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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 10, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com An 81-year-old woman who was driving the SUV that collided with a truck in a fatal accident Thursday on state Route 837 in Carroll Township has bee...
Alice Crilley Caramela – Speers Hill
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Alice Crilley Caramela, 81, of Speers Hill, passed away peacefully at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital on Feb. 8, 2024, with her family by her side. Born in North Charleroi on Dec. 6, 1942, Alice wa...
Janice M. Richter – Perryopolis
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Janice M. Richter, 86, of Perryopolis, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in WVU Uniontown Hospital.  Born in Rostraver Township on Jan. 19, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Edgar F. and Henrietta M. ...
Timothy Roger Haney – Donora
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Timothy Roger Haney, 59, of Donora, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Timothy was born Nov. 8, 1964, in Waynesburg, Pa., to parents Wilbur and Louella Spencer Haney. He graduated fro...
Patricia A. Pettko – Monessen
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Patricia A. Pettko, 85, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on July 19, 1938, in North Charleroi, daughter of the late Milan and Ann...
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Thomas R. Ririe, 59, of Baton Rouge, La., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Born in Monongahela on May 8, 1964, he was the son of the late Donald Johnston Ririe Sr. and Mary Rita Jonas Ririe. Thomas was a c...
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By obits 
February 9, 2024
Tracy Lynn Roberts, 55, of Washington, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, at her home. Born in North Charleroi on May 6, 1968, she was the daughter of Carol Hyatt Roberts of Roscoe and the late Les...
Beautiful day for a bike ride
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
Monessen residents Khi’yah Scott, 4, and I’yah Scott, 7, rode their bicycles while their mother, Crystal Nichols, watched over them Thursday afternoon at Monessen City Park. To purchase these photos a...
Tigers fall to unbeaten Oakland Catholic
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com It’s tough to defeat an undefeated squad at any level of basketball, and it’s really tough to knock off a team with a shooter like Kaylee DeAngelo who sank seven three...
Porter hits 1K in Cal win
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By ADAM BREWER MVI Sports Coming into her final section, home game Thursday, California’s Rakiyah Porter had a lengthy “To-Do List” to accomplish. Get a win on Senior Night. Check. Record her 1,000-ca...
2 killed in accident on Route 837
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a crash that shut down Route 837 in Carroll Township. One of the victims was 48-year-old Michael Bov...
Westmoreland Community Action will open welcome center in Monessen
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Westmoreland Community Action will open a welcome center in Monessen to assist low-income individuals in the former bank annex building at 557 Donner Ave. Counc...
Pet expo promises fun for animals and owners
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com The Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall will be filled with eager pets and their humans for a day full of pet-filled fun. From Barkery...
Berestecky replaced as MMVTA representative
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com The long-debated issue of who will represent Donora on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority for the next five years has been put to rest, but it wasn’t a decision...
Fire damages Monessen home
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 9, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN   Senior Reporter   tbrown@yourmvi.com Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire just before midnight Wednesday in the 100 block of Knox Avenue in Monessen.   Municipal...
Terrell’s 36 help Vulcans snap 3-game skid
By Jeremy Sellew 
February 8, 2024
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The California (Pa.) women’s basketball team has been in this situation before. Actually, it was just last year. The Vulcans entered Seton Hill Wednesday desperate...
Second-half surge leads Cal men
By Jeremy Sellew 
February 8, 2024
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com In a frantic, high-scoring game between two PSAC West foes Wednesday night, it was California Pa. that left Seton Hill with a hard-fought, 100-93 victory. The Vulcans ...
Little Cougars take the court
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By Stacy Wolford 
February 8, 2024
Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Juniper Guzur, 5, of Speers plays on the Little Cougars Kindergarten Basketball team that participated in half-time drills at a Charleroi Area High School varsi...