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October 17, 2026
Eli Pierce and Bella Schnupp were crowned as homecoming king and queen at Ringgold High School. Photo by Heather Hart / For the Mon Valley Independent
Latest News, Main
October 17, 2026
McKeesport Area High School chose Michelle Ferguson and Barrett Greenlee as its homecoming queen and king. Photo by Jeff Helsel / Mon Valley Independent
Latest News, Main
October 17, 2026
It’s now an independent nonprofit organization with a reach far beyond Charleroi. Stuff the Bus is spreading its wings. After nine years of supporting students in the Charleroi Area School District, t...
Latest News, Main
October 17, 2026
Shawn Bowman contends excessive force was used when he was taken into custody in August. Donora borough officials say they are investigating the actions of a police officer captured on video punching ...
Latest News, Main
October 17, 2026
Four Yough High School students were killed in a March 21 crash. By RENATTA SIGNORINI TribLive The deaths of four Yough High School students in a fiery March crash have been ruled accidental. On Frida...
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
October 17, 2026
The event brings together people involved in the fight against opioid addiction. For the MVI More than 150 community stakeholders working to address the opioid epidemic gathered Wednesday at the Penns...
High school, Sports
October 17, 2026
Playing without their starting quarterback, the Spartans scored touchdowns on all seven possessions. It’s not often that there’s a nonconference clash in Week 8 between two highly ranked squads from d...
High school, Sports
October 17, 2026
Levi Foust accounted for three TDs in the Rams’ 28-12 win. It took No. 4 Ligonier Valley a quarter to find its footing Friday night against South Allegheny. But once the Rams did, they rolled to anoth...
High school, Sports
I’M JUST SAYIN’
October 17, 2026
Anew name has emerged as a possible candidate for the athletic director position at Belle Vernon Area. And honestly, it’s a no-brainer. Former Leopards player, coach and current middle school football...
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
October 17, 2026
They combined for 242 yards and four TDs in the 49-8 victory. Washington used a fast start and a pair of big rushing performances to hand Monessen a 49-8 Black Hills Conference loss. Jamarie Walker op...
Obituaries
October 17, 2026
Alden C. Mills II, a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully Oct. 15, 2026, after sustaining an injury while in the hospital. He was 78 years old. Born on March 21, 1948, to the late...
Obituaries
October 17, 2026
Carol Ann Bilsky, 78, of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 in Jefferson Hospital. The daughter of the late Paul and Jean Bolek Baron, she was born in Donora on May 13, ...