Susan Schrag – Forest Hills, Pa.
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By obits 
September 2, 2022
On Aug. 30, 2022, Susan Schrag passed away at her home in Forest Hills, Pa., after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Stern Schrag and longtime partner of Barbara Warr. ...
Town hall held on lead paint assistance program
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By Mon Valley Independent 
September 2, 2022
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Westmoreland County has earned a federal grant that will provide free upgrades to old houses with lead paint where young children live. During a town hall style m...
Gladiators strike early, top Greyhounds
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 1, 2022
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com South Allegheny scored 16 seconds into its match Wednesday at Monessen, jumping ahead early on its way to a 3-1 win. With the win, the Gladiators picked up their f...
DEP landfill hearing draws opposition
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 1, 2022
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com Vehement disapproval for Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill’s (WSL) proposed leachate evaporation system pervaded the atmosphere inside Rostraver Central Fire Ha...
Lamenza’s two goals lift Jaguars
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 1, 2022
By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports With a primarily young lineup, the Connellsville girls soccer team is using each game to try to build toward bigger and better things. On Wednesday, Connellsville coach J...
Brian T. Cope – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
September 1, 2022
Brian T. Cope, 74, of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at H.J. Heinz Hospice Center, Aspinwall. Born April 15, 1948, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late Russell T Cope Jr...
Kane Foundation Fun Walk returns to in-person format
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By Stacy Wolford 
September 1, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The annual “Joan Burns Kane Foundation Fun Walk 4 Kane” is returning to an in-person format this year. This year’s walk will be held at Kane McKeesport on Sept. 17. Fo...
Janet Lynn Fabin Eicholtz – New Eagle
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By obits 
September 1, 2022
Janet Lynn Fabin Eicholtz, 59, of New Eagle, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 14, 1963, in New Eagle, daughter of the late George Fabin and Sh...
Waynesburg Central tops Bentworth, 4-2
By Jeremy Sellew 
September 1, 2022
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports After allowing the opening three goals of their Section 2-1A contest against Waynesburg Wednesday night at Ellsworth Field, the young Bentworth girls’ soccer team didn’t fold...
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By obits 
September 1, 2022
Sonja A. Trilli, 85, of Donora, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Havencrest Nursing Center. She was born on June 13, 1937, in Charleroi, daughter of the late Rudolph C. Schoener and Susanne Dury Scho...
Looks like rain
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2022
Belle Pineau of Denver, Colo., brought her dog Mamoru to the Cedar Creek Dog Park in Rostraver Township Tuesday afternoon. Pineau works with the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival in West Newton.
Mary D. ‘Meka’ Wenick – Belle Vernon
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By obits 
August 31, 2022
Mary D. “Meka” Wenick, 94, of Belle Vernon, peacefully passed away, joining her husband in Heaven on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. A daughter of the late Louis and Shana Popoff Dalson, she was born in Brown...
Caleb VanHooser – Liberty Township, Ohio
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By obits 
August 31, 2022
Caleb VanHooser, age 19, of Liberty Township, Ohio, was tragically taken from us Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Riley, Ind. He was born Feb. 7, 2003, in Monongahela, son of Amanda (Roscoe) Bright. Caleb wa...
Charleroi: Right-to-Know request denied
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2022
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A motion included in the agenda for the Aug. 15 Charleroi Council special meeting was so vague it likely violated the state Sunshine Act, according to the Pennsylvan...
Gary P. Balog – Everett, Pa., formerly of Monongahela
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By obits 
August 31, 2022
Gary P. Balog, 64, of Everett, Pa., formerly of Monongahela, passed away at UPMC Montefiore on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. He was a 1976 graduate of Ringgold High School, Donora. He was born in New Eagle o...
Local artist restores Yough River Trail project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2022
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com When Rostraver Township resident Chris Galiyas was tasked with creating a vibrant piece of art from four silos along the Yough River Trail in Connellsville 15 years ag...
SA’s interim superintendent enjoying new role
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By Mon Valley Independent 
August 31, 2022
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com South Allegheny students are back to school and are getting used to their 2022-23 schedules. Interim Superintendent David McDonald is also settling into his new role, ...