Look, no hands!
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
PennWest California Campus Minister Pete Ware rode his bicycle across the academic quad of campus on a chilly Monday afternoon. Throughout the year, Ware commutes to work on a bicycle from his residen...
Elizabeth Township: $1.5 million approved for Boston Ballfield project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By MATT PETRAS For the MVI The Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners approved more than $1.5 million for the completion of a revitalized Boston Ballfield, which the board expects to open in August...
Public input sought on next phase of Expressway project
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By Sarah Pellis spellis@yourmvi.com Progress is being made in a years-long Mon/Fayette Expressway project. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at th...
Relentless Greyhounds roll over Leechburg
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com Monessen head coach Janine Vertacnik wanted to start postseason play off with a bang, and the No. 5 Greyhounds did just that with an overwhelming 63-15 home victory ov...
‘Bat box’ to be installed at Palmer Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Pavilion No. 2 at Palmer Park in Donora has been closed for the past few summers due to a colony of bats that has claimed the interior ceiling space as its home, ...
N. Charleroi makes street crew addition
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Reporter tbrown@yourmvi.com In a brief meeting Monday, North Charleroi Council added another person to the borough’s street crew.   After an executive session to discuss personn...
New fall alignments released by WPIAL
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 20, 2024
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The wait is over for local fall sports teams as the WPIAL announced its new alignments for the 2024 and 2025 seasons after approval from the WPIAL Board of Directo...
Edward Brizzi – Coraopolis
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By obits 
February 19, 2024
Edward Brizzi, 59, of Coraopolis, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at his home. He was born Jan. 22, 1965, in Rautan, N.J., son of Marie Fronzaglio. Surviving to cherish his memory are his spouse...
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By obits 
February 19, 2024
Paul “Skip” Petruschak, 84, of Roscoe, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at The Residence at Hilltop. Born April 8, 1938, and raised in Stockdale, he was the son of Paul and Mary Kashok Petruschak...
Ethel Rose Novota Shupe – Ohio, formerly of Rostraver Township
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By obits 
February 19, 2024
Ethel Rose Novota Shupe, 98, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Ohio on Feb. 16, 2024. She was born in Yukon, Pa., to Robert and Josephine Novota and resided in Belle Vernon for most of ...
Stipends help improve fire protection in two Westmoreland communities
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2024
By Renatta Signorini Trib Total Media Two Westmoreland County volunteer fire departments are looking at how they can continue offering a stipend to firefighters who staff the respective stations after...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2024
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com Several local fire departments and EMS agencies have received state grants to help their organizations continue to serve their communities.   State Rep. Andrew ...
Donora reviews properties for repository sale
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By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2024
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Donora is working with its code enforcement officer and solicitor to determine if there are any properties that should be held back from Washington County’s upcom...
Sites announced, wrestlers heading to championships
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 19, 2024
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com The WPIAL has scheduled a slate of quarterfinal doubleheaders for Wednesday in the next round of the basketball playoffs. The classifications in action are 4A boys...
Bethel Louise Frank Stanko – Monongahela
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By obits 
February 18, 2024
Bethel Louise Frank Stanko, 101, of Monongahela, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Havencrest Healthcare and Rehab. Center. She was born on June 21, 1922, in Millsboro, daughter of the late A...
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By obits 
February 18, 2024
Sister Wilma Kramer, OSF  May 9, 1936 - Feb. 15, 2024 Sister Wilma Kramer (formerly Sister M. Jean Clare) a Sister of Saint Francis of the Neumann Communities (Millvale), died on Feb. 15, 2024, at the...
Gladiators power past Leopards
By Mon Valley Independent 
February 17, 2024
By Liam Belan lbelan@yourmvi.com With both teams neck and neck entering halftime, No. 10 Belle Vernon and No. 7 South Allegheny went to the locker room with belief that it could move on to the second ...