Obituaries
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October 26, 2022
Lois Onofrey Olexa, 81, of Perryopolis, Jefferson Township, passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, at Peroni Personal Care Home, Uniontown. Born May 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John and Hele...
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October 26, 2022
By RICH CHOLODOFSKY Trib Total Media DNA from three people was found on the gun used to kill a motorist in a New Year’s Day road rage incident in Rostraver Township, a Westmoreland County detective te...
Leps’ season comes to disappointing end
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October 25, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Another season, another disappointing end for the Belle Vernon Area boys soccer team. For the first time in over 20 years, West Mifflin is advancing to the WPIAL q...
Warriors stunned by Eagles
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October 25, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Forward saw its season come to an end in overtime on Monday night.   Oakland Catholic’s Mia Lowry scored a minute and a half into the extra frame to give t...
Elvis stars at Elizabeth parade
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October 25, 2022
Hunter Massaro, 5, of Clairton was dressed as Elvis Presley at Monday’s Halloween parade in Elizabeth.  
Ringgold’s season ends with loss
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October 25, 2022
By Bill Beckner Jr. Trib Total Media From the inaugural Wildcat growl that greeted players and fans over the loudspeaker to open the game, to the final horn that ended it, Latrobe was focused on one g...
Ringgold helps students get past COVID disruptions
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October 25, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The 2022-23 school year presents unique challenges for educators across the country. Ringgold Assistant Superintendent Thomas Grierson explained how, after two ...
Donora special meeting off as quorum fails to show
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October 25, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Donora borough council postponed a special meeting Monday due to lack of a quorum. Council scheduled the meeting to hire a temporary borough administrator to he...
Witch Festival flying back into Monongahela
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October 25, 2022
By LIAM BELAN   lbelan@yourmvi.com For the first time since 2019, the Witch Festival will return to the Monongahela Aquatorium from 1-10 p.m. Saturday. The celebration will be “reminiscent of events i...
Rostraver students respond to ‘Kindness Cash’
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October 25, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Students at Rostraver Elementary School are seeing the value in being kind to their peers and maintaining a positive attitude this school year.   A new initi...
Obituaries
By obits 
October 25, 2022
Nancy J. Sickles, 90, of Charleroi, formerly of Dunlevy, passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2022, in Cambridge Hillside Senior Living. Born on June 13, 1932, in Long Branch, Nancy is the daughter of t...
PennWest California celebrates homecoming
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October 24, 2022
Five-year-old Alayna Armel of Hopwood is carried by Jordan Gremba of the Vulcans’ Cheer Team during the homecoming parade Saturday at PennWest California.
Mail-in and absentee ballot deadline nears
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October 24, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN   klinden@yourmvi.com Mail-in and absentee-ballot applications are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 1, and elections workers advise those interested to not wait. If voters apply in person at their...
Carvers prepare pumpkins for jack-o’-lantern display
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October 24, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Families and kids carved 52 pumpkins Saturday at Monongahela Public Library to be placed along West Main Street for the city’s annual Avenue of the Hanging Jack...
TJ scores late pair to topple P-T
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October 24, 2022
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports After an evenly played first half, No. 3 Thomas Jefferson tilted the play in the final 40 minutes to its attacking zone. But despite that offensive momentum, the game remaine...
Adoptions encouraged during Saving Senior Dogs Week
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October 24, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com You may not be able to “teach an old dog new tricks,” but you can certainly love and cuddle them as their coats turn to gray and white. This week, Oct. 24-30, is Savin...
California suffers homecoming loss to No. 17 Slippery Rock
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October 24, 2022
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Slippery Rock’s aerial attack proved to be too much for California to handle in a 42-24 loss in PSAC West action at Adamson Stadium on Saturday afternoon.   While th...
Monongahela receives grant through WalkWorks program
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October 24, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monongahela is one of eight communities across the state to receive grant funding to help develop transportation opportunities and policies to increase physical acti...
Trick or treat – Leopards style
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October 22, 2022
Belle Vernon Area held trick-or-treating at Friday night’s football game against Southmoreland. Participants included Layla Dawida, Olivia Steele, Kennedy Curcio, Ava Zuro, Kenzie Sellew, Taylor Bergm...
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October 22, 2022
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The former Monongahela Elementary Center building sold earlier this month to a cyber charter school based in Harrisburg. Commonwealth Charter Academy bought the...