Pa. Turnpike toll hike to take effect
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 5, 2023
By MADDIE AIKEN Trib Total Media It will cost a bit more to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike beginning next week. On Jan. 8, tolls will increase by 5% for both E-ZPass and Toll-By-Plate drivers. Thi...
Karl Norman Kelley – Finleyville
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January 4, 2023
Karl Norman Kelley, 76, of Finleyville, took his last breath on Jan. 3, 2023, at Allegheny General Hospital after being found unresponsive the week prior and a lifetime struggle of health issues. He u...
Leonard J. Ross – Monessen, formerly of Gallatin
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January 4, 2023
Leonard J. Ross, 88, of Monessen, formerly of Gallatin, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Hallsworth House, Monessen. He was born Dec. 25, 1934, in Gallatin, the son of John and Teresa Martelli Ross. Leo...
Elaine Schultz  Port St. Lucie, Fla. – formerly of Charleroi
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January 4, 2023
Elaine Schultz (n é e Kuchera), age 76, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on Dec. 24, 2022, on the eve of her most favorite holiday, surrounded by her family and great friends. Although sudden and ...
Gladiators pass first test
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com South Allegheny passed its first big test in the Class 4A ranks while playing against a familiar opponent Tuesday night.   Less than a year after suffering a 46-43 l...
Greyhounds wipe the glass with Gators, win 2-1A opener
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Monessen knew despite Geibel’s 2-4 overall record, they’re expected to battle with the Gators for Section 2-1A supremacy this season.   Round 1 goes to the Greyhou...
Cougars nearly pull off section upset
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports The Charleroi girls basketball team had its early struggles on offense in its Section 4-3A opener Tuesday against Waynesburg. But the Cougars found their offensive touch in t...
Youngest Monessen basketball fan
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
Caleb Wilkerson of Arnold City, Olivia Kostelac, 11, of North Charleroi, Joy Wilkerson holding her 2-week-old daughter Savannah, both of Arnold City, and Joey Hurst, 14, of Monessen enjoyed the Greyho...
Teen to stand trial on homicide charge
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The 16-year-old charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of 16-year-old Amari Altomore was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing T...
House GOP divided in vote for speaker
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The U.S. House of Representatives failed to select a new Speaker through three rounds of voting Tuesday, as majority Republicans split on which party leader to ...
Physical play, balance lead Monessen past visiting Geibel
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By JASON BLACK For MVI Sports With 53 total points on the board after four quarters of play, it was clear that offense was at a premium during Tuesday’s Section 2-1A girls basketball game between Geib...
State, federal representatives are officially sworn into office
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and Mon Valley politics were a hot topic around the nation Tuesday as it was Swearing-In Day in Harrisburg and in Washington, D.C. Amid que...
Fallowfield Twp. to clear illegally parked vehicles
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 4, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com During a reorganization meeting Tuesday night, Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously agreed on a resolution that they hope will peacefully resolve what has be...
Lori Kris Matheson DeRosa – California, Pa.
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By obits 
January 3, 2023
Lori Kris Matheson DeRosa, 59, of California, Pa., passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, with her devoted family by her side. She was born Friday, Feb. 15, 1963, at Charleroi-Monessen hospit...
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January 3, 2023
John Joseph Leputa, 97, of Donora, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Dec. 27, 1925, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late George and Helen Woj...
James G. Nahas Jr. – Carroll Township
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January 3, 2023
James G. Nahas Jr., 88, of Carroll Township, passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at home. He was born on May 1, 1934, in Charle- roi, the son of the late James and Victoria Nahas. He was a member of ...
Marion A. Jaworski Pawlak – North Versailles
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January 3, 2023
On Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, Marion A. Jaworski Pawlak, age 84, of North Versailles, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen J. Pawlak Sr.; loving mother...
Robert Gordon Wyeth – Belle Vernon
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January 3, 2023
Robert Gordon Wyeth, 92, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late Charles and Edna Smith Wyeth, he was born in New Eagle on April...
Lois M. Buckingham  –  Scenery Hill
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January 3, 2023
Lois M. Buckingham, 93, of Scenery Hill, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Transitions Healthcare Washington. She was born Dec. 8, 1929, in Duquesne, Pa., daughter of the late Palmer and Sadie Dou...
Jane Lee Core – New Eagle
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January 3, 2023
Jane Lee Core, 86, of New Eagle, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Haven Crest Nursing Center. She was born July 27, 1936, in Elco, the daughter of Ralph and Mary Alfreda Carson. Jane was a graduate of C...