By Mon Valley Independent 
December 28, 2022
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com It took a half before South Allegheny was able to pull away from Elizabeth Forward and claim victory in its own holiday tournament with a 66-43 home win on Tuesday nig...
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December 27, 2022
John Hasch, 85, of Charleroi, passed away Dec. 20, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Arrangements have been entrusted to ANTHONY L MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., Donora.
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December 27, 2022
Gloria Marie Linderman, 90, of Charleroi, died Dec. 23, 2022, at Cambridge Creekside Senior Living. Born in Charleroi on Nov. 27, 1932, Gloria was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Papetti....
John P. Mattie – Fayette City, formerly of Brownsville
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December 27, 2022
John P. Mattie, age 83, of Fayette City, Newell Borough, formerly of Brownsville, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. He was born on Oct. 31, 1939, in Allison, Pa., son of the late Teto and Ida Fran...
Emily Quindilia Zboyovsky – Monessen
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December 27, 2022
Emily Quindilia Zboyovsky, 83, of Monessen, passed away on Dec. 22, 2022, following a short illness. She was given last rites by Father Mathew King of Assumption Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Fla.,...
School receives $4 million state grant for renovations
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December 27, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Christmas came a bit early for Steel Center for Career and Technical Education, according to Executive Director Kevin Rice.   On Thursday, Rice formally   announced th...
Monessen targets abandoned cars
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December 27, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen has a problem with abandoned vehicles parked along city streets, and it’s going to take some time to get rid of them all. Police Chief Dave Yuhasz said P...
Fire destroys home in Monongahela
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December 27, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com A Monongahela family lost their home in a fire early on Christmas Eve when a space heater sparked flames that spread through the house. Responders from Monongah...
Some Christmas gifts will never be forgotten
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December 27, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com As the holiday frenzy begins to wind down, decorations are packed away and the tree is untrimmed, some gifts could leave lasting impressions long after Santa has ret...
McKeesport firefighters deliver holiday meals
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December 27, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Braving the frigid temperatures Saturday, a couple of McKeesport firefighters threw on Santa hats and delivered Christmas Eve meals to local families. In a Facebook po...
SA tops Serra, moves to 7-0
By Mon Valley Independent 
December 27, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny delivered a belated Christmas gift to its home fans Monday night. The Gladiators featured four players in double figures, including Bryce Epps who ha...
Obituaries
By obits 
December 26, 2022
Adolph “Ed” Noga, 91, of Lincoln Borough, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Arrangements entrusted to S.M. FINNEY FUNERAL HOME, 432 N. Sixth St., Clairton, PA 15025. For more information visit o...
Cecelia ‘Sarah’ Mary Mols – McKeesport
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December 26, 2022
Cecelia “Sarah” Mary Mols, 97, of McKeesport, died early Christmas morning on Dec. 25, 2022, at St. Anne Home in Greensburg. She had the most joyous Christmas ever with her Lord and Savior. She was bo...
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December 26, 2022
Christy S. Runfola, 91, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, at his home. Born Sept. 19, 1931, in Monessen, he was the son of the late Frank and Mammie Parnella Ru...
Wilbert ‘Buddy’ Garrick – Belle Vernon
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December 26, 2022
Wilbert “Buddy” Garrick, 81, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in his home.  A son of the late William Carl and Elizabeth Hess Garrick, he was born in Monessen on Sep...
Clarence W. Fine – Forward Township
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December 26, 2022
Clarence W. Fine, 92, of Forward Township, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, at Victoria House Personal Care Home. An Army veteran, he was a coal miner by trade and was extremely proud of his busi...
Dorothy May Maser – Carroll Township
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December 26, 2022
Dorothy May Maser, 97, of Carroll Township, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Donora, daughter of John and Anna Schwalbe Caskey. D...
‘Angel Trees’ help to make Christmas wishes come true
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December 24, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Several McKeesport-area youths have a group of parishioners from Mary, Mother of God Parish to thank for at least some of their Christmas gifts this year. Each year, p...
Holiday weekend off to bitter cold start
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December 24, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com With temperatures set to remain dangerously low over the weekend, authorities across Southwestern Pennsylvania are focused on public health and transportation. ...
Monessen to end 2022 with budget surplus
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December 24, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com What a difference a year makes. When Monessen’s new administration took over during the first week of January this year, Mayor Ron Mozer announced they had been l...