New Donora scholarship fund named for Dr. Stacey
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 17, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com The Donora Public Library has established a new scholarship in the name of a life-long educator and borough resident. The Dr. Charles E. Stacey Commuting Studen...
Charles ‘Chuck’ Randolph – Finleyville
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By obits 
January 17, 2023
Charles “Chuck” Randolph, 88, of Finleyville, died peacefully on Jan. 14, 2023. He was born on Sept. 13, 1934, to William and Lola Randolph of Clairton, and was the youngest of six children. Most of h...
Gloria Sawa – Donora
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By obits 
January 16, 2023
Gloria Sawa, 97, of Donora, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. She was born Sept. 3, 1925, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late Dino Rosini an...
Monessen church urges action in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Matt Petras For the MVI Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Monessen commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday with a sermon from the church’s pastor, Bishop Karl Jackson, and speeches from five of h...
Monongahela Council eyes demolition of ‘yellow house’
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Monongahela council heard multiple public comments last week, ranging from complaints about obstructed road ways to concerns about police department protocols. ...
BVA edges Serra Catholic
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com In a matchup of two very strong teams, Belle Vernon Area picked up a gritty 39-32 victory over Serra Catholic in the Mon Valley Independent Girls Shootout Classic at C...
Monessen tops Clairton for 5th straight win
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Monessen used a late second-quarter surge to take a lead it never relinquished in a 53-33 victory over Clairton on the second day of the Mon Valley Independent Girls...
Firefighters able to save Fallowfield Twp. house
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com By responding promptly, multiple area fire departments on Saturday prevented a Fallowfield Township house from being destroyed. That’s according to the Fallowfield Fir...
TJ snaps skid with win over Charleroi
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 61-39 win over Charleroi to wrap up the first MVI Girls Shootout Classic at Cal...
Bentworth student earns prestigious JA honor
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Taylor Brown tbrown@yourmvi.com A Finleyville girl has been chosen for Junior Achievement of Western PA’s 18 Under Eighteen honoree class. JA is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The Internal Revenue Service won’t start accepting and processing individual tax returns until Jan. 23. But with W2s in the mail, and advertisements and enticing offer...
Cortazzo nets 24 in leading SA past California
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 16, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Angelina Cortazzo has been the catalyst for South Allegheny’s success all season, and Saturday’s 62-46 victory over California in the Mon Valley Independent Girls Shoo...
Donald J. Ivill – Rostraver Township
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By obits 
January 15, 2023
Donald J. Ivill, 67, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Thursday, Jan 5, 2023. He was born Aug. 19, 1955, in Charle- roi, son of Nancy Borsevich and the late Donald C. Ivill. Don was the second-gen...
Epps sets Gladiators’ scoring record in win
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com On a night South Allegheny dominated the only other undefeated Section 4-4A team in Quaker Valley, 68-42, the victory itself took a backseat to another occasion. That’...
Eagles too much for Cougars
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By Adam Brewer MVI Sports Four players were in double figures for Serra Catholic in a dominant 65-31 victory over Charleroi in the nightcap of the Mon Valley Independent Girls Shootout Classic at Cali...
Big brother sets South Allegheny scoring record
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
Reese Epps, 10, celebrates with his older brother, Bryce, after he became the leading scorer in the history of South Allegheny’s boys basketball program with a 31-point performance in Friday night’s w...
Greyhounds top Trojans in Classic opener
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Monessen jumped out to an early lead, then needed a long second-half run to put away host California in the opening game of the MVI Girls Shootout Classic Friday. ...
Ribbon cut for Jacktown Bridge replacement project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By JOHN RECTENWALD jrectenwald@yourmvi.com State Sen. Jim Brewster and state Rep. Andrew Kuzma joined Elizabeth Township officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at the Jacktown Bridge replaceme...
Leopards bounce back, hammer South Park
By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon girls basketball coach Kaitlyn Slagus was looking for a response from her team after Thursday’s section loss to Elizabeth Forward. She left the first ...
Court determines special elections will be held Feb. 7
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By Mon Valley Independent 
January 14, 2023
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com It’s official: Mon Valley voters in the state’s 34th and 35th Legislative Districts will head to the polls Feb. 7 to choose who will fill the Pennsylvania House of Rep...