Cats up for adoption at Summer On Main event
Latest News, Main
June 12, 2026
Eli Martin, 8, of North Charleroi, Caleb Heide, 5, of North Charleroi and Ruth Heide, 14, of Belle Vernon stopped by the Mon Valley Alliance building Thursday evening to see the adoptable cats from Ca...
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Thousands lose power due to wind, storms
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
June 12, 2026
An accident also knocked out electricity for more than 2,700 customers around Elizabeth Township. Powerful thunderstorms that swept through Western Pennsylvania on Thursday left thousands without elec...
Valley man pleads guilty in food plant trespass case
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
June 12, 2026
Michael Todora entered 1440 Foods in December and asked employees how much they earn. By TIM MADDOCKS For the MVI A Speers man was fined $300 for trespassing Thursday in a plea deal that included the ...
State to report school vaccination rates
Latest News, Main
June 12, 2026
The Department of Health sent out a letter Wednesday to school leaders and nurses. By KELLEN STEPLER TribLive The Pennsylvania Department of Health will soon disclose online vaccination rates at publi...
Crovak, Black selected for PSBCA All-Star Game
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
June 12, 2026
After stellar senior campaigns and plenty of team success this past baseball season, Elizabeth Forward’s JB Crovak and Serra Catholic’s Max Black were chosen for the Pennsylvania State Baseball Coache...
Jansante joined family’s path to success
Sports, Sports Columns
MID MON VALLEY ALL SPORTS HALL OF FAME
June 12, 2026
Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of stories introducing the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. By the Mon Valley Independent Athletics were deeply rooted in the Jansa...
Dumbroski leads Cedarbrook; Monessen Florist alone in first
High school, Sports
June 12, 2026
File photo By the Mon Valley Independent Bella Dumbroski poured in 28 points as Cedarbrook rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat BeeGraphix, 48-42, on Night 8. BeeGraphix (3-5) led 26-23 at halfti...
W&J’s Sacco wins national writing award
Sports
June 12, 2026
For the Mon Valley Independent GREENWOOD, Ind. — Washington & Jefferson College student sports information assistant and lead broadcaster Jack Sacco has been recognized nationally by College Sports Co...
Howard LeRoy ‘Lee’ Hemmings – Monongahela
Obituaries
June 12, 2026
Howard LeRoy “Lee” Hemmings, 91, of Monongahela, died Monday, June 8, 2026, in Jefferson Hospital. He was born March 8, 1935, in Carroll To w n ship, a son of John William and Mary Elizabeth Herringto...
Beverly Schivley Mascetta – Formerly  of Monessen
Obituaries
June 12, 2026
Beverly Schivley Mascetta, 89, formerly  of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Mountain View Memory Care in Greensburg, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was bor...