Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
April 22, 2026
They were honored at Monday’s commissioners meeting and received citations from state Rep. Eric Davanzo’s office. At Monday’s meeting, Rostraver Township commissioners recognized three Belle Vernon Ar...
Latest News, Main
April 22, 2026
Leslie Daniels, Tessa Rechichar and Amanda Abercrombie keep the grill hot and the mood light Tuesday evening as they share a laugh while cooking burgers for the California Hardball Boosters during the...
Latest News, Main
April 22, 2026
ProWaste will begin providing service to borough residents in July. After much deliberation, Belle Vernon council came to an agreement Tuesday for a trash hauling contract for the next three years. Th...
Latest News, Main
April 22, 2026
The next step toward potential consolidation will be a May 5 meeting of the operations committee. At Tuesday’s meeting, Belle Vernon Area school board members reflected on Monday’s town hall, stating ...
Latest News, Main
April 22, 2026
Football fans will have a lot of entertainment options to go along with the draft festivities. By JOSH EWERS TribLive The NFL’s offseason is often referred to as silly season. To bear that out, the fl...
High school, Sports
April 22, 2026
California scored the game-winning run on a fielder’s choice in the home half of the 8th. California was one out away from securing another key Section 1-2A win at Malden Yards when Frazier mounted a ...
Sports
SPORTS STEW
April 22, 2026
Editor’s note: This is the first of a twopart story, who passed away Monday. Speer Ruey was a fine athlete and perhaps an even better student, taking classes such as Latin at Donora High School and se...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
April 22, 2026
By the Mon Valley Independent Derek Tudek had three hits and drove in two runs, and Justin Dillon struck out five over five innings to lead West Mifflin past Laurel Highlands, 8-3, in a Section 2-4A g...
High school, Sports
April 22, 2026
The Cougars and Frazier had a number of top finishes at the Section 8-2A championship meet. By the Mon Valley Independent Noah Jurcevich of Yough won both the 1,600 (4:57.82) and 3,200 (11:07.14) to h...
Obituaries
April 22, 2026
James T. “Rock” Russell, 88, of Monessen, died April 19, 2026, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles and Sophie Chunkala Skira. Rock graduated from Monessen High School in ...
Obituaries
April 22, 2026
Randal P “Randy” Giannini, 66, of Belle Vernon, passed away on April 17, 2026, in Jefferson Hospital. He was born on April 29, 1959, a son of the late Angelo “Sonny” and Genevieve Dzimiera Giannini. R...