Carroll Township: No tax increase in preliminary budget
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Carroll Township supervisors are looking to hold the line on taxes in 2023. During a business meeting Tuesday, supervisors Thomas Rapp, Kenneth Hillman and Gary Lenz...
Cook seeks fourth term in newly drawn 50th District
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The biggest change that legislative redistricting had in the Mon Valley this year is arguably the elimination of the current 49th District and introduction of the...
Robotics event challenges EF Middle School students
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward Middle School supercharged its robotics program by holding a VEX IQ Robotics Competition. Sixth-grade students used new VEX IQ Generation 2...
Frazier secures 1A title game berth with win over Mapletown
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com For the third time in program history, the Frazier girls volleyball team will play for WPIAL gold. The second-seeded Commodores, who last played for a championship i...
Charleroi outlasts Eden Christian to punch ticket to Highmark
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 2, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Throughout the entirety of the WPIAL playoffs, eighth-seeded Charleroi has defied the odds by outworking and pouncing on higher-seeded teams.   The Cougars continued t...
Paul DeBerardinis – Donora
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By obits 
November 2, 2022
Paul DeBerardinis, 79, Donora, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Oct. 22, 1943, in Monongahela, a son of the late Patsy and Ann Petrus DeBer...
Rhoda Elizabeth Andriesse – Donora
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November 2, 2022
Rhoda Elizabeth Andriesse, 77, of Donora, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Gertrude Tynan. Catholic by faith, Rhoda w...
Jason Paul  Zubovic – Mount Pleasant, formerly of Newell
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November 1, 2022
Jason Paul Zubovic, 47, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Newell, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Excela Mount Pleasant Hospital. A son of Paul and Donna G. Madlenk Zubovic Jr., who...
John T. Prezioso – Mt. Lebanon
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November 1, 2022
John T. Prezioso, 93, of Mt. Lebanon, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Born May 15, 1929, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Rose Prezioso; beloved husband of 72 years, devoted to his high sc...
David Gary  Kronemer – Charleroi
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November 1, 2022
David Gary Kronemer, 72, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2022, at Washington Hospital. Born in Monongahela on Jan. 18, 1950, Gary was the son of the late Joseph and Emma (Fedora) Kron...
Laura Lee Hruby Kershey – Charleroi
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November 1, 2022
Laura Lee Hruby Kershey, 54, of Charleroi, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at 7:05 a.m. Born in Pittsburgh on Nov. 25, 1967, she was the daughter of Emil Peter and Cynthia Lee (Swisher) Hruby who both s...
Rostraver Halloween party
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2022
Remy Howser, 1, was a dalmatian alongside her firefighter brother Toby, 4, at a Halloween celebration Monday night in Rostraver Township.
John Samuel Fee – Speers
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November 1, 2022
John Samuel Fee, 87, of Speers, passed away peacefully on Oct. 29, 2022, in his home with his loving wife by his side. Born in Charle- roi on Dec. 28, 1934, Sam was the son of the late George and Anne...
Frank W. Eckels II – Monongahela
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November 1, 2022
Frank W. Eckels II, 54, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Finleyville. He was born July 27, 1968, in New Eagle, the son of the late Frank William “Bill” and Marie Rosensteel ...
Local Powerball players have billion-dollar dreams
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com People across the Mon Valley hoped for a lucky Halloween as the Powerball jackpot reached $1 billion for Monday’s drawing. It was the second time the Powerball ...
John J. ‘Butchie’ Cheplic  – Forward Township
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November 1, 2022
John J. “Butchie” Cheplic, 67, of Forward Township, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at Jefferson Hospital. He was a retired meat cutter at The Fresh Market in McMurray, a member of VFW Post #803...
Cougars ready for shot at reaching title game
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Charleroi needs to win one more match to travel to Highmark Stadium and play in the WPIAL final, but No. 4 Eden Christian stands in its way as the pair of Class 1A foe...
Bach challenges Davanzo in 58th House District
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com In the race for the state House’s 58th Legislative District, there are two familiar names battling it out next Tuesday. State Rep. Eric Davanzo, R-Smithton, is ne...
’Dores look to chop down Maples for third time
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 1, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The old cliche says it’s hard to beat a team three times in the same season, but Frazier volleyball coach Mandy Hartman is hoping her team makes it happen tonight....