbreak over the last three seasons, Belle Vernon Area returned to the North Shore Friday night and erased a 27-year championship dro...
Humbert feels vindicated after capturing first title
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November 26, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com After six straight trips to the WPIAL semifinals and two title game appearances in the past three seasons, Belle Vernon Area head coach Matt Humbert finally has hi...
Defense comes up big for new WPIAL champs
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 26, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon Area got rid of some demons Friday night with a 24-7 win over Avonworth for its first WPIAL championship since 1995. Just ask defensive coordinator Brett ...
Dannel Mark Calcagni – Brookline
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November 26, 2022
Dannel Mark Calcagni, 65, of Brookline, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in Allegheny General Hospital. The son of the late Gerald Calcagni Sr. and Eula Sandy Peters, he wa...
Joan Sylvia McCloskey – Fallowfield Township
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November 26, 2022
Joan Sylvia McCloskey, 87, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Born in Donora on Jan. 14, 1935, Joan was the daughter of the late Walt...
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November 26, 2022
Robert J. Monack Jr., 55, of Monongahela, passed away on Nov. 18, 2022. Born May 29, 1967, in Monongahela, he is the son of Robert Monack Sr. of North Belle Vernon and Sharon L. Monack-Harris of Donor...
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November 26, 2022
Mary Louise “Scooch” Persico, 76, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 22, 2022, in her home in Monessen. She was born in North Charleroi on Dec. 18, 1945, to Louis and Mary Garofalo Guerra. ...
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November 26, 2022
Hazel K. Pore, 93, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in Mon Valley Care Center. A daughter of the late George and Dorothy Poundstone Winn, she was born in Fairhope on Aug. 6, 19...
Ann Kelly – New Eagle
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November 25, 2022
Ann Kelly, 93, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Gallatin, daughter of Andrew and Annie Fransko Roman. Ann was Catholic by ...