Serra upset by high-scoring Prexies
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com There will be a new champion in the WPIAL’s Class 2A classification after defending champion Serra Catholic was upset and dethroned Friday night. No. 12 Washington...
Donora skating center has big plans to go along with new look
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Hundreds showed up for the grand opening of Roll ‘R’ Way Family Skating Center Friday at the former Valley Skating Center in Donora. Young and old from around t...
4 area projects funded through EPA grants
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com An app that collects data from crowd-sourced odor reporting is one of four local projects to get a boost from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The E...
Methodists find joy in working together
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A few parishioners of McKeesport Area Shared Ministry say a local breast cancer awareness campaign provided their church campuses with a chance to do goodwill in their...
Lee, Doyle, battling  for 12th District seat
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The battle for the new 12th Congressional District features a familiar name attached to a new face and a candidate who could make history if elected. State Rep. S...
Fayette City church kicks off Operation Christmas Child
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 5, 2022
By the MVI This will be the 16th year that the Fayette City Alliance Church will serve as a drop-off center for Operation Christmas Child.   Operation Christmas Child, led by President Franklin Graham...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 5, 2022
Carol Lynn Devers, 69, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Washington Hospital. She was born May 15, 1953, in New Eagle, the daughter of Dominick R. and Teresa Dorazio Pietroboni. Ca...
Linda L. McGrew – Elizabeth Township
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By obits 
November 4, 2022
Linda L. McGrew, 73, of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. She was born Oct. 18, 1949, daughter of the late Tony and Anna Vuckovich Martinelli. Linda loved her grandchildren and her cat...
Robert E. ‘Bob’ Vercamen – North Charleroi
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By obits 
November 4, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Vercamen, 81, of North Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2022, at The Residence at Hilltop. Born on April 5, 1941, in North Charleroi, Bob was the son of the late Ernest and...
‘Tis the season for homemade baklava
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 4, 2022
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Monessen is hosting a pre-order baklava sale. Volunteers were busy Thursday making the homemade sweet treat. Freeda Kootsouradis and Maria Hough are shown cutting...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2022
Irma Bernadine Fabriziani, affectionately known as “Mrs. Fab,” died surrounded by her loving family in her Rostraver Township home on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at the age of 87. She is survived by her hu...
Thanksgiving turkeys are in stock,  but expect to pay more this year
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 4, 2022
By LIAM BELAN and JEFF STITT lbelan@yourmvi.com jstitt@yourmvi.com Families across the country should expect to pay a bit more when it comes to putting together the perfect Thanksgiving dinner this ye...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2022
George J. Marek, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Nov. 2, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on Aug. 14, 1945, son of the late George F. and Mildren Henchir Marek. George was a member of the IBEW No. ...
Donora under deadline to get 2023 budget done
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 4, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora council discussed making headway on the 2023 budget during a work session Thursday. The borough has yet to adopt a proposed budget for the upcoming fisca...
Ringgold rolls over Elizabeth Forward in rivalry matchup
By Jeremy Sellew 
November 4, 2022
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com Ringgold continued its unbeaten start to the PIHL season Thursday. A three-goal first period set the tone for the Rams and an eight-goal second put the game further ...
Kuzma, Self to face off in 39th District race
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 4, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The race for the 39th state House District features two new faces squaring off in Tuesday’s election. Former Elizabeth Township commissioner Andrew Kuzma defeated...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 4, 2022
Mary Ann Niceling, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. She was born on July 17, 1929, in State College, Pa., daughter of the late Roxanna and James Sprankle. She was preceded in death b...