Home - Mon Valley Independent

Latest News, Main

Glassport fills vacant seat on borough council

May 13, 2026

Rich Giannandrea was selected, prompting objections from one of the four other applicants. By THOMAS LETURGEY For the MVI Glassport Mayor Keith DiMarco swore in council’s newest member Tuesday night. ...

Latest News, Main

NBV councilman resigns in insurance dispute

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

May 13, 2026

John Gilmore was just elected to his first term in November. Questions, rumors and confusion over health insurance coverage for elected officials dominated Tuesday’s North Belle Vernon council meeting...

Latest News, Main

Beautiful day for a bike ride

May 13, 2026

Wendi Gniadek of Bentleyville rides her bicycle Tuesday afternoon along a trail at Mingo Creek County Park, enjoying warm temperatures and sunny spring weather. Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent

Latest News, Main

Monessen school board gets first look at 2026-27 budget

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

May 13, 2026

It’s posted on the district’s website for public review and will be discussed at the next meeting. The Monessen City School District will post its proposed budget for the 202627 school year on its web...

Latest News, Main

BVA presents proposed budget with $500K deficit

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

May 13, 2026

The district’s chief financial officer said board members and administrators will work to reduce it before a final vote is taken. At Tuesday’s meeting, Belle Vernon Area school board members got their...

Latest News, Main

McKeesport Area students learn about government

May 13, 2026

McKeesport Area High School students had the opportunity to participate in informative sessions featuring elected leaders and government professionals, where they learned more about how state governme...

High school, Sports

Error helps Glads upset No. 2 Seton LaSalle

By By JACK HVOZDIK jhvozdik@yourmvi.com

May 13, 2026

South Allegheny’s Adam Jackowski dominated a potent Rebels’ lineup to earn the win. South Allegheny battled tooth and nail Monday afternoon, relying on a timely run and a dominant pitching performance...

High school, Sports

Cougars end drought

By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS

May 13, 2026

Charleroi picked up its first playoff win in nearly three decades with a 4-2 victory over Mt. Pleasant in a WPIAL first-round contest. It took nearly three decades, but it was worth the wait for Charl...

High school, Sports

Jags survive S. Fayette

May 13, 2026

By the Mon Valley Independent Aubrey Shaffer dominated in the circle and Thomas Jefferson did just enough offensively to hold off South Fayette for a 3-2 victory Monday in the first round of the WPIAL...

MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports

Skenes carries no-hitter into 7th

By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive

May 13, 2026

Paul Skenes flirted with perfection for four-plus innings and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ace kept his head down after fielding a ground ball for the final out of the...

Obituaries

Francine Doban

May 13, 2026

Francine Doban went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2026. She passed away peacefully at Arden Courts Memory Care Center in Jefferson Hills. She was preceded in death by her parents, Madeline Vanch...

Obituaries

William F. Fawcett – Formerly of Monongahela

May 13, 2026

William F. Fawcett, 101, formerly of Monongahela, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Hawthorne Wood s in Washington. He was born on the family’s farm in Union Township on July 31, 1924, son of t...