$13M senior housing complex planned in Rostraver Township
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 22, 2023
By Rich Cholodofsky Trib Total Media A $13 million, 50-unit senior housing complex is being planned in Rostraver Township, but nothing has been brought to the board of commissioners. Rostraver Townshi...
Rostraver Township commissioner appeals harassment conviction
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 22, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Rostraver Township Commissioner John Lorenzo has chosen to appeal his summary conviction, which was handed down in district court last month. Lorenzo, 43, was fou...
Glassport honors resident for dedication to fishing contest
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By Stacy Wolford 
June 22, 2023
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com Glassport council honored a borough resident for serving his community and leading a fishing contest for local kids for the past 45 years. Carl Inks has helped or...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 21, 2023
Ruth E. Chubboy McMillen, 92, of Perryopolis, Jefferson Township, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Born Dec. 14, 1930, in Redstone Township, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Elizabeth...
Stacey Renee Cook – Charleroi
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By obits 
June 21, 2023
Stacey Renee Cook, 45, of Charleroi, slipped gently out of the hands of her family, into the precious hands of the Lord on Sunday, June 4, 2023, just 22 days before her 46th birthday. Stacey was born ...
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By obits 
June 21, 2023
Joyce “Jopy” Morgan Killius, 92, of California, Pa., passed away peacefully on June 19, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Detroit, Mich., on July 26, 1930, daughter o...
Mary Ann Lorenz – Van Voorhis
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By obits 
June 21, 2023
Mary Ann Lorenz, 80, of Van Voorhis, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in the Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born March 25, 1943, in Bentleyville, daughter of Anthony Victor and Jennie Litwin ...
Kenneth J. Kukler Sr. – Valparaiso, Ind.
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By obits 
June 21, 2023
Kenneth J. Kukler Sr., 80 of Valparaiso, Ind., passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023. He was born June 28, 1942, in Washington Township, to Alexander and Mary Kniha Kukler. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, K...
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By obits 
June 21, 2023
Shirley Ann Zahand, 91, of East Millsboro, Pa., formerly of Elco, died Saturday, June 17, 2023. Born on Sept. 21, 1931, in Swoyersville, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Anne Nasser Hab...
Prosser drops 34 in RTI’s win over Trailside
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Don’t call it a comeback, but head coach Dana Zajicek’s RTI Insurance team needed only one night to match its win total from last season. Thomas Jefferson’s Noah P...
Elite Physical Therapy dispatches State Farm
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By GINO ANTIMARINO MVI Sports Reigning champion Elite Physical Therapy, picked up right where they left off. An 86-66 win of Dax Thomas State Farm was fueled by returning stars Cameron Epps (South All...
Jaguars unified bocce team celebrates first season
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By LILLIAN BRADFORD For MVI Sports A new team was added to Thomas Jefferson High School’s substantial sports offerings during the 2023-24 school year – unified bocce. Special Olympics Pennsylvania, wi...
Summer reading program starts in Monongahela
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
“All Together Now,” Monongahela Area Library’s summer reading program focusing on lifting each other up through community, unity and kindness, officially began Tuesday and will run through July 29. At...
Monessen City School District: New budget approved with tax increase
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Taxpayers in the Monessen City School District will be asked to pay more during the 2023-24 school year as the board has approved a budget that includes a 1.25-mi...
NBV firefighters don’t want new whistle
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A special council meeting to discuss the fire whistle in North Belle Vernon — the installation of a new model or reinstallation of the current device — was canceled ...
Games, information & more at Beverly’s Birthdays baby shower
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI Beverly’s Birthdays, which visits Monessen a few times a year, came to Orchard Christian Fellowship Tuesday morning for a community baby shower, offering free baby supplies,...
Belle Vernon seeks funding for Brewer Field upgrades
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 21, 2023
By Max Robinette mrobinette@yourmvi.com Belle Vernon council further discussed improvement plans to Brewer Field at Tuesday’s meeting. KLH engineer and senior project manager Robert Horvat said he and...
Obituaries
By obits 
June 20, 2023
Mary Ann Lorenz, 80, of Van Voorhis, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2023, at FRYE FUNERAL H...
New MVISBL season tips off
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By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
The Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League began its fourth season Monday at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center in Elizabeth Township. Girls Division games will take place every Monday and Wedne...
AMD Industries wins opening rematch
By Mon Valley Independent 
June 20, 2023
By JOSE NEGRON jnegron@yourmvi.com In a rematch of last year’s MVISBL girls division championship game, the two-time champions from AMD Industries exacted revenge on the defending champions from Edwar...